Rocket Propulsion Systems Market - Growth, Trends, And Forecasts (2020 - 2025)

The rocket propulsion systems market is projected to register a CAGR of more than 10% during the forecast period.

- The market is primarily driven by factors, such as rising investments of major economies in the world in space centers and launching of satellites, increasing efforts to reduce the carbon footprints by using alternate fuels, technological advancements aimed at reducing the manufacturing costs, and the increasing fuel efficiency.
- Major players in the industry are supported by the government bodies with high space-related investments, which enables them to spend more on their R&D that allows the companies to innovate continuously and come up with more efficient and advanced technologies.

Key Market Trends

The Increased Spending of the Major Economies for Space Exploration Activities May Drive the Growth During the Forecast Period

The major economies of the world are spending a significant share of their GDP in space exploration activities and launching new satellites. The high level of competition among space agencies is significantly high, which was evident for several decades. Even in the current scenario, several nations are investing heavily in the space launch activities, to achieve milestones in space explorations, and in R&D, which may help them become pioneers in new space technologies. While NASAÕs space budget for 2019 stood at more than USD 21,000 million for space exploration activities, China allocated a budget of more than USD 11,500 million for CNSA in 2019. During the forecast period, the same trend is expected to continue, and countries are projected to spend heavily in space exploration activities. This is particularly due to several ambitious space programs that are lined up in the next few years. NASA is about to launch a rover to Mars, ISRO is planning to send a manned spacecraft to space, and similar projects from many other space agencies are expected to attract huge investments into the space launch industry, thereby, driving the rocket propulsion systems market.

Asia-Pacific is Projected to Exhibit the Highest Growth Rate in the Market

In terms of geography, Asia-Pacific is projected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as China and India, are investing heavily in space exploration activities, and they are expected to continue the same during the forecast period. The Indian Space agency is currently focused on developing the indigenous space launch industry. For instance, in 2018, the Government of India approved USD 1,308 million for building 40 PSLV and GSLV rockets over the next 5-year span, for the launch of communication satellites and increasing broadband connectivity for rural areas. This may strengthen the space infrastructure and reduce the dependence on procured launches from foreign countries. In addition, there are many projects from the region that are lined up during the forecast period. For instance, from India, there are projects, like Chandrayaan-3 in 2021 and the Gaganyaan in 2021, in which, the agency is planning to send astronauts to space. The Japanese agency, JAXA, is also planning to send its rover on the lunar surface in 2021. The country is supporting the organic growth of private companies by helping them invest in and penetrate the rocket propulsion systems market in the country. In 2019, a Japanese aerospace start-up, Interstellar Technologies, successfully launched the countryÕs first, privately developed rocket, the Momo-3 unmanned rocket. The government support for such private companies may help the ongoing efforts to achieve stable launches and the mass production of rockets in quick cycles in the coming years.

Competitive Landscape

The rocket propulsion systems market is consolidated, with a few players accounting for significant amounts of shares in the market. Some of the prominent companies in the rocket propulsion market are Antrix Corporation Ltd, Safran SA, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Orbital ATK. Several companies have formed long-term partnerships with the government agencies to upgrade and enhance the space exploration capabilities, as well as for the development of future programs of the countries. Companies are investing heavily in R&D for the innovation of new and advanced products and technologies that may help in new discoveries in space. The major players are working on alternative fuel technologies to save fuel and reduce carbon footprints. For instance, in December 2019, Aerojet Rocketdyne announced that it was working on a Hall thruster for the Gateway, a proposed space station in lunar orbit. Likewise, in February 2020, in the United Kingdom, Pulsar, a privately owned nuclear fusion firm, built and tested a prototype of a plasma-powered rocket engine that could propel spacecraft at 100,000 mph, which can theoretically reduce the journey time to Mars by as much as 50%. Such breakthrough technologies are expected to make space exploration and the related launch activities faster and more viable, thereby, helping the growth of the market.

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