The SpaceTec Curve shows the current maturity of technologies relevant to the space industry with an estimation of the time needed to reach its full potential in the market.
Several of the technologies listed have been touted as game changers, however the market readiness for several technologies remains suspect.
The life cycles of technological innovations can be described using an ‘S-curve’ which maps the financial return of the technology over time. In the early stages, the technology is immature and requires investment to develop. Over time there is a positive return as the technology is adopted, before an eventual decline as the technology reaches its limits and becomes replaced by new technologies.
