1、THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PROJECT KUIPERS LAUNCHPARTNERSHIPS IN THE EUAN INDEPENDENT REPORT BYOXFORD ECONOMICS FOR AMAZONJUNE 20251The Economic Impact of Project KuipersLaunch Partnerships in the EUTABLE OF CONTENTSExecutive summary1.Introduction2.Economic impact of Project Kuipers launch partnerships

2、in the EU2.1 Project Kuipers direct impact at its launch partners operational sites2.2 Project Kuipers indirect(supply chain)impact2.3 Project Kuipers induced(wage spending)Impact2.4 Total economic impact3.Project Kuipers economic impact in five EU countries3.1 France3.2 Germany3.3 Italy3.4 Sweden3.

3、5 SpainAppendix:Economic Impact Methodology28121214161720212325272931The Economic Impact of Project KuipersLaunch Partnerships in the EU2CONTEXT AND SCOPE OF THE REPORTProject Kuiper,financed and operated by Amazon,aims to help bridge the global digital divide by providing broadband access to unserv

4、ed and underserved communities.To achieve this,Amazon will deploy a constellation of over 3,000 satellites into low Earth orbit.Deploying such a large volume of satellites requires considerable rocket launch capacity,and Project Kuiper has secured more than 80 launches globally to do sothe largest c

5、ommercial procurement of launch vehicles in history.1 In this way,Project Kuiper is helping to re-energise the European Union(EU)space sector through its spending with its launch partners.As of 2023,the EU space sector had yet to fully recover from a drop in sales coinciding with the Covid-19 pandem

6、ic.Total sales in the EU space sector were 8.4 billion in 2023 compared to their peak of 8.8 billion in 2018.2 Sales of launcher systems similarly peaked before the pandemic in 2019 at around 1.7 billion,compared to 1.2 billion in 2023.3 Employment has continued to grow in recent years with the sect