Saudi space regulator calls for global cooperation as space economy heads toward $1.8tn

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Communications, Space and Technology Commission Gov. Haytham AlOhali called for stronger international cooperation to protect orbital resources as he opened the Global Space Connectivity and Sustainability Events 2026 in Riyadh on Monday, highlighting projections that the global space economy will reach $1.8 trillion by 2035. “We have a major economic opportunity. The latest estimates tell us that the global space economy will more than double over the next decade, reachin