On this edition of the Ex Terra podcast, Tom Patton talks with Dr. Tina Highfill of the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The BEA is working to establish a "Satellite Account" to measure the economic contributions of both commercial and government ventures in space. This new set of statistics will measure the contributions of space-related industries (and possibly activities) to the overall U.S. economy, giving business leaders and policymakers a new tool to analyze the space economy and inform investment decisions.