(English) This research explores the innovation process inside the US Space sector. It does it by inquiring about the economic and social partnership that is taking place between the private sector, taking part in the industry under the form of commercial companies, and the government that participates in the sector under the form of research organizations and state institutions such as NASA and the Department of Defense. Research shows that the space industry has a low presence of financial institutions such as banks, making it an interesting case to study the interaction and dialogue between the private and the state regarding innovation. After an introduction, chapter 1 presents the research question. The research question addresses the innovation processes inside the US space sector. To better investigate, the research question is broken down into five sub-questions, each based on a core element of investigation of the research, respectively: (i) motivation; (ii) strategy; (iii) competition; (iv) organization; and (v) funding; the chapter continues by presenting the conceptual and analytical framework that the research follows. Chapter 2 summarizes the current views of the innovation process with investments. Chapter 3 is a literature review on the state of the art of the US Space sector from an economic perspective. The research uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to explore the topic. Therefore, Chapter 4 describes the thesis's operationalization, while chapter 5 presents the main results from the two studies. Chapter 6 is the conclusion chapter. The research makes conclusions and answers by adopting a triangulation methodology between the quantitative, the qualitative, and the literature review. Triangulation is used as a methodology because it can better capture the complex aspect of real-world phenomena as the innovation process inside the space industry. To conclude, in the same chapter, policy recommendations and reflections on the work are made.
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