Global Space Exploration Dashboard (2000-2025) 🚀

An interactive Power BI dashboard analyzing global space exploration trends, financial investments, and technological shifts over the last two decades.

📊 Project Overview

This project transforms over 10,000 records of space mission data into actionable strategic insights. It evaluates the performance of major space agencies (NASA, SpaceX, ISRO, ESA) and identifies key trends in the "New Space" economy.

Live Dashboard:

Screen.Recording.2025-12-01.213342.mp4

🎯 Key Objectives

1. Global Investment Analysis: Tracking budget allocation by nation and agency.
2. Cost vs. Reliability: Assessing if higher budgets correlate with mission success.
3. Temporal Trends: Visualizing the exponential rise of unmanned missions.
4. Future Tech: Identifying dominant technologies (e.g., Reusable Rockets, Ion Propulsion).
5. Environmental Impact: Evaluating the ecological footprint of launch vehicles.
6. Geopolitical Mapping: Mapping the global network of launch sites.

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Tool: Microsoft Power BI Desktop
• Data Source: Kaggle Global Space Exploration Dataset
• Key Techniques:
  • Advanced DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)
  • Cross-Filtering & Drill-Through
  • AI Forecasting
  • Custom "Deep Space" JSON Theme

📈 Visuals & Insights

1. Global Investment Leaders

The USA and China dominate global spending, but private entities like SpaceX are disrupting the market with cost-effective solutions.

2. The Rise of Autonomous Missions

Unmanned missions have seen a 400% increase since 2010, driven by satellite constellations like Starlink.

🚀 How to Run

1. Download the .pbix file from this repository.
2. Open it in Microsoft Power BI Desktop.
3. Interact with the slicers to filter by Year, Country, or Agency.

🤝 Collaborators

• Biplav Barua - Lead Analyst

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Created as part of the INT234 Predictive Analytics Course.