#  Space Research 

 



### **Books**

Weinzierl, Matthew, and Brendan Rosseau. [*Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier*](https://store.hbr.org/product/space-to-grow-unlocking-the-final-economic-frontier/10721). Harvard Business Review Press, 2025.

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### **Case Studies**

Krieger, Joshua Lev, Jim Matheson, Fiona Murray, and David Allen. "Fly, Fix, Fly at True Anomaly." Harvard Business School Case 825-040, February 2025. [Abstract](https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=67061)

Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau. 3/22/2022. “[The United States National Security Apparatus, Multipolarity, and the Rise of Commercial Space](/publications/united-states-national-security-apparatus-multipolarity-and-rise)”.

Matthew C. Weinzierl, Nicole Tempest Keller, Brendan L. Rosseau. 3/7/2022. [“Space Financing (Case Note).”](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://store.hbr.org/product/space-financing/722047&data=05%7C01%7Cdblemur@hbs.edu%7Cf9a8db7635904c72dfdd08daedbd8d82%7C09fd564ebf4243218f2db8e482f8635c%7C0%7C0%7C638083695626179809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IOApuf/eecyjZx7d82+yZpFNN/UKJzu57ngYsjlIm4w=&reserved=0) Harvard Business School Case #722-047. *(for the abstract, please use the abstract that’s listed in the linked page, under the section “Product Description”).*

Krieger, Joshua Lev, Abhishek Nagaraj, and James Barnett. "Tomorrow.io Goes To Space." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 822-102, March 2022. [View Details](https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=62257)

Krieger, Joshua Lev, Abhishek Nagaraj, and James Barnett. ["Tomorrow.io Goes to Space."](http://hbr.org/product/Tomorrow-io-Goes-to-Space/an/822005-PDF-ENG) Harvard Business School Case 822-005, January 2022. [View Details](https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=61831)

Matthew C. Weinzierl, Mehak Sarang, Brendan L. Rosseau. 12/17/2021. [“Spire, the CubeSat Revolution, and the Government as a Space Data Customer.”](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://store.hbr.org/product/spire-the-cubesat-revolution-and-the-government-as-a-space-data-customer/722013&data=05%7C01%7Cdblemur@hbs.edu%7Cf9a8db7635904c72dfdd08daedbd8d82%7C09fd564ebf4243218f2db8e482f8635c%7C0%7C0%7C638083695626189800%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Hmd0h+Bdi64XbC0QKF+bAtM3AnaXcyNGH5H5nQgxou8=&reserved=0) Harvard Business School Case #722-013. *(for the abstract, please use the abstract that’s listed in the linked page, under the section “Product Description”).*

Matthew Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang. 7/2/2021. “[The Lunar Gateway, Moon vs. Mars, and the Political Governance of Space Activities](/publications/lunar-gateway-moon-vs-mars-and-political-governance-space-activities).” Harvard Business School Case #721-059. [Abstract](/publications/lunar-gateway-moon-vs-mars-and-political-governance-space-activities)

Matthew Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang. 5/30/2021. “[The International Space Station, Principal-Agent Problems, and NASA's Quest to keep Humans in Space](/publications/international-space-station-principal-agent-problems-and-nasas-quest).” Harvard Business School Case #721-054. [Abstract](/publications/international-space-station-principal-agent-problems-and-nasas-quest)

Matthew Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang. 12/8/2020. “[Made In Space, Expectations Management, and the Business of In-Space Manufacturing](/https://store.hbr.org/product/made-in-space-expectations-management-and-the-business-of-in-space-manufacturing/721025?sku=721025-PDF-ENG).” Harvard Business School Case #721-025. [Abstract](/https://store.hbr.org/product/made-in-space-expectations-management-and-the-business-of-in-space-manufacturing/721025?sku=721025-PDF-ENG)

Matthew C. Weinzierl, Kylie Lucas, and Alissa Haddaji. 5/7/2019. “[SpaceX, Economies of Scale, and a Revolution in Access To Space](/publications/spacex-economies-scale-and-revolution-access-space).” Harvard Business School Case #719-071. [Abstract](/publications/spacex-economies-scale-and-revolution-access-space)

Matthew C. Weinzierl and Alissa Haddaji. 3/2019. “[Space Angels, Multiple Equilibria, and Financing the Space Economy](/publications/space-angels-multiple-equilibria-and-financing-space-economy).” Harvard Business School Case #719-070. [Abstract](/publications/space-angels-multiple-equilibria-and-financing-space-economy)

Thomas R. Eisenmann, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and David Lane. 1/7/2019. “[Analytical Space: The Next Frontier?](/publications/analytical-space-inc-0)” Harvard Business School Case #819-089. [Abstract](/publications/analytical-space-inc-0)

Prithwiraj Choudhury, Tarun Khanna, Karim Lakhani, and Rachna Tahilyani. 4/9/2018. “[ISRO: Explore Space or Exploit CubeSats?](/publications/isro-explore-space-or-exploit-cubesats)” Harvard Business School Case #617-062. [Abstract](/publications/isro-explore-space-or-exploit-cubesats)

Matthew Weinzierl and Angela Acocella. 4/5/2017. “[Planetary Resources Inc., Property Rights, and the Regulation of the Space Economy](/publications/planetary-resources-inc-property-rights-and-regulation-space-economy).” Harvard Business School Case #717-053. [Abstract](/publications/planetary-resources-inc-property-rights-and-regulation-space-economy)

Ramana Nanda and Matthew Weinzierl. 11/28/2016. “[Financing Astroscale](/publications/financing-astroscale).” Harvard Business School Case #817-025.

Matthew Weinzierl, Angela Acocella, and Mayuka Yamazaki. 2/25/2016. “[Astroscale, Space Debris, and Earth's Orbital Commons](/publications/astroscale-space-debris-and-earth%E2%80%99s-orbital-commons).” Harvard Business School Case #716-037. [Abstract](/publications/astroscale-space-debris-and-earth%E2%80%99s-orbital-commons)

Matthew C. Weinzierl and Angela Acocella. 2/12/2016. “[Blue Origin, NASA, and New Space (A)](/publications/blue-origin-nasa-and-new-spacea).” Harvard Business School Case #716-012. [Abstract](/publications/blue-origin-nasa-and-new-spacea)

Thomas R. Eisenmann. 3/1/2002. “[Satellite Radio](/publications/satellite-radio).” Harvard Business School Case #802-175. [Abstract](/publications/satellite-radio)

Thomas Eisemann, Dan Green, and Doug Rogers. 1/22/2002. “[Teledesic](/publications/teledesic).” Harvard Business School Case #802-145.

Alan MacCormack and Jay Wynn. 1/18/2002. “[Space Data Corp.](/publications/space-data-corp)” Harvard Business School #602-121. [Abstract](/publications/space-data-corp)

Alan D MacCormack and Kerry Herman. 12/6/2000. “[Rise and Fall of Iridium](/publications/rise-and-fall-iridium).” Harvard Business School Case #601-040. [Abstract](/publications/rise-and-fall-iridium)

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### **Journal Articles**

Highfill, Tina, and Matthew Weinzierl. ["Real Growth in Space Manufacturing Output Substantially Exceeds Growth in the Overall Space Economy."](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS0094576524001450%3Fvia%253Dihub&data=05%7C02%7Cahuynh%40hbs.edu%7Cd970905aa75e4525fdea08dcfda799f5%7C09fd564ebf4243218f2db8e482f8635c%7C0%7C0%7C638664143492890663%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nXDsXM62YEZ%2B1SMF8UG9mZ8U5GyHxZEzRzgjoyi%2FcdY%3D&reserved=0) Acta Astronautica 219 (June 2024): 236–242. [View Details](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbs.edu%2Ffaculty%2FPages%2Fitem.aspx%3Fnum%3D65744&data=05%7C02%7Cahuynh%40hbs.edu%7Cd970905aa75e4525fdea08dcfda799f5%7C09fd564ebf4243218f2db8e482f8635c%7C0%7C0%7C638664143492918361%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=A8GSxzM7%2BuvR2LwycBHaFClGc6VmmVzNIXpxZclUNH0%3D&reserved=0)

Matthew C. Weinzierl, Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, Tarun Khanna, Alan MacCormack, and Brendan Rosseau. 11/01/2022. [“Your Company Needs a Space Strategy. Now.”](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://store.hbr.org/product/your-company-needs-a-space-strategy-now/R2206E?from=quickSearch&data=05%7C01%7Cdblemur@hbs.edu%7Cf9a8db7635904c72dfdd08daedbd8d82%7C09fd564ebf4243218f2db8e482f8635c%7C0%7C0%7C638083695626164814%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SN6zIbPxFpK39MmkEvg1JFbHUdiYdaDRrQGCqZB7qyE=&reserved=0) Harvard Business Review, Pp. 1-13. *(for the abstract, please use the abstract that’s listed in the linked page, under the section “Product Description”).*

Weinzierl, M., Choudhury, P., Khanna, T., MacCormack, A. and Rosseau, B., 2022. Your company needs a space strategy. Now. *Harvard Business Review*, *100*(11-12), pp.80-+.

Matthew Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang. 2/12/2021. “[The Commercial Space Age Is Here](/publications/commercial-space-age-here).” Harvard Business Review, Pp. 1-8.[Abstract](/publications/commercial-space-age-here)

Matthew C Weinzierl. 2018. “[Space, the Final Economic Frontier](/publications/space-final-economic-frontier).” Journal of Economic Perspectives, 32, no. 2 (Spring 2018), Pp. 173–192.[Abstract](/publications/space-final-economic-frontier)

Alan MacCormack. 5/2004. “[Management Lessons from Mars](/publications/management-lessons-mars).” Harvard Business Review, 82, 5, Pp. 1-2.[Abstract](/publications/management-lessons-mars)

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### **Policy**

Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan L. Rosseau. 7/19/2022. “Response to White House Office of Science &amp; Technology Policy Request for Information on Cislunar Space Ecosystem."