Across the space industrial base, companies have increased output primarily by intensifying use of existing facilities rather than expanding capacity. According to BEA fixed-asset data, the average age of private industrial satellite production. Recent industrial indicators illustrate this. As aerospace five years, capacity utilization across the broader industry (NAlCS 3364-9) als0 and miscellaneous transportation equipment manufacturing, 5 Federal Reserve Economic Data, Industrial Production:Manufacturing: Durable Goods: Aerospace Products and Parts Transportation Equipment (NAICS 3364-9), January 2026. Note: FRED does not report capacity utilization for NAICS 3364 separately.