Space Exploration 2008 records annual statistical material on space developments. It includes details of all satellite and rocket launches in 2007 and satellite recoveries, analysis of developments and emerging trends in space exploration, notes on records and main feats, as well as basic data on all launchers currently in operation, schedules of upcoming missions, anniversaries and landmarks.

In addition, leading figures in astronomy and space exploration cover the field from a variety of angles, including a special section entitled Return to the Moon. The volume also contains a Solar System Log that features the very latest in the exploration of the planets, their moons and small Solar System bodies.