AUGUST 2022AEROSPACEDEFENSEREVIEW.COM8In My OpinionTHE FAST MOVING SPACE INDUSTRY IS EMBRACING NEW METHODSBy Elizabeth Seward, Head of Strategy ­ Space, BAE SystemsWe are currently in a time of great change in the Space industry. This change is being driven by several forces, including smaller satellites, more access to launch and greater investment. Having been in the Space industry for over 20 years, I've seen the significant changes that `new' Space has brought.Today's smaller satellites are now just as capable as their larger predecessors. The pace of technology advancement means that small satellites are able to deliver useful and actionable data, even with their reduced-sized sensors. This means that it is not only large companies with years of heritage that can develop Space technologies today, as many exciting breakthroughs are coming out of start-ups.The global view that a Spaced-based system can deliver is impossible to replicate with ground-based sensors, and with small satellites' lower volume and mass, constellations are now possible. The OneWeb and Starlink systems are the most visible systems taking advantage of this, Elizabeth Seward
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