Op-ed | An unexpected effect: the industry’s recent challenges prove the importance of space

The world has suffered countless tragedies over the last two months in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, worst of all, widespread human loss of life and suffering. We are only now beginning to understand the economic toll, as the initial decimation across many travel and consumer-facing sectors ripples across the economy at large. The ecosystem that we support, the satellite and space sector, represents but a tiny sliver of the wider economy, but it has also seen more than its share of challenges in recent months.