The satellite industry has seen major mission, market and technology leaps over the decades, but nothing like the top-to-bottom disruption we are going through now. Driven in large part by the megaconstellations, especially Starlink, no aspect of the sector seems to be untouched.

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Phil Carrai is president of the space, training and cybersecurity division of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc.