In an article published recently by SpaceQ, Iain Christie and Jeremy Perrin discuss how the real NewSpace revolution is happening in test, quality, and industrial infrastructure.
Key takeaways
- The true shift in NewSpace is not “move fast and break things”, but making iteration cheaper and smarter while still catching issues before they break hardware in orbit, by using better tools and processes around testing and validation.
- Legacy V-cycle testing created highly reliable systems but is too slow and expensive for NewSpace production rates. To scale, companies need commercial, off-the-shelf AIT platforms and digital workflows that free senior engineers from building fragile custom benches and scripts.
- Quality and repeatability are the real moat. Startups that embed traceability, guided procedures, and automated data capture into AIT from day one can both match legacy reliability and scale production, even as they bring in more junior operators.
If you are thinking about scaling production without sacrificing reliability, winning demanding prime customers, or building a real competitive moat in space hardware manufacturing. This is a great overview to understand the current context and where things are heading.
👉 You can read the full article on SpaceQ here: The real new space revolution
