A History of Technological Disruption in the Space Industry

A History of Technological Disruption in the Space Industry

The story of humanity's journey into space is often told as a grand, linear march of progress, a steady climb from the first rockets to footsteps on the Moon and robots on Mars. But the reality is far more dynamic and turbulent. The history of the space industry is not a smooth ascent but a series of violent, world-altering disruptions. It's a story of punctuated equilibrium, where long periods of incremental improvement are shattered by technol…