Comments on: Rocket Lab and China launch satellites successfully https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-and-china-launch-satellites-successfully/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:01:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Michael McNeil https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-and-china-launch-satellites-successfully/#comment-1401507 Sat, 18 Mar 2023 18:39:58 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=93458#comment-1401507 Typo (number): end of 2nd to the last paragraph (should be): “SpaceX alone” … “17 to 19.”

]]> By: sippin_bourbon https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-and-china-launch-satellites-successfully/#comment-1401330 Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:52:20 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=93458#comment-1401330 SpaceX will dominate the year. That is a given.
They are already on pace to well exceed last year’s total launches.
Only a stupid move by the US Government could slow or stop them.

Rocket Lab was a distant 2nd last year in the US , and is on pace to do it again, with ULA, Firefly and Northrup Grumman looking at nothing before April, and Relativity still working for their maiden flight, hoping for later this month.

Astra, if they survive, was looking for Q4 to test launch 4.0? Virgin Orbit is what? On life support and fading? Will the UK Gov bail the out?

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