SpaceX completes 31st launch in 2022, matching its entire output in 2021
Capitalism in space: SpaceX today successfully launched 53 Starlink satellites with its Falcon 9 rocket, completing its 31st launch in 2022, matching the company’s entire output for all 2021 in only a little more than six months.
The first stage completed its 13th mission.
The leaders in the 2022 launch race:
31 Space
23 China
9 Russia
5 Rocket Lab
4 ULA
American private enterprise now leads China 44 to 23 in the national rankings, and the entire world combined 44 to 39.
SpaceX is targeting 60 launches in 2022. With the year just a little more than half over, it is setting a pace capable of achieving that goal.
Capitalism in space: SpaceX today successfully launched 53 Starlink satellites with its Falcon 9 rocket, completing its 31st launch in 2022, matching the company’s entire output for all 2021 in only a little more than six months.
The first stage completed its 13th mission.
The leaders in the 2022 launch race:
31 Space
23 China
9 Russia
5 Rocket Lab
4 ULA
American private enterprise now leads China 44 to 23 in the national rankings, and the entire world combined 44 to 39.
SpaceX is targeting 60 launches in 2022. With the year just a little more than half over, it is setting a pace capable of achieving that goal.