Elon Musk’s SpaceX carried out 134 rocket launches into orbit in 2024, representing 51.74% of the 259 space flights carried out by all countries and companies in the world, which is a new record in the entire history of the space industry, reports SpaceNews.
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In 2023, 221 orbital launches took place around the world, according to statistics compiled by the open source publication. This figure does not include suborbital flights such as SpaceX’s Starship superheavy rocket and Rocket Lab’s Project HASTE flights.
The majority of launches carried out by SpaceX, according to the SpaceXStats portal (131), are the reusable Falcon 9 rocket, which transports cargo and crews to the ISS using the Dragon spacecraft, as well as putting satellites into orbit, including Starlink. Satellite Internet project. Two more launches used the Falcon Heavy rocket.
Thus, Elon Musk’s company has carried out more orbital launches than all the countries in the world combined. However, in 2023, SpaceX made only 96 flights.
SpaceX Chief Operating Officer and President Gwen Shortwell said at the CSIS conference last December that the company deliberately sets inflated goals to “combat conservatism” among employees.
“Keep raising the bar for what you’re trying to do. We continue to push the limits [возможного]. “That’s how you stay in shape,” Shortwell emphasized. According to her, the company plans to carry out 180 launches in 2025.
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