SpaceX plans to launch 144 times in 2024 and has already launched 18 times in less than two months. The space shuttle had 133 successful flights from 1981 to 2011.
SpaceX plans to launch at least 9 Starship flights in 2024. SpaceX Starship could get close to matching the Saturn V launches. SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches combined with Starship launches in 2024 could exceed all Saturn V launches.
During a seven year period a total of 13 Saturn V Space Vehicles were launched, including two unmanned test flights, 10 Apollo flights and one flight which carried the Skylab space station to earth’s orbit.
SpaceX had more launches in less than two months than the Delta IV rocket had for its entire life. There have been 14 successful Delta IV launches.
SpaceX could match the Delta II rockets 155 launches over 29 years in one year.
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I am not a fan of Elon Musks politics, but I’m a great fan of SpaceX. Free enterprise rules! Private business can evaluate and react faster then many government technology-centered entities can. It’s logical, for a government agency (NASA, or DOD, for example) to hire a company to provide services they need, based on the technologies required. Why? Because those companies exist and survive ONLY if they develop certain, specific technologies. And customers, (like NASA, DOD, etc.) can see if companies get it “right enough”, to sink serious money into buying what they have to sell.
The taxpayers get one hell of a bargain. The investors in this, get one hell of a pay out. IF IT works. Lets hope it does…
‘Free enterprise rules! Private business can evaluate and react faster then many government technology-centered entities can’
Sounds like you are a fan of Elon Musk’s politics after all!
SpaceX Fans may know about the magnitude of what’s happening but most people haven’t noticed. In 2023 SpaceX launched 80% of the mass humanity put in Space. That percentage rises significantly in 2024 and for the foreseeable future until SpaceX launches 99%+. Very soon there is just SpaceX and an * to represent everybody else’s rockets together and the fraction of one percent they launch.
While Ariane 6 will have a ridiculous 10 flights per year.
And termites probably move more dirt annually than bulldozers-big whoop.
well, there are probably more termites in a single big colony than bulldozers on the planet.
I don’t understand your point.