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SpaceX launch surge helps set new global launch record in 2024 (spacenews.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That increase in overall launches matches the increase by SpaceX alone, which performed 134 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches in 2024, up from 96 in 2023. The company performed more orbital launches than the rest of the world combined.

Holy shit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

It's even more impressive when you compare mass-to-orbit, rather than just the number of launches:

Source: Ryan Canton of NSF