
Launch Providers Confront the Starship Challenge
Launch providers, from established players like ULA to startups like Stoke Space, are outlining strategies to compete in the era of SpaceX's Starship by focusing on increased launch cadence.
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Launch providers, from established players like ULA to startups like Stoke Space, are outlining strategies to compete in the era of SpaceX's Starship by focusing on increased launch cadence.

SpaceX continues to make historic advances in rocket technology, but the company's success is increasingly overshadowed by the polarizing public persona of its founder, Elon Musk.

Two former NASA administrators, Charles Bolden and Jim Bridenstine, are urging the agency to rethink its reliance on SpaceX's Starship for the Artemis Moon landing.

SpaceX maintained a high operational tempo with three Falcon 9 launches from Florida and a visible Starship test flight from Texas over one week in October.

Elon Musk says SpaceX is set to launch 90% of Earth's total payload mass into space this year, positioning the company as a dominant force in the industry.

SpaceX's proposal for 44 annual Starship launches from Florida's Kennedy Space Center is facing opposition over environmental and community impacts.

Former NASA executive Ezinne Uzo-Okoro says the space economy is becoming a reliable asset class as SpaceX prepares a Starship launch amid a US government shutdown.

SpaceX is set to launch its eleventh Starship test flight on Monday, October 13, from its Starbase facility in Texas, aiming to test advanced reentry and landing maneuvers.

Florida's Space Coast anticipates a major economic and tourism surge from SpaceX's upcoming Starship launches, which could generate billions in investment.

SpaceX has positioned the Super Heavy booster for its eleventh Starship test flight, scheduled for October 13 from its Starbase facility in South Texas.

Blue Origin plans to launch six passengers on its 15th human spaceflight mission on October 8, highlighting a week with five additional SpaceX launches.

The space race intensifies between the US and China, with private companies SpaceX and Blue Origin playing key roles in America's lunar ambitions by 2030.