Launch Space 'Oversaturated,' ULA Says
The launch market is oversaturated, with room for two U.S. launchers in the medium and heavy payload space, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno said Tuesday at Satellite 2020. Those two would be alongside Arianespace and Russia's launch capabilities, since…
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Europe and Russia will guarantee those two persist, he said. In the small payload space, SpaceX anticipates "two or so" launches a month this year, either for customers or its own StarLink satellites, said President Gwynne Shotwell. She said SpaceX pricing is about as low it can go for its existing rockets. She said its Starship under development could change the economics of crewed spaceflight.