Posted on 06/19/2026 12:17:47 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
🚀 The Q1 Rocket Report is out. SpaceX's market share of launch (both by kg to orbit and by number of spacecraft launched) is now 99% in the U.S. and 86% globally. China, Russia, and "other U.S." dropped from the prior quarter. Number of spacecraft launched grew 35% YOY.
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RS-25 engine powered the Space Shuttle and powers Artemis today. It cost around $50 million each, in 1980s money.
Raptor 3 engine generates more thrust, and costs less than $1 million. According to Google AI, substantially less.
And that’s in 2025 money.
Yep.
No one has done more to lower the cost of launching rockets like Musk has.
Here’s to the dreamers!
i love that someone has a Firefly Aerospace
“SpaceX’s market share of launch (both by kg to orbit and by number of spacecraft launched) is now 99% in the U.S. and 86% globally.” SpaceX delivers 76%-97% of global satellite broadband communications,depending upon metric. And Tesla has ~50 of the USA market for EVs.
So, what has Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders done lately? Oh, yeah, attack Elon Musk ...
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