#launchvolume — Public Fediverse posts
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America's Launch Capacity Challenge
• Potentially 7,000 launches per year needed
• Demand for 6,000 to as many as 230,000 satellites launched per year
• New and non-traditional launch sites might be able to increase launch capacity https://commercialspace.org/news_events/scrubbed-media-advisory/Offshore launch, re-entry, and recovery infrastructure could expand operational flexibility, increase capacity, reduce constraints on growing launch demand https://www.boem.gov/newsroom/press-releases/boem-initiates-first-step-explore-potential-outer-continental-shelf-space
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Greater launch vehicle mass and volume might enable new and economically sustainable commercial opportunities. Super heavy lift will require new markets to emerge that demand greater mass and volume capabilities. Conversely, SHL’s greater mass and volume capabilities may catalyze new markets - if the price is right https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/super-heavy-lift-launch-unlocking-future-space
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The government is considering 🤔 whether it could repurpose existing offshore oil- and gas-drilling structures for #space operations, or build new hardware https://payloadspace.com/us-government-studying-offshore-launch-opportunities/
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#SpaceX is not accepting Transporter reservations beyond late 2028 or early 2029. That has led companies like Exolaunch and SEOPS to buy their own #Falcon9 rideshare launches. There seems to be a panic 😱 setting in. That has factored into planning for #RocketLab’s #Neutron medium-lift rocket, including customers seeking “longer-term” deals and block buys of launches to guarantee access to space 🌌 https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-transporter-17-amid-concerns-about-rideshare-programs-future/