Elon Musk, SpaceX's CEO, said that the space exploration company will deliver 80% of Earth's payload to orbit this year.
If there isn't any serious launch anomaly, SpaceX will deliver 80% of Earth's payload to orbit this year, Musk said in a tweet. Musk was responding to an article by Ars Technica.
In 2023, SpaceX's three main competitors in Russia, Europe and the U.S. have launched three rockets, according to Ars Technica. SpaceX launched three missions in three days. SpaceX has made 218 launches and 180 landings, according to its website.
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The CEO did not account for Starship in his predictions. The biggest rocket is billed as the biggest and reusable transportation system, which is intended to carry crew and cargo to Earth's orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. Musk stated last week that the rocket has a 50% chance of reaching space, and that Starship's first launch attempt will be at the end of the third week of April.
SpaceX completed 19 missions in 2023 after the launch of two Falcon 9 missions within four hours on Friday.