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Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis

Ars Technica Products & Consumer Tech Score 7/10

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What happens if the Falcon rockets stop flying?

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This should be a golden era of launch.

During the last three years, an average of 270 orbital rockets have launched from Earth, a more than three-fold increase from only a decade ago. By every metric available, the launch industry is crushing it: Prices have never been more competitive, launches never more frequent, and access to space never more rapid.

Paradoxically, though, there is a growing crunch in launch availability.

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