SpaceX flew 165 missions in 2025 and is on pace for 170+ in 2026; Blue Origin's New Glenn is operational with three flights and a reused booster, with NG-4 on the pad for Kuiper. The cadence gap, the revenue gap, and what each company is racing to prove next.
Three rockets competing for the same customers. Falcon 9's 500+ cumulative flights vs Vulcan in operational cadence vs New Glenn now operational. Which wins for your payload?
SpaceX today: a ~$1.25 trillion combined valuation post-xAI, 165 launches in 2025, Starship Block 3 incoming, Starlink at 10M+ subscribers, and an IPO on the runway.
Launch costs compared: Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Vulcan Centaur, New Glenn, Neutron, Electron, Ariane 6, Long March, and Starship — list prices, $/kg, and reusability.
On February 22, 2024, Intuitive Machines' Odysseus landed near the Moon's south pole — ending a 51-year US lunar drought via NASA's CLPS commercial program.
