In 2023, 117 commercial space rockets were launched by U.S. American companies, the highest number so far in this century. The number of space launches has increased considerably in the last decade fueled by the decrease in launch costs and the emergence of new commercial providers like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Rocket Lab.
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US Department of Transportation. (March 1, 2024). U.S. commercial space launches from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185464/total-us-commercial-space-launches-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "U.S. commercial space launches from 1990 to 2023." Chart. March 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185464/total-us-commercial-space-launches-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. (2024). U.S. commercial space launches from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185464/total-us-commercial-space-launches-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "U.S. Commercial Space Launches from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185464/total-us-commercial-space-launches-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation, U.S. commercial space launches from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185464/total-us-commercial-space-launches-since-1990/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
U.S. commercial space launches from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], US Department of Transportation, March 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185464/total-us-commercial-space-launches-since-1990/