Orbital Launch Activity Climbed 20% In 2023

Credit: Michael Seeley
CAPE CANAVERAL—Led by SpaceX, the number of orbital launch attempts last year rose by 20% over 2022, with 223 missions attempted and 212 reaching orbit, according to statistics compiled by Jonathan McDowell, a Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist who maintains a database of worldwide astronautical...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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