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SpaceX Falcon 9 reshapes space launch market, giving U.S. overwhelming edge
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has changed the cost structure and market share of the global launch vehicle market by combining reusability with a high launch frequency, an analysis said. Researchers who studied more than 6,700 launches from 1960 to 2025 said the United States now carries more than three-quarters of total mass delivered to orbit and has sharply increased its share of annual global payload mass. They said Europe faces a narrowing choice between reliance on low-cost U.S. launch services and expanding its own, costlier technology.
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Europe space industry prospect suspends Spectrum rocket second test launch again
Isar Aerospace halted its second test launch attempt of the Spectrum rocket again after detecting abnormal signs in the vehicle’s fluid system during launch preparations. The rocket was due to lift off from the Andoya Spaceport in northern Norway, but no new date has been announced. Spectrum has had multiple launch attempts over the past five months. The company is analysing newly gathered data to identify the cause.
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Lithuania builds space industry on small satellites, aims for 1 percent of GDP by 2027
Lithuania is emerging as a new centre of Europe’s space industry by riding growth in the low-Earth orbit small satellite market, as the sector shifts from large satellites to low-cost mass production. The government aims to lift the space industry’s contribution to gross domestic product to 1 percent by 2027. Local startup NanoAvionics has won a contract to supply 280 satellites for Meridian Space’s LEO network project.
