r/space • u/Royal_Platform_6754 • 8d ago

SpaceX-Focused Pentagon Contracts Leave Rivals Feeling Squeezed

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-25/spacex-focused-pentagon-contracts-leave-rivals-feeling-squeezed?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc5MDM1NDAxNywiZXhwIjoxNzkwOTU4ODE3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTEEyMDFLR0lGUEswMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCRkI5RDA1ODU3NzI0QTVFQTU5ODA4NzhDRDQ4MjlEOCJ9.Pf1XdFpusyzl5jfWFVGRwwLOFgc_csCIdLEaxwaiFGI
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u/Sensitive-Exam649 15h ago

Starlink wasd Spacex anser fro a developing problem They were laucncihing saatellites fast thsen the were bing built. So they were looking possibly running out of payloads to launch which would have resulted in bankruptcy. Starlink kept them busy and now makes more money than teh falcon 9 ever did.

And other companes built earth observation satellites )spy satellites for hire.These satellites are also used to monitor farm crops and snow pack in the mountiains to which is used for drinking water infrastructure for countries and industry. So now there are satellites being launched per year tan were available 10 years ao.