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By @sciguyspace 🥈 To #equal #SpaceX's total of 60 #launches in 2022, #ULA would have to count up every one of its launches since the spring of 📆 2015 https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/12/top-us-launch-companies-of-2022-the-ars-technica-power-ranking/2/

#UnitedLaunchAlliance #RocketLab #NorthropGrumman #VirginOrbit #Firefly #BlueOrigin #RelativitySpace #ABLSpace #Astra - This list could have easily stretched to 15 or even 20 companies in the United States that are #attempting to build #orbital launch vehicles

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Top US launch companies of 2022—The Ars Technica power ranking

The top three were easy to choose. After that, things got tough.

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Dec 28, 2022 at 4:26pmWeb
Show threadAlfredo Borioni FarinelliDec 28, 2022
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All this despite Musk....
Show threadVK30Dec 30, 2022
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Good article. We'll see how it plays out in the coming years. I wish everyone luck, but assume the market isn't there for such a large # of firms.
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Dec 30, 2022
@vk30 There are way more https://techhub.social/@spaceflight/109416227818128218
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Attached: 1 image There are currently (only) 209 #aerospace ✈️ 🚀 #companies listed in #OpenStreetMap https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/company=aerospace #ESA lists 815 #European 🇪🇺 #space #startups https://commercialisation.esa.int/startups You may check the #existing ones via "Overpass turbo" (see screenshot, upper right https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/aerospace:product). To #add companies, just create an #account https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/new. It's also possible to #edit by #app, in example using #OsmAnd https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus/index.html #Data #usage by #dozens of apps https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_applications #SpaceCompany

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