The data comes from Rocketlaunch.org’s 2024 rocket launch recap.
In 2024 humanity launched 260 rockets in total, with 137 of them from SpaceX alone.
That number will likely continue to increase dramatically. Space x is developing a fully reusable rocket bigger than the Saturn V as is Blue origin- though they’re farther behind. Then China is also ramping up considerably.
For someone who has been interested in space for decades and been frustrated at slow progress, it’s an exciting time. I hope we can do a lot of science off the back of this development
The failure rate of launches on the secondary axis would be interesting to see too.
The numbers have skyrocketed!
Spacex: “My back hurts from carrying the whole damn team!”
Unfortunately, most of the new ones only aim at exporting fascism.
Well, i guess me driving a bit less puts a serious dent in the total carbon emission output.
2024 Starlink was 88, if Starship starts doing Starlink, we see minus 80 drop at first.
The ratio is mechanically better, but I’d still be super stressed out if I were an astronaut in my rocket.
I would like to see this with major hallmark launches labeled
go!! let’s colonize space for the human racee!!!!!
I’m getting from this data that Space X and the other rocket companies are still riding the high from the dotcom days when the technology fetish was first taking off in modern times.
I don’t think the rocket businesses will survive the coming stock-market crash. When the crash happens (sometime between 2025 and 2040) it will happen because we’re all tired of computers, the Internet, and any sort of AI technology. Apparently this includes rockets as well!
Terrible graph, font is too small to read, Why label every other year? why not every 5 years? Also why why connect the data points with lines? labeling every 60 launches on the y axis is also weird. Why not every 50? I have seen this data reported much better before on this sub. Why not add information about the launch providers? Or make it % of successful launches? The graph on wikipedia is better https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_spaceflight
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Source: [https://rocketlaunch.org/rocket-launch-recap/2024](https://rocketlaunch.org/rocket-launch-recap/2024)
The data comes from Rocketlaunch.org’s 2024 rocket launch recap.
In 2024 humanity launched 260 rockets in total, with 137 of them from SpaceX alone.
That number will likely continue to increase dramatically. Space x is developing a fully reusable rocket bigger than the Saturn V as is Blue origin- though they’re farther behind. Then China is also ramping up considerably.
For someone who has been interested in space for decades and been frustrated at slow progress, it’s an exciting time. I hope we can do a lot of science off the back of this development
The failure rate of launches on the secondary axis would be interesting to see too.
The numbers have skyrocketed!
Spacex: “My back hurts from carrying the whole damn team!”
Unfortunately, most of the new ones only aim at exporting fascism.
Well, i guess me driving a bit less puts a serious dent in the total carbon emission output.
2024 Starlink was 88, if Starship starts doing Starlink, we see minus 80 drop at first.
The ratio is mechanically better, but I’d still be super stressed out if I were an astronaut in my rocket.
I would like to see this with major hallmark launches labeled
go!! let’s colonize space for the human racee!!!!!
I’m getting from this data that Space X and the other rocket companies are still riding the high from the dotcom days when the technology fetish was first taking off in modern times.
I don’t think the rocket businesses will survive the coming stock-market crash. When the crash happens (sometime between 2025 and 2040) it will happen because we’re all tired of computers, the Internet, and any sort of AI technology. Apparently this includes rockets as well!
Terrible graph, font is too small to read, Why label every other year? why not every 5 years? Also why why connect the data points with lines? labeling every 60 launches on the y axis is also weird. Why not every 50? I have seen this data reported much better before on this sub. Why not add information about the launch providers? Or make it % of successful launches? The graph on wikipedia is better https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_spaceflight
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