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One company commands 97% of US launches

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SpaceX now commands 97% of US spacecraft launches and 83% globally, with China at 8% and all other US providers at 3%, as the Artemis II countdown began for the first crewed lunar journey since 1972.

Reported metric: 97% of US launches

Reporting date: 2026-04-01 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to April 1, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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One company commands 97% of US launches
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Reporting date: 2026-04-01
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-04-01-spacex-commands-97-percent-of-us-launches
Claim: SpaceX now commands 97% of US spacecraft launches and 83% globally, with China at 8% and all other US providers at 3%, as the Artemis II countdown began for the first crewed lunar journey since 1972.
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- Welcome to April 1, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-april-1-2026
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