Today we’ll talk about the ramifications of the huge increase in launch rates across the world. We’ll also discuss an announcement from NASA about their Martial sample return system, and SpaceX’s changing role in the Artemis mission. Let’s get started. Hello and welcome to the “Undiscovered Country”. I am your host Bryant A.M. Baker. Today, I will present the top 5 most important things happening in the world of space. 1. [WHAT HAPPENED] World has exceeded total launches that it accomplished for last year [HOW IT HAPPENED] The three successful orbital launch attempts raised the number to 147. There have been 141 successes, five failures and a partial failure. In 2021, there were 146 launch attempts with 135 successes, 10 failures and one partial failure. US: 68 successes, 2 partial failures, 1 total failure, for 48.3 percent of world total; China: 46 successes and 1 partial failure, for 32 percent of world total; Russia: 19 successes for 12.9 percent...
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