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Sea Launch died in 2014 because the economics didn’t work — but a Florida startup founded by two former Crowley Maritime executives just convinced Lockheed Martin and Firefly that the rise of low Earth orbit constellations and a Pentagon afraid of fixed targets have quietly inverted that math

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SpaceX alone flew more than 130 Falcon missions in 2024, and with Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg and Wallops booked through the decade, American launch capacity is hitting a wall. The response is taking shape offshore. With the Pentagon pushing for launch options that can’t be targeted in a conflict, defense officials and a fresh crop of startups are rebuilding the case for putting rockets to sea — a ...
Sea Launch died in 2014 because the economics didn’t work — but a Florida startup founded by two former Crowley Maritime executives just convinced Lockheed Martin and Firefly that the rise of low Earth orbit constellations and a Pentagon afraid of fixed targets have quietly inverted that math | Huntaegis