SpaceX breaks NASA's shuttle launch record in just 10 months
On October 25, SpaceX pulled off its 135th orbital launch of the year—more than it managed in all of 2024.
This latest Falcon 9 mission took off from Vandenberg and added another batch of Starlink satellites to Earth's orbit, showing just how quickly the company is ramping up space access.
More than 135 launches this year alone
With every one of those 135 launches using Falcon 9 rockets, SpaceX has now topped NASA's long-standing Space Shuttle record from over three decades.
They even squeezed in five Starship suborbital tests this year.
Thanks to reusing rocket boosters, launches are faster and cheaper—helping get more satellites (and internet) into space at a pace no one else matches.
A new era of space access
SpaceX isn't just breaking records for fun—it's making space more accessible and building out global broadband with Starlink.
For anyone curious about the future of tech or dreaming about life beyond Earth, these milestones are a big deal.