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Led by U.S., China, Pace of Launch Maintains Record Levels in First Half of 2023

A rapid launch pace by the United States and China led to a mid-year launch record in 2023, with 97 launches worldwide. <sup class="modern-footnotes-footnote " data-mfn="1" data-mfn-post-scope="00000000000018c90000000000000000_13619"><a href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-pressed="false" aria-describedby="mfn-content-00000000000018c90000000000000000_13619-1">1</a></sup><span id="mfn-content-00000000000018c90000000000000000_13619-1" role="tooltip" class="modern-footnotes-footnote__note" tabindex="0" data-mfn="1"> Space Foundation Launch Database. Accessed July 3, 2023. </span> The record launch pace came with a share of failures. Six launch vehicles failed to make it to space.

A rapid launch pace by the United States and China led to a mid-year launch record in 2023, with 97 launches worldwide. 2 Space Foundation Launch Database. Accessed July 3, 2023. The record launch pace came with a share of failures. Six launch vehicles failed to make it to space.

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Satellite constellations weave growing global search and rescue safety net

Satellites have played a pivotal role in search and rescue efforts for more than 40 years. Visionaries from around the world applied space technology to search and rescue efforts on Earth and built an enduring global humanitarian program. Satellite tracking has saved more than 57,000 people worldwide, since the system’s first rescue in 1982. With new equipment in the marketplace, its role keeps growing.

Satellites have played a pivotal role in search and rescue efforts for more than 40 years. Visionaries from around the world applied space technology to search and rescue efforts on Earth and built an enduring global humanitarian program. Satellite tracking has saved more than 57,000 people worldwide, since the system’s first rescue in 1982. With new equipment in the marketplace, its role keeps growing.

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Congressional Battles Rattle Space Budgets, With NASA Facing Deepest Cuts

Government space budgets appeared poised for large increases in March as a new Congress expressed zeal for exploration and national security space programs. By July, jeopardy loomed, with deep cuts in domestic spending that threaten NASA spending in the House and an automatic cut that could drive down the Pentagon budget on tap if lawmakers can’t reach a timely accord.

Government space budgets appeared poised for large increases in March as a new Congress expressed zeal for exploration and national security space programs. By July, jeopardy loomed, with deep cuts in domestic spending that threaten NASA spending in the House and an automatic cut that could drive down the Pentagon budget on tap if lawmakers can’t reach a timely accord.

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