Comment by thehappypm
2 days ago
Why are you conflating demand with launch cadence?
Falcon Heavy is in R&D mode, which is why there have been fewer launches. That has no bearing on the demand for it.
2 days ago
Why are you conflating demand with launch cadence?
Falcon Heavy is in R&D mode, which is why there have been fewer launches. That has no bearing on the demand for it.
I think you may be confusing Starship and Falcon Heavy. Falcon Heavy is a production launch vehicle that has launched payloads for NASA, DoD, etc. at this point.
And if Starship succeeds, a complete dead end.
Falcon Heavy has done far too few launches to accurately predict the demand.
It does as many launches as customers buy. If more customers bought Falcon Heavy launches SpaceX would launch more.
It’s been launching operational payloads for 6 years now.
1 reply →
Because there is not enough demand. If there would be more demand there would be more launches. Because why not?
(Are you sure that you are talking about Falcon Heavy? The heavy launcher which is basically 3 Falcon 9 boosters bungee corded together[1]. First launched in 2018. And not Starship which first launched successfully in 2024?)
1: Not really. Just a joke. Before someone nitpicks