Blue Origin only had one launchpad for its New Glenn rocket, which was destroyed in a recent explosion.

ULA's Vulcan rocket is currently grounded for military missions due to unspecified issues.

SpaceX's launch business generated approximately $4 billion in revenue last year.

SpaceX is the world's largest satellite operator, with a constellation of over 10,000 satellites.

SpaceX's connectivity business, Starlink, generated approximately $11 billion in revenue last year.

Rocket Lab is developing a new rocket intended to compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9.

The revenue from SpaceX's AI business is rapidly approaching the revenue of its launch business.

To reach deep space destinations like the moon, SpaceX's Starship will need to be refueled in orbit by a depot, requiring between 12 and 15 tanker flights per mission.

SpaceX's long-standing public messaging was that the company would not go public until it was regularly flying people to Mars.

SpaceX's established launch capability is considered its biggest asset, providing a competitive advantage for deploying AI data centers in orbit.

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on its launchpad during a test, destroying the pad and taking the company out of commission for a potentially long time.