When Could SpaceX Hit 69 Launches a Year? Here’s What Elon Musk Said

The reusable first stage of a SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) Falcon 9 rocket returns to land after the launch of the NROL-87 spy satellite payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from the SLC-4E launch pad at Vandenberg U.S. Space Force Base in Lompoc, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Space company SpaceX has been at the forefront of rocket launches over the past several years, vaulting the company and the space industry to new heights.

Earlier this year, NASA highlighted an ambitious launch schedule from SpaceX. The guidance may have been conservative.

What Happened

SpaceX set a company record with 31 launches in 2021.