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> It seems like most of the world has decided not to fly on Chinese rockets, so those aren't really competition. The Chinese market is so large that this does
by igravious 2y ago
> It seems like most of the world has decided not to fly on Chinese rockets, so those aren't really competition.
The Chinese market is so large that this does not matter: https://payloadspace.com/2023-orbital-launches-by-country/ https://payloadspace.com/2023-orbital-launches-by-country/
India's space program/industry, though significant, is much smaller than China's. SpaceX makes up 90% of USA's launches at present.
US: 109.
China: 67.
Russia: 19.
Europe: 3.
Other: 25.