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McKinsey Report Analyzes Scenarios for Interconnected Launch Supply and Demand

McKinsey Report Analyzes Scenarios for Interconnected Launch Supply and Demand
The U.S. Space Force launched Hispasat's Amazonas Nexus satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 6 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. (Hispasat Photo)

The launch market likely faces a shortfall of capacity in the near-term, but also faces the risk of oversupply in the longer term, a new report from McKinsey finds. The launch market is in flux, as a number of legacy vehicles near retirement and replacement heavy-lift vehicles face delays, and many new vehicles in development have yet to enter the market. A McKinsey report authored by Chris Daehnick, John Gang, and Ilan Rozenkopf, considered three scenarios for potential growth of the space sector…

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