SpaceX's new business strategy: Rideshares for small satellites

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SpaceX announced it's establishing a 'rideshare program' for small satellites in which it will dedicate 'regularly scheduled' launches of its mighty Falcon 9 rocket to carrying large batches of smallsats, rather than focusing on one large, primary payload

New York Enormous communications and military satellites are the bread and butter of SpaceX's launch business. But big satellites are dying out — and smaller, nimbler satellites are all the rage.

SpaceX announced a new business strategy on Monday that indicates the company wants to adapt: It's establishing a"rideshare program" for small satellites. Under the new initiative, SpaceX will dedicate"regularly scheduled" launches of its mighty Falcon 9 rocket to carrying large batches of smallsats, rather than focusing on one large, primary payload.

 

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This baffles me, we have the ability and resources to ride share to space but lack the intellect or motivation to end gun violence on earth!

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