Buckle your seat belts: 2017 Promises twists, turns and a flurry of launch activity

摘要

While 2016 certainly had its share of highlights, the overall tone of the year was something more akin to an extended stay in the doctor's waiting room. Elon Musk unveiled his much-anticipated plan for colonizing Mars.... but no viable path forward. Satellite orders stagnated. Launch delays proliferated. NASA's commercial crew program slipped to the right. Satellite operators battled unprecedented pricing pressures. Will 2017 bring more-of-the-same? Possibly, but not likely. In fact, 2017 is shaping up to be one of the more exciting years in recent history, with the potential for several "industry firsts," along with profound shifts in public policy.