SpaceX's Competitors Emphasize Launch Schedule Reliability

摘要

Challenged to compete with SpaceX on price, other commercial launch providers are emphasizing an alternative attribute they believe makes them more competitive: the ability to launch on time. That focus on schedule reliability, a theme during a launch services panel at the Satellite 2015 conference here March 18, coincided with a delay by SpaceX in a commercial launch of the Thales-built TurkmenAlem52E/ MonacoSAT satellite that was scheduled for March 21.