SpaceX's 2023 Launches: Scrubs, Milestones, and Rapid Cadence

SpaceX experienced delays and scrubs for its USSF-52 and Starlink 6-34 missions, making its goal of 100 launches this year unobtainable. However, the company has still achieved a record number of launches, with 98 Falcon missions completed so far. China launched two secretive spaceplanes, the CSSHQ and Chang Zheng 5, within 24 hours of each other. Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket carrying the "The Moon God Awakens" mission, while Blue Origin's New Shepard returned to flight after a 15-month hiatus. Other upcoming launches include Firefly's Alpha mission, Russia's Soyuz and PSLV-DL missions, and SpaceX's Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9 missions.