PARIS-- SpaceX has told multiple prospective customers that the company is no longer accepting orders for commercial Falcon 9 launches in what appears to be a gradual preparation for the vehicle’s retirement in favor of the super-heavy Starship rocket, industry officials said.
In separate interviews, officials from a half-dozen companies attention the Nov. 9-10 International Space Summit, organized by the French President’s office; and the World Space Business Week (WSBW) conference organized by Novaspace, told similar stories of being unable . . .
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