While SpaceX has managed the lion's share of launches this year, it's set to be a team effort with United Launch Alliance as the two companies have lined up a pair of launches that would tie the annual record for orbital missions from the Space Coast.

SpaceX, Elon Musk’s aerospace company and the dominant player in the launch industry, has been recovering and reusing the booster stages of its Falcon 9 rockets for years. After five tests of its massive Starship rocket, SpaceX in October 2024 caught its booster in a pair of robotic arms, becoming the first to do so with an orbital-class rocket.