Space company SpaceX has been at the forefront of rocket launches over the past several years, vaulting the company and the space industry to new heights. Earlier this year, NASA highlighted an ambitious launch schedule from SpaceX. The guidance may have been conservative. What Happened SpaceX set a company record with 31 launches in 2021. NASA’s Aerospace Advisory Panel revealed in January that SpaceX was targeting 52 launches in 2022 at an average pace of one per week. “There’s an ambitious 52-launch manifest for SpaceX over the course of the year,” NASA Advisory Panel member Sandy Magnus said. Launch partners for SpaceX in 2022 include NASA, international customers, corporations and the U.S. Department of Defense. Many of the planned launches in 2022 will be for SpaceX as it works to launch its internet access via Starlink satellites. With 52 launches, SpaceX would be the second rocket family in history to …