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Avio CEO Reports Influx of Customers Turned Away by SpaceX

Avio CEO Reports Influx of Customers Turned Away by SpaceX

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Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo said the Italian launch services provider has seen a rise in customers unable to secure launch slots with SpaceX. Ranzo said SpaceX has effectively gone captive, with customers approaching Avio asking to be flown.

Italian launch services provider Avio has seen an influx of customers who were unable to secure launch opportunities with SpaceX, according to CEO Giulio Ranzo. “I can tell you SpaceX has already gone captive because we have a whole bunch of customers coming to us and saying, oh my God, can you fly us?” Ranzo […] The post Avio CEO Reports Influx of Customers Turned Away by SpaceX appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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