Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis

This should be a golden era of launch. During the last three years, an average of 270 orbital rockets have launched from Earth, a more than threefold increase from only a decade ago. By every metric available, the launch industry is crushing it: Prices have never been more competitive, launches never more frequent, and access to space never more rapid. More

(Source: Ars Technica - Aug 18)