NASA (Earth-observing fire program)

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Depends on Starship as its crewed lunar lander

SpaceX broke its own turnaround record on August 15, launching two Falcon 9 rockets 38 minutes apart from Florida and California. One carried Globalstar satellites from Cape Canaveral; the other flew a classified Space Force mission from Vandenberg, capping a stretch that included the year's 51st West Coast launch and 94th Falcon 9 flight overall.

Updated Aug 16

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Supplied the satellite record showing the long decline

In 2020 the world watched Australia, California, and Siberia burn on repeat. Yet the total carbon released by fire worldwide stayed near the lowest level in the satellite record.

Updated Aug 5