SpaceX has stopped accepting Falcon 9 launch bookings beyond 2028 as it prepares to shift engineering and production resources toward Starship, a move that is intensifying concern over global launch capacity. Falcon 9 completed 165 successful orbital insertions in 2025, nearly half of all orbital launches worldwide, with every payload delivered on schedule and one recovery failure. Starship is intended to enter commercial operations by 2028, but it has yet to complete an orbital flight; its first attempt has been moved from September 22 to September 28 and still requires regulatory approval. SpaceX has also canceled Falcon 9 Starlink launches from Cape Canaveral, with future East Coast missions planned for Starship. The transition comes as demand rises from satellite constellations, the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system under U.S. President Donald Trump, and orbital data-center projects. Avio says it is receiving spillover demand and plans to raise Vega C launches from four to six annually with further investment and European Space Agency support. Rocket Lab and other providers may also benefit, although alternatives remain under development and the timing of Neutron is uncertain.