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  2. Timeline of spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    The 2024 list and lists for subsequent years contain planned launches, but statistics only include past launches. For the purpose of these lists, a spaceflight is defined as any flight that crosses the Kármán line, the FAI-recognized edge of space, which is 100 kilometres (62 miles) above mean sea level (AMSL). The timeline contains all ...

  3. List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2024 - Wikipedia

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    This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the second half of the year 2024, including launches planned for 2024 without a specific launch date. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2024 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024.

  4. List of NASA missions - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of NASA Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle spacecraft with their launch vehicles. This is a list of NASA missions, both crewed and robotic, since the establishment of NASA in 1957. There are over 80 currently active science missions. [1]

  5. History of spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    On July 29, 1958, the US Congress passed legislation turning the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with responsibility for the nation's civilian space programs. In 1959, NASA began Project Mercury to launch single-man capsules into Earth orbit and chose a corps of ...

  6. List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024 - Wikipedia

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    Second of five launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 2). 9 April 16:53 [139] Delta IV Heavy: D-389 Cape Canaveral SLC-37B: ULA: Orion 12 / Mentor 10 [140] NRO: Geosynchronous: Reconnaissance : In orbit: Operational NROL-70 Mission. Final Delta IV Heavy launch, and final launch of the Delta rocket family. 10 April 05:40:00 [141 ...

  7. List of space programs of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States has developed many space programs since the beginning of the spaceflight era in the mid-20th century. The government runs space programs by three primary agencies: NASA for civil space; the United States Space Force for military space; and the National Reconnaissance Office for intelligence space. These entities have invested ...

  8. Timeline of space exploration - Wikipedia

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    First rocket engine fired in space. USA (NASA) Pioneer P-30 [10] 31 January 1961: First hominidae in space (chimpanzee Ham). First tasks performed in space. USA (NASA) M-R 2: 12 February 1961: First launch from Earth orbit of upper stage into a heliocentric orbit. First mid-course corrections. First spin-stabilisation. USSR Venera 1: 12 April 1961

  9. List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches - Wikipedia

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    Last USCV launch out of original NASA award of six Crew Dragon missions, to carry up to four astronauts and 100 kg (220 lb) of cargo to the ISS, as well as feature a lifeboat function to evacuate astronauts from ISS in case of an emergency. [70] [71] 208 3 March 2023 18:38 [63] F9 B5 B1061.12: Vandenberg, SLC‑4E: Starlink: Group 2-7 (51 ...