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U.S. Space Shuttle missions were capable of carrying more humans and cargo than the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, resulting in more U.S. short-term human visits until the Space Shuttle program was discontinued in 2011. Between 2011 and 2020, Soyuz was the sole means of human transport to the ISS, delivering mostly long-term crew.
On 15 September, the Firefly Alpha made its successful flight for a tactically responsive mission for the U.S. Space Force. [27] On November 18, 2023, SpaceX Starship attempted its second flight test, becoming the heaviest rocket to enter space, although the first stage exploded shortly after separation, while the second stage was lost nearly ...
21 May 2023 Axiom Mission 2, Freedom: ISS: 31 May 2023 Axiom Mission 2, Freedom — Michael Masucci Frederick W. Sturckow Beth Moses Luke Mays Jamila Gilbert Christopher Huie 25 May 2023 Unity 25. Reached an altitude of 87.2 km (54.2 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space. 352 Jing Haipeng (4) Zhu Yangzhu Gui Haichao: 30 May 2023 Shenzhou ...
The Spacefacts list includes most flights listed here, but omits twelve: The three failed launches of STS-51-L, Soyuz T-10a and Soyuz MS-10, none of which achieved human spaceflight, the uncrewed launch of Soyuz 34 (which nevertheless returned a crew to Earth), and the eight sub-orbital human spaceflights: Mercury-Redstone 3 and 4, X-15 flights ...
Following the definition that a civilian is someone who is not part of their country's armed forces (not in active duty; former service or reservist status is not considered being part of armed forces), [1] these are suborbital space flights (spaceflight according to US 50 mile space boundary definition) with a fully civilian crew:
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Virgin Galactic Unity 25 was a sub-orbital spaceflight by Virgin Galactic that took place on 25 May 2023. The flight used their SpaceShipTwo spaceplane VSS Unity. The crew consisted of six Virgin Galactic employees. Unity 25 was the first spaceflight for the company since Unity 22 in 2021, when founder Richard Branson flew to space. [1]
15 September 2023 6 April 2024 Oleg Kononenko Nikolai Chub Loral O'Hara: International Space Station: In orbit 25 Soyuz MS-25: Soyuz MS 11F732 #756 23 March 2024 23 September 2024 Oleg Novitsky Marina Vasilevskaya Tracy Caldwell-Dyson: International Space Station: In orbit 26 Boeing Crewed Flight Test: Boeing Starliner Calypso (S3.2) 5 July ...