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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Fifth crewed flight to the Tiangong space station. 30 May 21:27 [179] Chŏllima 1: Sohae: NADA: Malligyong-1: KCST: Low Earth: Reconnaissance: 30 May 2023: Launch failure Maiden flight of the Chollima-1 launch vehicle. Launch failed after an abnormal ignition of the second stage. 31 May 06:02:30 [181] Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 2-10 ...
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:
First VSS Unity flight carrying a private astronaut. Apogee: 88.5 km (55.0 mi). 12 August [173] SR-1.0 İğneada: Roketsan: Roketsan: Suborbital Test flight: 12 August: Successful 550 km (340 mi). 16 August 10:21:00 [174] Terrier-Improved Malemute: ROCKSAT-X 2023 Wallops Flight Facility: NASA: RockSat-X Colorado Space Grant Consortium ...
The period between the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011 and the first launch into space of SpaceShipTwo Flight VP-03 on 13 December 2018 is similar to the gap between the end of Apollo in 1975 and the first Space Shuttle flight in 1981, and is referred to by a presidential Blue Ribbon Committee as the U.S. human spaceflight gap.