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The latter rocket's development continued through 2021 at SpaceX's facility in Boca Chica, Texas, with a suborbital testing campaign continuing from the previous year. Starship prototype SN15 was the first testbed of the future rocket family to survive a launch and soft touchdown on 5 May 2021.
11 July 2021 Unity 22. Reached an altitude of 86 km (53 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space. 332 Jeff Bezos Mark Bezos Wally Funk Oliver Daemen: 20 July 2021 NS 16. Reached an altitude of 107 km (66 mi), crossing the FAI definition of space. 333 Jared Isaacman (1) Sian Proctor Hayley Arceneaux Christopher Sembroski: 16 September 2021 ...
This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the second half of the year 2021, including launches planned for 2021 without a specific launch date. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2021 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2021, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2021.
Ariane flight VA256 was an Ariane 5 rocket flight that launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) into space on 25 December 2021. [3] It was 2021's final Ariane flight, its most valuable payload to date, and the 256th Ariane mission. The launch was described by NASA as "flawless" and "perfect". [4]
The launch will use the company’s Falcon 9 rocket; the first-stage booster that will be used previously launched the NROL-87, NROL-85 and SARah-1 missions, SpaceX said.
Launch of a Sejjil missile at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean (3 of 3). 16 January [262] Emad: Re-entry vehicle Suborbital Missile test: 16 January: Successful Launch of an Emad missile at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean (1 of 2). 16 January [262] Emad: Re-entry vehicle Suborbital Missile test: 16 January: Successful
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The mission will send a Mars rover to the Red ...
Space Centre Australia secured land for main site facilities for space launch, located 43km east of Weipa, close to RAAF Scherger in 2023. [91] Final approvals may come under Mokwiri Aboriginal Corporation. [91] Previously a Cape York Space Agency was established by the government to develop a facility for Ukrainian Zenit launches at