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The most recent of SpaceX's private human spaceflights, a mission known as Fram2, took place in April.
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Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The new astronaut candidates qualified for selection by being US citizens capable of passing a physical for long-duration spaceflight.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
In August, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at rolling back federal regulations on commercial spaceflight companies – a sign that private sector rocket companies like SpaceX remain crucial to U.S. spaceflight ambitions, even after a public falling out between Trump and Musk.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Portfolio companies include the likes of spaceflight safety firm Slingshot Aerospace, quantum computing company Rigetti and fast-rising non-alcoholic craft brewer Athletic Brewing.
Trinity deals in floating-rate loans—plenty, in fact.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The new astronaut candidates qualified for selection by being US citizens capable of passing a physical for long-duration spaceflight.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
In August, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at rolling back federal regulations on commercial spaceflight companies – a sign that private sector rocket companies like SpaceX remain crucial to U.S. spaceflight ambitions, even after a public falling out between Trump and Musk.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Portfolio companies include the likes of spaceflight safety firm Slingshot Aerospace, quantum computing company Rigetti and fast-rising non-alcoholic craft brewer Athletic Brewing.
Trinity deals in floating-rate loans—plenty, in fact.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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