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a history of human spaceflight
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Historically, the Saturn V remains the benchmark of human spaceflight.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
The most recent of SpaceX's private human spaceflights, a mission known as Fram2, took place in April.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
SpaceX is developing Starship for future human spaceflights to the moon and Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
The crew spent a total of 183 days in orbit, setting a new record for the longest continuous spaceflight by Chinese astronauts.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
The most recent of SpaceX's private human spaceflights, a mission known as Fram2, took place in April.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
SpaceX is developing Starship for future human spaceflights to the moon and Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
The crew spent a total of 183 days in orbit, setting a new record for the longest continuous spaceflight by Chinese astronauts.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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