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a history of human spaceflight
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As the moon and Mars take center stage in human spaceflight, scientists are leveraging existing space missions to lay the groundwork for a sustained human presence off-planet.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The most recent of SpaceX's private human spaceflights, a mission known as Fram2, took place in April.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 26 Dec. 2025
New Shepard design broadens access to suborbital spaceflight From its earliest design stages, the New Shepard has incorporated features intended to lower physical barriers to spaceflight.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, created Blue Origin in 2000 and launched on its first passenger spaceflight in 2021.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The most recent of SpaceX's private human spaceflights, a mission known as Fram2, took place in April.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 26 Dec. 2025
New Shepard design broadens access to suborbital spaceflight From its earliest design stages, the New Shepard has incorporated features intended to lower physical barriers to spaceflight.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, created Blue Origin in 2000 and launched on its first passenger spaceflight in 2021.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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