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a history of human spaceflight
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The Thanksgiving launch will kick off the first spaceflight for Williams and Mikaev.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Nov. 2025
The mission comes after SpaceX launched Transporter-14 at the end of June, which carried 70 total payloads to orbit, including the remains of 166 individuals for a memorial spaceflight.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The spaceflight would be the first of potentially two Starliner missions next year.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
However, beginning in the mid-20th century, the development of rocketry led to our earliest spaceflights.
—Big Think, 21 Nov. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Nov. 2025
The mission comes after SpaceX launched Transporter-14 at the end of June, which carried 70 total payloads to orbit, including the remains of 166 individuals for a memorial spaceflight.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The spaceflight would be the first of potentially two Starliner missions next year.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
However, beginning in the mid-20th century, the development of rocketry led to our earliest spaceflights.
—Big Think, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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