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Of note, this will also be the first human spaceflight from SLC-40 as KSC’s pad will be in preparation for the Europa Clipper launch in October.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The most recent of SpaceX's private human spaceflights, a mission known as Fram2, took place in April.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Elysium Space, based in San Francisco, California, also offers memorial spaceflights.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
As the above examples show, human spaceflight is risky.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The most recent of SpaceX's private human spaceflights, a mission known as Fram2, took place in April.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Elysium Space, based in San Francisco, California, also offers memorial spaceflights.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
As the above examples show, human spaceflight is risky.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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