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There are already signs that the most powerful advocates of NASA retaining its position as the supreme global leader in spaceflight and in exploring the solar system could rally to overturn the president’s plan to strip down the agency.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Grace reminds us that spaceflight is not just a feat of engineering, but an act of goodwill to the benefit of every human everywhere.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
What other companies offer 'space burials'? Elysium Space, based in San Francisco, California, also offers memorial spaceflights.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 June 2025
SpaceX's Dragon program has completed 52 launches and 17 human spaceflight missions while safely transporting 66 crew members from 17 countries.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 25 June 2025
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Grace reminds us that spaceflight is not just a feat of engineering, but an act of goodwill to the benefit of every human everywhere.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
What other companies offer 'space burials'? Elysium Space, based in San Francisco, California, also offers memorial spaceflights.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 June 2025
SpaceX's Dragon program has completed 52 launches and 17 human spaceflight missions while safely transporting 66 crew members from 17 countries.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 25 June 2025
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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