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a history of human spaceflight
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It was created in 1959 to support the United States' first crewed spaceflight program, Project Mercury, and later supported the space shuttle program.
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Brett Tingley, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Musk then went on to spend nearly $300 million to propel Trump back the White House, and now serves as an advisor to the president with influence over spaceflight and environmental regulations.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
China's human spaceflight missions have launched like clockwork since the country's first domestic astronaut launch in 2003.
—Abigail Bassett, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
In 2022 billionaire Jared Isaacman, who has paid SpaceX undisclosed sums for several private spaceflights with the company, proposed a new servicing mission for the aging telescope.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
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Brett Tingley, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Musk then went on to spend nearly $300 million to propel Trump back the White House, and now serves as an advisor to the president with influence over spaceflight and environmental regulations.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
China's human spaceflight missions have launched like clockwork since the country's first domestic astronaut launch in 2003.
—Abigail Bassett, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
In 2022 billionaire Jared Isaacman, who has paid SpaceX undisclosed sums for several private spaceflights with the company, proposed a new servicing mission for the aging telescope.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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