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When the day comes that the third and final Polaris Program mission launches, it's intended to be the first human spaceflight on the SpaceX Starship rocket.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
Pettit, who first flew to the space station in 2002, remarked in a preflight interview on the changes he's observed in human spaceflight since then.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2024
Lee Billings is a science journalist specializing in astronomy, physics, planetary science, and spaceflight, and is a senior editor at Scientific American.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
After those are complete, all that will be left is reentry — historically one of the most dangerous parts of spaceflight.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
Pettit, who first flew to the space station in 2002, remarked in a preflight interview on the changes he's observed in human spaceflight since then.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2024
Lee Billings is a science journalist specializing in astronomy, physics, planetary science, and spaceflight, and is a senior editor at Scientific American.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
After those are complete, all that will be left is reentry — historically one of the most dangerous parts of spaceflight.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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