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The mission represents another milestone in Blue Origin’s ongoing effort to expand access to commercial spaceflight.
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Valerie Stimac, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
For instance, launching toward the southeast allows SpaceX to put additional satellites into orbit, while also allowing the rockets to launch human spaceflight missions like Fram2, a polar-orbit human spaceflight mission to explore Earth.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
China's human spaceflight agency has unveiled official names for a spacesuit and rover to be used in the country's moon landing mission before the end of the decade.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The bottom line is that Russia simply does not have the state budget to support significant investments in its space programs, and the country's technical efforts are bent on weapons rather than spaceflight.
—Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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Valerie Stimac, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
For instance, launching toward the southeast allows SpaceX to put additional satellites into orbit, while also allowing the rockets to launch human spaceflight missions like Fram2, a polar-orbit human spaceflight mission to explore Earth.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
China's human spaceflight agency has unveiled official names for a spacesuit and rover to be used in the country's moon landing mission before the end of the decade.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The bottom line is that Russia simply does not have the state budget to support significant investments in its space programs, and the country's technical efforts are bent on weapons rather than spaceflight.
—Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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