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a history of human spaceflight
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The pair arrived June 6, 2024, one day after launching from Cape Canaveral on the first human spaceflight of Boeing’s spacecraft.
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
However, the people who really know the answer lie within the human spaceflight programs at the space agency.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2025
This launch marked a first in spaceflight history: never before had three landers been simultaneously bound for the moon.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Now, Firefly’s Blue Ghost spaceship is poised to do the same — a new chapter in this bold new frontier of commercial spaceflight.
—Charles Beames, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
However, the people who really know the answer lie within the human spaceflight programs at the space agency.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2025
This launch marked a first in spaceflight history: never before had three landers been simultaneously bound for the moon.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Now, Firefly’s Blue Ghost spaceship is poised to do the same — a new chapter in this bold new frontier of commercial spaceflight.
—Charles Beames, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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