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1991 in spaceflight
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This was the final year of the Soviet Union, and thus the end of the Cold War competition between the two space superpowers. The number of launches subsequently declined in the 1990s, and 2018 was the first year since 1990 to have more than 100 orbital launches.
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Orbital launches | |
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First | 8 January |
Last | 28 December |
Total | 91 |
Successes | 86 |
Failures | 3 |
Partial failures | 2 |
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Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Ariane 4 44P Atlas II |
Retirements | Vostok-2M |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 8 |
Total travellers | 36 |
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For launches in the first half of the year, see 1991 in spaceflight (January–June), for launches in the second half, see 1991 in spaceflight (July–December).
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