2021 in spaceflight
Spaceflight-related events during the year 2021 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The year 2021 broke the record for the most orbital launch attempts till then (146) and most humans in space concurrently (19) despite the effects of COVID-19 pandemic.
Quick Facts Orbital launches, First ...
Orbital launches | |
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First | 8 January |
Last | 30 December |
Total | 146 |
Successes | 135 |
Failures | 10 |
Partial failures | 1 |
Catalogued | 133 |
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Space traveller | |
Rockets | |
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Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 8 |
Orbital travellers | 27 |
Suborbital | 5 |
Suborbital travellers | 21 |
Total travellers | 48 |
EVAs | 17 |
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