2020Crewed Spaceflight Resumes in the United States After Nine-Year Hiatus

May 30: Crewed spaceflight resumes in the United States for ...
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🚀 Skylab Space Station Launched

May 14: The first space station, Skylab, is launched.
Skylab Space Station Launched (1973)
Space ExplorationSpace RaceCold WarNASAAstronautsSpace StationScientific Advancement
United StatesUnited States

🚀 Space Shuttle Program Concludes

Space Shuttle program is officially ended.
Space Shuttle Program Concludes (2011)
Space ExplorationNASASpace RaceAerospace EngineeringCold War LegacyHuman SpaceflightInternational Collaboration
United StatesUnited States

🚀 Crewed Spaceflight Resumes in the United States After Nine-Year Hiatus

Crewed Spaceflight Resumes in the United States After Nine-Year Hiatus (2020)
Space ExplorationNASASpace RaceCommercial SpaceflightSpace Shuttle ProgramSpace StationSpaceXHuman Spaceflight
United StatesUnited States

🚀 Blue Origin's First Human Spaceflight

July 19: Blue Origin successfully conducts its first human test flight, with a reusable New Shepard rocket delivering four crew members into space including its founder Jeff Bezos.
Blue Origin's First Human Spaceflight (2021)
Space ExplorationCommercial SpaceflightJeff Bezos
United StatesUnited States

🚀 SpaceX Launches First All-Civilian Orbital Spaceflight

September 16: Inspiration4, launched by SpaceX, becomes the first all-civilian spaceflight, carrying a four-person crew on a three-day orbit of the Earth.
SpaceX Launches First All-Civilian Orbital Spaceflight (2021)
Space ExplorationSpaceXCommercial Spaceflight
United StatesUnited States

🚀 Artemis 1 Uncrewed Launch

November 16: NASA launches Artemis 1, the first uncrewed mission of its Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever to reach orbit.
Artemis 1 Uncrewed Launch (2022)
Space ExplorationNASASpace RaceExploration
United StatesUnited States