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The year 2023 saw rapid growth and significant technical achievements in spaceflight.For the third year in a row, new world records were set for both orbital launch attempts (223) and successful orbital launches (211).
2023 in spaceflight; 2024 in spaceflight; ... Date Spacecraft Event Remarks ... History of spaceflight; References
The ESSENCE, Iris, Moonlighter, RADSAT-SK, SC-ODIN and Ukpik-1 cubesats were deployed from the ISS on 6 July 2023. The Maya-5 and Maya-6 cubesats were deployed from the ISS on 19 July 2023. [182] 7 June 04:10:02 [191] Kinetica 1: Y2 Jiuquan LS-130 CAS Space: Shiyan 24A [192] CASIC: Low Earth Technology demonstration: In orbit: Operational ...
26 January 2023 09:32 [40] F9 B5 B1067.9: Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40: Starlink: Group 5-2 (56 satellites) ~17,400 kg (38,400 lb) LEO: SpaceX: Success Success Launch of 56 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This was the heaviest payload to date flown on Falcon 9. [41] 200
2 March 2023 SpaceX Crew-6, Endeavour: ISS (crew 68/69) 4 September 2023 SpaceX Crew-6, Endeavour: ISS crew rotation. 351 Peggy Whitson (4) John Shoffner Ali AlQarni Rayyanah Barnawi: 21 May 2023 Axiom Mission 2, Freedom: ISS: 31 May 2023 Axiom Mission 2, Freedom — Michael Masucci Frederick W. Sturckow Beth Moses Luke Mays Jamila Gilbert ...
Projected launch date: Mid-2022 The age of the mighty Atlas V rocket is coming to an end with the most reliable rocket in spaceflight history set to retire this decade.
Virgin Galactic Unity 25 was a sub-orbital spaceflight by Virgin Galactic that took place on 25 May 2023. The flight used their SpaceShipTwo spaceplane VSS Unity. The crew consisted of six Virgin Galactic employees. Unity 25 was the first spaceflight for the company since Unity 22 in 2021, when founder Richard Branson flew to space. [1]
Meanwhile, a range of new lunar spaceflight programs are being advanced especially as international programs, from the Artemis program and the China-Russian plans to establish a lunar base, to the European Space Agency pened Moon Village. This competitive but international commercial development of the spaceflight sector has been called New Space.