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2017 – Russia Launch, Human
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Russia remained the only nation to launch humans to orbit during 2017, using its Soyuz launch vehicle and capsule. The continued depression of Russian launch activity during... Russia remained the…2016 – Russia Launch, Human
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Russia continued to be the only nation ferrying humans to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2016 with its... Russia continued to be the only nation ferrying humans to the…2015 – Russia Launch, Human
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In 2015, Russia continued to be the only nation flying humans into space since June 2013. The Russian Soyuz capsule was conceived, designed, and first launched nearly five decades prior…Russian Human Space Launch
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2014 – Russia Launch, Human
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In 2014, Russia operated the only crewed vehicle currently serving the ISS, and it is expected to retain that monopoly through 2017, when the first flights of the new NASA-supported…2013 – Russia Launch, Human
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Russia operates the only crewed vehicle currently serving the ISS, and is expected to retain that monopoly through 2018, when the first flights of the new NASA-supported commercially developed vehicles…2012 – Russia Launch, Human
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Russia has retained the ability to send cosmonauts into orbit since the launch of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, in 1961. Currently, Russia is the only nation ferrying…2011 – Russia Launch, Human
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Russia’s ambitious plans to develop a new human-rated rocket system to eventually replace the Soyuz came to an official halt in October when Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, announced its…2010 – Russia Launch, Human
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The second Russian launch vehicle under development is the Rus-M system. Much like Angara, it will be a modular system capable of multiple configurations to suit the needs of different-sized…2009 – Russia Launch, Human
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Russia increased in its human spaceflight operations significantly in 2009 by doubling the launch rate of its Soyuz spacecraft. Russia had been launching Soyuz missions twice a year, roughly six…