Launch
Human Space Launch
2016 – U.S. Human Launch – Snapshot
The United States is approaching its sixth year without a space launch vehicle capable of transporting humans to space and back. NASA has instead paid the Russian Federal Space Agency…
2016 – Russia Human Launch – Snapshot
Russia continued to be the only nation ferrying humans to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2016 with its Soyuz space launch vehicle and capsule. In spite of an overall…
2016 – China Human Launch – Snapshot
China was one of two nations with human space launch vehicles active in 2016. After a three-year hiatus, China launched its sixth human spaceflight mission aboard a Long March 2…
Infrastructure: Space Infrastructure – TSR 2016
Introduction | Space infrastructure is a fundamental prerequisite for all activities that make use of space. It comprises all the hardware, software, and operators responsible for creating and supporting the…
Orbital Human Space Launch
During 2017, Russia was the only nation that launched humans into orbit. Russia continued providing its service, ferrying passengers to the International Space Station (ISS). Of the... During 2017, Russia…
2014 – Iranian Suborbital
An example of a country using suborbital rockets for testing is Iran, which sent its second monkey into space in December 2013. Lifted aboard a Kavoshgar-e Pazhuhesh sounding rocket to an…
Russian Human Space Launch
Chinese Human Space Launch
Human Space Launch From Other Countries
Human Suborbital Launches from Other Countries
A record of activities in other nations surrounding reusable human suborbital launch. A record of activities in other nations surrounding reusable human suborbital launch.