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Apollo 11 was the spaceflight conducted in 1969, and now Blue Origin, Boeing SpaceX and more are working on leaving the earth’s orbit normal.
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Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
And while Mars rocks do occasionally come to Earth as meteorites, such events are not only rare, but result in objects that have been altered during their spaceflights and fiery entry into our atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Despite the setbacks experienced in commercial spaceflight in recent years, hopes are high for the current moon missions.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
And there will be exciting spaceflight action shortly thereafter as well: A SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch a pair of private moon landers toward Earth's nearest neighbor early on Jan. 15.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
And while Mars rocks do occasionally come to Earth as meteorites, such events are not only rare, but result in objects that have been altered during their spaceflights and fiery entry into our atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Despite the setbacks experienced in commercial spaceflight in recent years, hopes are high for the current moon missions.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
And there will be exciting spaceflight action shortly thereafter as well: A SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch a pair of private moon landers toward Earth's nearest neighbor early on Jan. 15.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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