Suborbital human spaceflights
21 entries in the Suborbital Human Spaceflights compendium.
Blue Origin NS-16First human spaceflight for Blue Origin, carrying four civilians.Blue Origin NS-18Second crewed New Shepard flight, carrying William Shatner to space.Blue Origin NS-19Final FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings flight with six passengers.Blue Origin NS-21Fifth crewed Blue Origin flight; first repeat New Shepard passenger; carried six passengers.Blue Origin NS-25First human New Shepard flight since 2022 grounding.Blue Origin NS-26Sub-orbital flight with NASA-funded plant gene expression experiments.Blue Origin NS-31All-female sub-orbital flight organized by Lauren Sánchez.Blue Origin NS-32Sub-orbital spaceflight with six passengers on May 31, 2025.Blue Origin NS-33Sub-orbital spaceflight carrying six passengers to the Kármán line.Blue Origin NS-36Planned sub-orbital spaceflight with six passengers; launch date not yet publicly confirmed.Blue Origin NS-38Next chapter in Blue Origin's suborbital tourism program.Galactic 05Fifth commercial spaceflight for Virgin Galactic, launched November 2023.Mercury-Redstone 3First U.S. human spaceflight, a 15-minute suborbital mission.Mercury-Redstone 4Second U.S. human spaceflight; hatch blew prematurely after splashdown.Soyuz 7K-T No.39Failed 1975 Soyuz launch; crew survived high-altitude abort.SpaceShipOne flight 15PFirst privately funded human spaceflight to reach the 100 km space boundary.SpaceShipOne flight 16PFirst competitive X PRIZE flight, exceeding 100 km despite roll issue.SpaceShipOne flight 17PSecond competitive X Prize flight, won the $10 million prize.Virgin Galactic Unity 22Sub-orbital flight carrying Richard Branson and five others.Virgin Galactic Unity 25First Virgin Galactic spaceflight since Richard Branson's 2021 flight.VSS Unity VP-03First crewed spaceflight from U.S. soil since 2011.
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