"Human spaceflight (also referred to as manned spaceflight or crewed spaceflight) is spaceflight with a crew or passengers aboard a spacecraft."
A discussion of emerging technologies and trends that are shaping the future of human spaceflight, including plans for missions to Mars, commercial space tourism, and the prospects for long-term habitation in space.
History of Human Spaceflight: This topic covers the development of human spaceflight from its early origins to its modern-day state.
Current Status of Human Spaceflight: This topic addresses the current state and direction of human spaceflight programs and initiatives.
International Space Station (ISS): This topic discusses the International Space Station, including its construction, missions, and scientific experiments.
Human Spaceflight Technologies: This topic covers the technologies used in human spaceflight, including propulsion systems, life support systems, and communication devices.
Human Factors in Spaceflight: This topic discusses the human factors involved in spaceflight, including the effects of microgravity on the human body, psychological issues, and astronaut selection and training.
Space Tourism: This topic addresses the current status and future of space tourism, including commercial spaceflight options.
Deep Space Exploration: This topic covers the future of human spaceflight beyond Earth orbit, including missions to Mars and other destinations.
Space Colonization: This topic addresses the possibility of human colonies and settlements in space.
Space Mining and Resource Utilization: This topic discusses the possibility of mining and utilizing resources in space, including water, minerals, and other materials.
Societal Impact of Human Spaceflight: This topic covers the impact of human spaceflight on society, including policy development, educational opportunities, and international cooperation.
Mars Exploration: This type of human spaceflight involves sending humans to explore and possibly colonize the planet Mars.
Lunar Exploration: This type of human spaceflight involves sending humans to explore and possibly colonize the Moon.
Asteroid Mining: This type of human spaceflight involves sending humans to mine asteroids for resources such as minerals and water.
Space Tourism: This type of human spaceflight involves sending paying customers on short trips into space for the purpose of experiencing zero gravity and seeing Earth from above.
Space Station Maintenance: This type of human spaceflight involves sending astronauts to repair and maintain the International Space Station (ISS) and other space stations.
Space Debris Cleanup: This type of human spaceflight involves sending spacecraft to collect and remove old satellites and other space debris in Earth's orbit.
Planetary Defense: This type of human spaceflight involves sending spacecraft to intercept and deflect asteroids or comets that could potentially collide with Earth.
Interstellar Travel: This type of human spaceflight involves sending humans on long-term missions to explore other star systems beyond our own.
Spacecraft Development: This type of human spaceflight involves designing and testing new spacecraft for future missions.
Propulsion Technology Development: This type of human spaceflight involves researching and developing new propulsion technologies that could be used for future missions.
"Spacecraft can also be remotely operated from ground stations on Earth, or autonomously, without any direct human involvement."
"People trained for spaceflight are called astronauts (American or other), cosmonauts (Russian), or taikonauts (Chinese)."
"The first human in space was Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin."
"Yuri Gagarin... launched as part of the Soviet Union's Vostok program on 12 April 1961."
"Alan Shepard became the first American in space."
"On 5 May 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space."
"Humans traveled to the Moon nine times between 1968 and 1972 as part of the United States' Apollo program."
"Humans have had a continuous presence in space for 22 years and 316 days on the International Space Station (ISS)."
"On 15 October 2003, the first Chinese taikonaut, Yang Liwei, went to space as part of Shenzhou 5, the first Chinese human spaceflight."
"On 15 October 2003, the first Chinese taikonaut, Yang Liwei, went to space as part of Shenzhou 5, the first Chinese human spaceflight."
"As of June 2023, humans have not traveled beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo 17 lunar mission in December 1972."
"Currently, the United States, Russia, and China are the only countries with public or commercial human spaceflight-capable programs."
"Non-governmental spaceflight companies have been working to develop human space programs of their own, e.g. for space tourism or commercial in-space research."
"The first private human spaceflight launch was a suborbital flight on SpaceShipOne on June 21, 2004."
"The first commercial orbital crew launch was by SpaceX in May 2020."
"The first commercial orbital crew launch was by SpaceX in May 2020, transporting NASA astronauts to the ISS under United States government contract."
"The first commercial orbital crew launch was by SpaceX in May 2020."
"The first private human spaceflight launch was a suborbital flight."
"The first commercial orbital crew launch was by SpaceX in May 2020, transporting NASA astronauts to the ISS under United States government contract."