Private spaceflight

Spaceflight not by a government This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: article needs editing to resolve problems leftover from the merge of other articles over a decade or more; plus a good copyedit afterwards. Please help improve this article if you can. (November 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Space missions conducted between 1957 and 2020, divided into state and private runs A juxtaposition of private (left) and public (right) spaceflight. From Kennedy Space Center LC-39, taken on April 6, 2022.Left: SpaceX, with Falcon 9 for Axiom Mission 1Right: NASA, with Space Launch System for Artemis 1 Part of a series onSpaceflight History History of spaceflight Space Race Timeline of spaceflight Space probes Lunar missions Mars missions Applications Communications Earth observation Exploration Espionage Military Navigation Colonization Habitation Exploration Telescopes Tourism Spacecraft Robotic spacecraft Satellite Space probe Cargo spacecraft Crewed spacecraft Apollo Lunar Module Space capsules Space Shuttle Space stations Spaceplanes Vostok Space launch Spaceport Launch pad Expendable and reusable launch vehi