Pick any date since Sputnik. See what was happening in space — what flew, who was up there, and where the planets were.
2011 – 2020
Nine years without an American crewed launch — while quietly, in hangars and on barges, a new kind of space company learns to fly.
September 6, 2019
6,882
days of continuous human presence in space
every second since November 2, 2000
At least 1 person was off the planet:
From the SpaceOdysseyHub astronaut archive — notable flights, not an exhaustive roster.
First Quarter
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