2014 in spaceflight
Spaceflight-related events during the year of 2014 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In 2014, the maiden flight of the Angara A5, Antares 120 and Antares 130 took place.
Quick Facts Orbital launches, First ...
Orbital launches | |
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First | 5 January |
Last | 31 December |
Total | 92 |
Successes | 88 |
Failures | 2 |
Partial failures | 2 |
Catalogued | 90 |
National firsts | |
Satellite | Lithuania Bermuda Belgium Iraq Uruguay |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights | |
Retirements | Antares 120 Antares 130 |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 4 |
Total travellers | 12 |
EVAs | 7 |
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A total of 92 orbital launches were attempted in 2014, of which 88 were successful, two were partially successful and two were failures. The year also saw seven EVAs by ISS astronauts. The majority of the year's orbital launches were conducted by Russia, the United States and China, with 34, 23 and 16 launches respectively.