2002 In Spaceflight
Soyuz TMA-1, the first Soyuz-TMA spacecraft, approaches the International Space Station in November |
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| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 16 January |
| Last | 29 December |
| Total | 66 |
| Catalogued | 63 |
| National firsts | |
| Satellite | Algeria |
| Space traveller | South Africa |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | Ariane 5ECA Atlas IIIB Atlas V 401 Delta IV-M+ (4,2) H-IIA 2024 |
| Retirements | Ariane 4 42L Ariane 4 42P Atlas IIA |
| Manned flights | |
| Orbital | 7 |
| Total travellers | 40 |
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