2010 in spaceflight

2010 in spaceflight
The Dragon capsule's maiden launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on 8 December 2010.
Orbital launches
First16 January
Last29 December
Total74
Successes70
Failures4
Partial failures0
Catalogued70
Rockets
Maiden flightsAtlas V 501
Atlas V 531
Falcon 9 v1.0
GSLV Mk. II
Minotaur IV
RetirementsDelta II 7420
Molniya-M
Kosmos-3M
Crewed flights
Orbital7
Total travellers31

The year 2010 saw a number of notable events in worldwide spaceflight activities. These included the first test flight of the SpaceX Dragon commercial resupply spacecraft, which is intended to resupply the International Space Station (ISS), and the maiden flights of the Falcon 9 and Minotaur IV rockets. In June 2010, South Korea conducted a second Naro-1 launch, after the failure of the rocket's maiden flight in 2009; however, the second attempt also failed. The Kosmos-3M was retired from service, making its final flight in April. The Molniya-M was also retired from service, making its final flight in September.[1]

  1. ^ Mu, Xuequan (1 October 2010). "Russia sends military satellite into space". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

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