2011 in spaceflight

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2011 in spaceflight

Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at the Shuttle Landing Facility on 21 July 2011, completing the final mission of the Space Shuttle programme.
Orbital launches
First	20 January
Last	28 December
Total	84
Successes	78
Failures	6
Catalogued	80
National firsts
Satellite	Isle of Man
Rockets
Maiden flights	Zenit-3F Long March 2F/G Atlas V 541
Retirements	Space Shuttle Delta II Heavy
Crewed flights
Orbital	7
Total travellers	28
EVAs	10
v t e

The year 2011 saw a number of significant events in spaceflight, including the retirement of NASA's Space Shuttle after its final flight in July 2011, and the launch of China's first space station module, Tiangong-1, in September. A total of 84 orbital launches were conducted over the course of the year, of which 78 were successful. Russia, China and the United States conducted the majority of the year's orbital launches, with 35, 19 and 18 launches respectively; 2011 marked the first year that China conducted more successful launches than the United States.^[1] Seven crewed missions were launched into orbit during 2011, carrying a total of 28 astronauts to the International Space Station. Additionally, the Zenit-3F and Long March 2F/G carrier rockets made their maiden flights in 2011, while the Delta II Heavy made its last.