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In addition to drug experiments, Varda also brings various defense experiment payloads on its spaceflights for the Pentagon to help defray the cost, Reilly says.
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Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
The government and the country’s space agency, ISRO, instituted this change in response to the rise of commercial space industries in the United States, and later China, that were playing an increasingly important role in global spaceflight.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Artemis 2 was his second spaceflight, following a 165-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2014.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 May 2026
The company plans to resume commercial spaceflights by the end of 2026 after about a two-year pause.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
The government and the country’s space agency, ISRO, instituted this change in response to the rise of commercial space industries in the United States, and later China, that were playing an increasingly important role in global spaceflight.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Artemis 2 was his second spaceflight, following a 165-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2014.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 May 2026
The company plans to resume commercial spaceflights by the end of 2026 after about a two-year pause.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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spaceflight
noun
space·flight
ˈspās-ˌflīt 
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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