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2018 in spaceflight
Highlights from spaceflight in 2018[a]
Orbital launches
First
8 January
Last
29 December
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114
Successes
111
Failures
2
Partial failures
1
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National firsts
Satellite
New Zealand
Costa Rica
Kenya
Bhutan
Jordan
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Norway
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Maiden flights
Falcon Heavy
Falcon 9 Block 5
Zhuque-1
Retirements
Delta IV M+(5,2)
SS-520
Falcon 9 Full Thrust (B3/B4)
Ariane 5 ES
Delta II
Zhuque-1
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Orbital
3 (+1 failed)
Suborbital
1 (private)
Total travellers
11 (+2 failed)
EVAs
8
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This article documents notable spaceflight events during the year 2018. For the first time since 1990, more than 100 orbital launches were performed globally.
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