Manned orbital launches in 2021
Launches:
| Date | Site | Rocket | Mission | Crew | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-09 | Baikonur | Soyuz 2 1a | Soyuz MS-18 | 3 | success |
| 2021-04-23 | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 v1.2 B5 | Crew Dragon 2 (Dragon C206-F2) | 4 | success |
The longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed spacecraft. Due to launch delays for Crew-3, Crew-2 returned to Earth before the arrival of Crew-3 at the ISS. | |||||
| 2021-06-17 | Jiuquan | CZ-2F G | Shenzhou 12 | 3 | success |
First crewed flight to the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station. | |||||
| 2021-09-16 | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 v1.2 B5 | Inspiration4 | 4 | success |
The first orbital spaceflight with only private crew aboard. | |||||
| 2021-10-05 | Baikonur | Soyuz 2 1a | Soyuz MS-19 | 3 | success |
| 2021-10-15 | Jiuquan | CZ-2F G | Shenzhou 13 | 3 | success |
| 2021-11-11 | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 v1.2 B5 | Crew Dragon 3 (Dragon C210-F1) | 4 | success |
| 2021-12-08 | Baikonur | Soyuz 2 1a | Soyuz MS-20 | 3 | success |