Talk:Space exploration

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A discussion is taking place to address the redirect :Space mission. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 November 15#Space mission until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Soumya-8974 ^talk _contribs ^subpages 07:51, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

• Total number of launches: 6,018 in 64 years = 94 launches per year
• Success: 5,559
• Failure: 459

• Max launches in one year: 139 launches in 1967
• Max successful launches in one year: 127 launches in 1983, 1984
• Max satellites on a single launch: 104 satellites on a PSLV rocket, on 15 February 2017 - mission PSLV-C37

• 95 consecutive successful launches between these two failures: 25 Jan 1983 - Kosmos 11K65M - and - 26 Sep 1983 - Soyuz-U

• (after 1961) Largest gap between two launches: 35 between these two launches: 2005 Nov 16 - Ariane 5ECA - and - 2005 Dec 21 - Soyuz-U-PVB
• (before 1961) Largest gap between two launches: 70 between these two launches: 1959 Nov 26 - Atlas Able - and - 1960 Feb 4 - Thor Agena A

Source data:

[http://www.planet4589.org/space/ Jonathan's Space Home Page]

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[http://www.planet4589.org/space/gcat/index.html The General Catalog of Space Objects (2020)]

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Derived catalogs - [http://www.planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/derived/currentcat.html currentcat (Latest phase) Text]

It does not contain missions failed before launch like this one:

• 3 September 2016 - Amos 6

It also does not contain in-flight abort tests like this one:

• 19 January 2020 - Falcon 9 - Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test

Alternatively, there is a cool graphic here - https://aerospace.csis.org/data/space-environment-total-launches-by-country/

Barecode (talk) 18:31, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

I have just updated this section with further details of the MW 18014 German V-2 rocket test and removed the 1949 Bumper-WAC launch. Not sure why NASA is saying that the Bumper launch was the first object in space, all the other sources say the V-2 was the first object in space. Happy to discuss his point with other Editors, however rhe evidence is pretty clear that the V-2 was the first. I also updated the photos. Ilenart626 (talk) 02:24, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

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Why is Laika not even mentionned in the space exploration page ? it's the first being to have been in space right ? I don't understand why sacrificing an innocent animal is not even mentionned. 86.31.42.155 (talk) 12:22, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

:Thanks for your suggestion. When you believe an article needs improvement, please feel free to change it. We encourage you to be bold in updating pages, because wikis like ours develop faster when everybody edits. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. You can always preview your edits before you publish them or test them out in the sandbox. If you need additional help, check out our getting started page or ask the friendly folks at the Teahouse. - DVdm (talk) 12:37, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

::Yes, several animals need to be mentioned, including Laika (btw, the first large animal is space was Albert II (monkey), in 1949, a page I started awhile ago). And agreed that you could sign up with a user name and add them in. Some of us could do it, but for an editor to be this concerned that the animals need more coverage, frankly, we need you to edit! and more fully address legitmate and historically accurate concerns. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 15:10, 25 October 2024 (UTC)