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It's SpaceX's first crewed mission not going to the ISS. Before SpaceX, there were plenty of others, of course.
by rst 6y ago
It's SpaceX's first crewed mission not going to the ISS. Before SpaceX, there were plenty of others, of course.
- lotu 6y agoI meant since the Columbia Disaster in the early 2000's, I just didn't type very carefully. Obviously there have been missions before the space station, and I think the Chinese may have done some orbital missions in that time frame but I think it might be the first in a long time for the established space powers.
- rst 6y agoThere were non-ISS Shuttle flights after Columbia (most notably Hubble telescope refurb flights); also, the Chinese have had manned missions (including one to a small station of their own, since the US Congress chose to bar them from the ISS).