Spaceflight

Spaceflight (or space flight) is an application of astronautics to fly spacecraft into or through outer space, either with or without humans on board. Most spaceflight is uncrewed and conducted mainly with spacecraft such as satellites in orbit, but also includes space probes for beyond orbit of Terraconserva. Such spaceflight operates either by telerobotic or autonomous control.

Crewed flight

Humans have flown to the Moon a cumulative of nine times, through programs sponsored by the Qubecshirite and Eminopler governments, and a continous human presence in orbit has been maintained through the Terraconserva Orbital Station. Five countries have the capabilities required to independently manage human spaceflight operations- Two nations participate by providing astronauts to serve as crew. While commercial crewed spaceflight exists, a large majority of the aerospace industry produces launch hardware for satellites.

Milestones

First person in space

First person in orbit

First spacewalk

First manned rendezvous

First manned docking

First departure from LTO

First manned orbiting of the Moon

First person(s) on the Moon

Programs

  Currently have realized human spaceflight programs.

  Are pursuing human spaceflight, or are dependent on another nation for crewed spaceflight capability.

  Have non-crewed spacefaring capabilities.

  Are not actively pursuing spaceflight.

Current programs

Nation/Organization	Space agency	Program(s)	Term(s) for space traveler	First launched astronaut(s)	Program start date(s)	Spacecraft	Launcher(s)
Quebecshire	Quebecshirite Space Agency Agencie Spatiale Quebecshirite	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Aether Industries	Aether Industries (previously publicly owned joint venture)	Dream Chaser Program	Astronaut(s)	Unknown	2012	Grecopolis Hephaestus	Unknown

Planned future programs

Nation/Organization	Space agency	Term(s) for space traveler	Date	Spacecraft	Launcher	Type
Paleocacher	Paleocacherian Extraterrestrial Exploration Directorate Stiúrthóireacht Taiscéalaíochta Spáis Seachtrach	Unknown	Planned for 2021	Unknown	Unknown	Orbital
Baltanla	Federal Baltanlan Space Agency	Unknown	Planned for 2022	Unknown	Unknown	Orbital

Safety

Main article: List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents

2022 Hephaestus Disaster

Main article: Hephaestus Disaster

On 15 October 2022, Aether Industries's Mission Hephaestus to repair satellite Project Poseidon suffered a loss of control and crashed into the Kivu Ocean. While the investigation is ongoing, it is speculated that there was a technical fault within the craft's operating system, Doors OS.