List of human spaceflights, 2021–present

Last updated April 11, 2024

This is a detailed list of human spaceflights from 2021 to present.

Green indicates a suborbital flight (including flights that failed to attain intended orbit).

#	Crew	Launch spacecraft	Habitation		Return spacecraft	Brief mission summary
329	Oleg Novitsky (3)	9 April 2021 Soyuz MS-18	ISS (crew 64/65)		17 October 2021 Soyuz MS-18	ISS crew rotation.
329	Pyotr Dubrov Mark T. Vande Hei (2)	9 April 2021 Soyuz MS-18	ISS (crew 64/65/66)		30 March 2022 Soyuz MS-19	ISS crew rotation.
330	Shane Kimbrough (3) K. Megan McArthur (2) Akihiko Hoshide (3) Thomas Pesquet (2)	23 April 2021 SpaceX Crew-2, Endeavour	ISS (crew 65/66)		9 November 2021 SpaceX Crew-2, Endeavour	ISS crew rotation.
—	Frederick W. Sturckow Dave Mackay	22 May 2021 Unity 21				First human spaceflight from the State of New Mexico. Reached an altitude of 89.24 km (55.45 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space, but not the FAI's definition.
331	Nie Haisheng (3) Liu Boming (2) Tang Hongbo	17 June 2021 Shenzhou 12	TSS		17 September 2021 Shenzhou 12	First crew to Tiangong Space Station.
—	David Mackay Michael Masucci Beth Moses Richard Branson Colin Bennett Sirisha Bandla	11 July 2021 Unity 22				Reached an altitude of 86 km (53 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space.
332	Jeff Bezos Mark Bezos Wally Funk Oliver Daemen	20 July 2021 NS 16				Reached an altitude of 107 km (66 mi), crossing the FAI definition of space.
333	Jared Isaacman Sian Proctor Hayley Arceneaux Christopher Sembroski	16 September 2021 Inspiration4, Resilience		18 September 2021 Inspiration4, Resilience
334	Klim Shipenko Yulia Peresild	5 October 2021 Soyuz MS-19	ISS (Vyzov)		17 October 2021 Soyuz MS-18	ISS crew rotation.
334	Anton Shkaplerov (4)	5 October 2021 Soyuz MS-19	ISS (crew 65/66)		30 March 2022 Soyuz MS-19	ISS crew rotation.
335	Audrey Powers Chris Boshuizen Glen de Vries William Shatner	13 October 2021 NS 18				Reached an altitude of 107 km (66 mi), crossing the FAI definition of space.
336	Zhai Zhigang (2) Wang Yaping (2) Ye Guangfu	15 October 2021 Shenzhou 13	TSS		16 April 2022 Shenzhou 13	Second crew to Tiangong Space Station.
337	Raja Chari Thomas Marshburn (3) Kayla Barron Matthias Maurer	11 November 2021 SpaceX Crew-3, Endurance	ISS (crew 66/67)		6 May 2022 SpaceX Crew-3, Endurance	ISS crew rotation.
338	Alexander Misurkin (3) Yusaku Maezawa Yozo Hirano	8 December 2021, Soyuz MS-20	ISS		20 December 2021, Soyuz MS-20
339	Laura Shepard Churchley Michael Strahan Dylan Taylor Evan Dick Lane Bess Cameron Bess	11 December 2021 NS 19				Reached an altitude of greater than 100 km (62 mi), crossing the FAI definition of space.
340	Oleg Artemyev (3) Denis Matveev Sergey Korsakov	18 March 2022, Soyuz MS-21	ISS (crew 66/67)		29 September 2022, Soyuz MS-21	ISS crew rotation.
341	Marty Allen Sharon Hagle Marc Hagle Jim Kitchen George Nield Gary Lai	31 March 2022 NS 20				Reached an altitude of greater than 100 km (62 mi), crossing the FAI definition of space.
342	/ Michael López-Alegría (5) Larry Connor Mark Pathy Eytan Stibbe	8 April 2022, Axiom Mission 1, Endeavour	ISS		25 April 2022, Axiom Mission 1, Endeavour
343	Kjell N. Lindgren (2) Robert Hines Samantha Cristoforetti (2) Jessica Watkins	27 April 2022 SpaceX Crew-4, Freedom	ISS (crew 67/68)		14 October 2022 SpaceX Crew-4, Freedom	ISS crew rotation.
344	Hamish Harding Victor Correa Hespanha Evan Dick (2) Katya Echazarreta Jaison Robinson Victor Vescovo	4 June 2022 NS 21				Reached an altitude of greater than 100 km (62 mi), crossing the FAI definition of space.
345	Chen Dong (2) Liu Yang (2) Cai Xuzhe	5 June 2022 Shenzhou 14	TSS		4 December 2022 Shenzhou 14	Third crew to Tiangong Space Station.
346	Coby Cotton Mário Ferreira Vanessa O'Brien Clint Kelly III Sara Sabry Steve Young	4 August 2022 NS 22				Reached an altitude of greater than 100 km (62 mi), crossing the FAI definition of space.
347	Sergey Prokopyev (2) Dmitry Petelin Francisco Rubio	21 September 2022, Soyuz MS-22	ISS (crew 67/68/69)		27 September 2023, Soyuz MS-23	ISS crew rotation.
348	Nicole Aunapu Mann Josh A. Cassada Koichi Wakata (5) Anna Kikina	5 October 2022 SpaceX Crew-5, Endurance	ISS (crew 68)		12 March 2023 SpaceX Crew-5, Endurance	ISS crew rotation.
349	Fei Junlong (2) Deng Qingming Zhang Lu	29 November 2022 Shenzhou 15	TSS		3 June 2023 Shenzhou 15	Fourth crew to Tiangong Space Station.
350	Stephen G. Bowen (4) Warren Hoburg Sultan Al Neyadi Andrey Fedyaev	2 March 2023 SpaceX Crew-6, Endeavour	ISS (crew 68/69)		4 September 2023 SpaceX Crew-6, Endeavour	ISS crew rotation.
351	Peggy Whitson (4) John Shoffner Ali AlQarni Rayyanah Barnawi	21 May 2023 Axiom Mission 2, Freedom	ISS		31 May 2023 Axiom Mission 2, Freedom
—	Michael Masucci Frederick W. Sturckow Beth Moses Luke Mays Jamila Gilbert Christopher Huie	25 May 2023 Unity 25				Reached an altitude of 87.2 km (54.2 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space.
352	Jing Haipeng (4) Zhu Yangzhu Gui Haichao	30 May 2023 Shenzhou 16	TSS		31 October 2023 Shenzhou 16	Fifth crew to Tiangong Space Station.
—	Michael Masucci Walter Villadei Angelo Landolfi Nicola Pecile Pantaleone Carlucci Colin Bennett	29 June 2023 Galactic 01				Reached an altitude of 85.1 km (52.9 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space.
—	Frederick Sturckow Kelly Latimer Beth Moses Jon Goodwin Keisha Schahaff Anastatia Mayers	10 August 2023 Galactic 02				Reached an altitude of 88.5 km (52.9 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space.
353	Jasmin Moghbeli Andreas Mogensen (2) Satoshi Furukawa (2) Konstantin Borisov	26 August 2023 SpaceX Crew-7, Endurance	ISS (crew 69/70)		in orbit	ISS crew rotation.
—	Michael Masucci Beth Moses Adrian Reynard ^[1] Nicola Pecile Ken Baxter ^[2] / Timothy Nash^[3]	8 September 2023 Galactic 03				Reached an altitude of 88.56 km (55 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space.
354	Oleg Kononenko (5) Nikolai Chub	15 September 2023, Soyuz MS-24	ISS (69/70/71)		in orbit	ISS crew rotation.
354	Loral O'Hara	15 September 2023, Soyuz MS-24	ISS (crew 69/70)		6 April 2024, Soyuz MS-24	ISS crew rotation.
—	Frederick Sturckow Kelly Latimer Beth Moses Trevor Beattie Namira Salim Ron Rosano	6 October 2023 Galactic 04				Reached an altitude of 87.38 km (54.3 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space.
355	Tang Hongbo (2) Tang Shengjie Jiang Xinlin	26 October 2023 Shenzhou 17	TSS		in orbit	Sixth crew to Tiangong Space Station.
—	Michael Masucci Kelly Latimer Colin Bennett Alan Stern Kellie Gerardi Ketty Maisonrouge	2 November 2023 Galactic 05				Reached an altitude of 87.2 km (54.2 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space.
356	/ Michael López-Alegría (6) Walter Villadei Alper Gezeravcı / Marcus Wandt	18 January 2024, Axiom Mission 3, Freedom	ISS		09 February 2024, Axiom Mission 3, Freedom
—	Frederick Sturckow Nicola Pecile / Lina Borozdina Robie Vaughn Franz Haider Neil Kornswiet	26 January 2024 Galactic 06				Reached an altitude of 88.8 km (55.2 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space.
357	Matthew Dominick Michael Barratt (3) Jeanette Epps Alexander Grebenkin	4 March 2024 SpaceX Crew-8, Endeavour	ISS (crew 70/71)		in orbit	ISS crew rotation.
357	Oleg Novitsky (4) Marina Vasilevskaya	23 March 2024, Soyuz MS-25	ISS		6 April 2024, Soyuz MS-24	ISS EP-21.
357	Tracy Caldwell-Dyson (3)	23 March 2024, Soyuz MS-25	ISS (70/71)		in orbit	ISS crew rotation.

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List of human spaceflights, 2021–present

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