This is a detailed list of human spaceflights from 2001 to 2010, including the first full era of the International Space Station, first Shenzhou flights and first commercial space flights.
- Red indicates fatalities.
- Green indicates a suborbital flight.
| # | Crew | Launch spacecraft |
Habitation | Return spacecraft |
Brief mission summary | |
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| 224 | Kenneth D. Cockrell Mark L. Polansky Robert L. Curbeam Marsha S. Ivins Thomas D. Jones |
7 February 2001 STS-98, Atlantis |
ISS | 20 February 2001 STS-98, Atlantis |
ISS assembly and supply. Delivery of Destiny Laboratory Module. | |
| 225 | James D. Wetherbee James M. Kelly Andrew S. W. Thomas Paul W. Richards |
8 March 2001 STS-102, Discovery |
ISS | 21 March 2001 STS-102, Discovery |
ISS crew rotation, outfitting and resupply. | |
| Yury Usachev James S. Voss Susan J. Helms |
ISS (crew 2) |
22 August 2001 STS-105, Discovery |
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| 226 | Kent V. Rominger Jeffrey S. Ashby Scott E. Parazynski John L. Phillips Chris A. Hadfield Umberto Guidoni Yuri Lonchakov |
19 April 2001 STS-100, Endeavour |
ISS | 1 May 2001 STS-100, Endeavour |
ISS supply and assembly: delivery of Canadarm2 robotic arm. First Canadian EVA. |
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| 227 | Talgat Musabayev Yuri Baturin Dennis A. Tito |
29 April 2001 Soyuz TM-32 |
ISS | 5 May 2001 Soyuz TM-31 |
First paying space tourist (Tito). | |
| 228 | Steven W. Lindsey Charles O. Hobaugh Michael L. Gernhardt James F. Reilly Janet L. Kavandi |
12 July 2001 STS-104, Atlantis |
ISS | 24 July 2001 STS-104, Atlantis |
ISS assembly and maintenance: delivery of Quest Airlock | |
| 229 | Scott J. Horowitz Frederick W. Sturckow Daniel T. Barry Patrick G. Forrester |
10 August 2001 STS-105, Discovery |
ISS | 22 August 2001 STS-105, Discovery |
ISS crew rotation, assembly and supply. | |
| Frank L. Culbertson Vladimir Dezhurov Mikhail Tyurin |
ISS (crew 3) |
17 December 2001 STS-108, Endeavour |
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| 230 | Victor Afanasyev Konstantin Kozeyev Claudie Haigneré |
21 October 2001 Soyuz TM-33 |
ISS | 31 October 2001 Soyuz TM-32 |
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| 231 | Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie Mark Kelly Linda M. Godwin Daniel M. Tani |
5 December 2001 STS-108, Endeavour |
ISS | 17 December 2001 STS-108, Endeavour |
ISS crew rotation, assembly and supply. | |
| Yuri Onufrienko Carl E. Walz Daniel W. Bursch |
ISS (crew 4) |
19 June 2002 STS-111, Endeavour |
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| 232 | Scott D. Altman Duane G. Carey John M. Grunsfeld Nancy J. Sherlock Currie James H. Newman Richard M. Linnehan Michael J. Massimino |
1 March 2002 STS-109, Columbia |
12 March 2002 STS-109, Columbia |
Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. | ||
| 233 | Michael J. Bloomfield Stephen N. Frick Jerry L. Ross Steven L. Smith Ellen L. Ochoa Lee Morin Rex J. Walheim |
8 April 2002 STS-110, Atlantis |
ISS | 19 April 2002 STS-110, Atlantis |
ISS assembly and supply. | |
| 234 | Yuri Gidzenko Roberto Vittori Mark Shuttleworth |
25 April 2002 Soyuz TM-34 |
ISS | 5 May 2002 Soyuz TM-33 |
First South African in space (Shuttleworth). Second space tourist (Shuttleworth). | |
| 235 | Kenneth D. Cockrell Paul S. Lockhart Franklin R. Chang-Diaz Philippe Perrin |
5 June 2002 STS-111, Endeavour |
ISS | 19 June 2002 STS-111, Endeavour |
ISS crew rotation, assembly and supply. | |
| Valeri Korzun Sergei Treshchev Peggy A. Whitson |
ISS (crew 5) |
7 December 2002 STS-113, Endeavour |
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| 236 | Jeffrey S. Ashby Pamela A. Melroy David A. Wolf Piers J. Sellers Sandra H. Magnus Fyodor Yurchikhin |
7 October 2002 STS-112, Atlantis |
ISS | 18 October 2002 STS-112, Atlantis |
ISS assembly, maintenance and supply. | |
| 237 | Sergei Zalyotin Yuri Lonchakov Frank De Winne |
29 October 2002 Soyuz TMA-1 |
ISS | 10 November 2002 Soyuz TM-34 |
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| 238 | James D. Wetherbee Paul S. Lockhart Michael E. Lopez-Alegria John B. Herrington |
23 November 2002 STS-113, Endeavour |
ISS | 7 December 2002 STS-113, Endeavour |
ISS assembly, crew rotation and supply. | |
| Kenneth D. Bowersox Donald R. Pettit Nikolai Budarin |
ISS (crew 6) |
4 May 2003 Soyuz TMA-1 |
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| 239 | Rick D. Husband William C. McCool David M. Brown Kalpana Chawla Michael P. Anderson Laurel B. Clark Ilan Ramon |
16 January 2003 STS-107, Columbia |
1 February 2003 STS-107, Columbia |
Microgravity and Earth science research. First Israeli in space (Ramon). Broke up during re-entry with loss of all crew. | ||
| 240 | Yuri Malenchenko Edward T. Lu |
25 April 2003 Soyuz TMA-2 |
ISS (crew 7) |
27 October 2003 Soyuz TMA-2 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| 241 | Yáng Lìwěi | 15 October 2003 Shenzhou 5 |
First human spaceflight of the People's Republic of China. | |||
| 242 | Pedro Duque | 18 October 2003 Soyuz TMA-3 |
ISS | 27 October 2003 Soyuz TMA-2 |
ISS crew rotation. First Spaniard in space (Duque). | |
| Aleksandr Kaleri C. Michael Foale |
ISS (crew 8) |
29 April 2004 Soyuz TMA-3 |
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| 243 | André Kuipers | 19 April 2004 Soyuz TMA-4 |
ISS | 29 April 2004 Soyuz TMA-3 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| Gennady Padalka E. Michael Fincke |
ISS (crew 9) |
24 October 2004 Soyuz TMA-4 |
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| 244 | Michael W. Melvill | 21 June 2004 Flight 15P, SpaceShipOne |
First human spaceflight of commercial spaceship. | |||
| 245 | Michael W. Melvill | 29 September 2004 Flight 16P, SpaceShipOne |
Ansari X Prize flight #1. | |||
| 246 | W. Brian Binnie | 4 October 2004 Flight 17P, SpaceShipOne |
Ansari X Prize flight #2, winning the prize. | |||
| 247 | Yuri Shargin | 14 October 2004 Soyuz TMA-5 |
ISS | 24 October 2004 Soyuz TMA-4 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| Salizhan Sharipov Leroy Chiao |
ISS (crew 10) |
24 April 2005 Soyuz TMA-5 |
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| 248 | Roberto Vittori | 15 April 2005 Soyuz TMA-6 |
ISS | 24 April 2005 Soyuz TMA-5 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| Sergei Krikalev John L. Phillips |
ISS (crew 11) |
11 October 2005 Soyuz TMA-6 |
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| 249 | Eileen M. Collins James M. Kelly Stephen K. Robinson Andrew S. W. Thomas Wendy B. Lawrence Charles J. Camarda Soichi Noguchi |
26 July 2005 STS-114, Discovery |
ISS | 9 August 2005 STS-114, Discovery |
First "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission after the loss of Columbia. ISS assembly and supply. | |
| 250 | Gregory H. Olsen | 1 October 2005 Soyuz TMA-7 |
ISS | 11 October 2005 Soyuz TMA-6 |
ISS crew rotation. Third space tourist (Olsen). | |
| Valery Tokarev William S. McArthur |
ISS (crew 12) |
8 April 2006 Soyuz TMA-7 |
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| 251 | Fèi Jùnlóng Niè Hǎishèng |
12 October 2005 Shenzhou 6 |
16 October 2005 Shenzhou 6 |
Second human spaceflight of the People's Republic of China. | ||
| 252 | Marcos Pontes | 30 March 2006 Soyuz TMA-8 |
ISS | 8 April 2006 Soyuz TMA-7 |
ISS crew rotation. First Brazilian in space (Pontes). | |
| Pavel Vinogradov Jeffrey N. Williams |
ISS (crew 13) |
29 September 2006 Soyuz TMA-8 |
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| 253 | Steven W. Lindsey Mark Kelly Michael E. Fossum Piers J. Sellers Lisa M. Nowak Stephanie D. Wilson |
4 July 2006 STS-121, Discovery |
ISS | 17 July 2006 STS-121, Discovery |
ISS crew rotation and supply. Safety and repair system testing. First long-duration ISS mission by an ESA astronaut (Reiter). | |
| Thomas Reiter | ISS (crew 13/14) |
22 December 2006 STS-116, Discovery |
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| 254 | Brent W. Jett Christopher J. Ferguson Joseph R. Tanner Daniel C. Burbank Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper Steven G. MacLean |
9 September 2006 STS-115, Atlantis |
ISS | 21 September 2006 STS-115, Atlantis |
Resumption of ISS assembly. First Canadian to operate Canadarm2. Delivery of the second set of solar arrays and batteries. | |
| 255 | Anousheh Ansari | 18 September 2006 Soyuz TMA-9 |
ISS | 29 September 2006 Soyuz TMA-8 |
ISS crew rotation. First female space tourist (Ansari). First Persian in space (Ansari). | |
| Mikhail Tyurin Michael E. Lopez-Alegria |
ISS (crew 14) |
21 April 2007 Soyuz TMA-9 |
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| 256 | Mark L. Polansky William A. Oefelein Robert L. Curbeam Joan E. Higginbotham Nicholas J.M. Patrick Christer Fuglesang |
10 December 2006 STS-116, Discovery |
ISS | 22 December 2006 STS-116, Discovery |
ISS crew rotation and assembly First Swede in space (Fuglesang) |
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| Sunita L. Williams | ISS (crew 14/15) |
22 June 2007 STS-117, Atlantis |
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| 257 | Charles Simonyi | 7 April 2007 Soyuz TMA-10 |
ISS | 21 April 2007 Soyuz TMA-9 |
ISS crew rotation. Space tourist flight. | |
| Oleg Kotov Fyodor Yurchikhin |
ISS (crew 15) |
21 October 2007 Soyuz TMA-10 |
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| 258 | Frederick W. Sturckow Lee J. Archambault Patrick G. Forrester Steven R. Swanson John D. Olivas James F. Reilly |
8 June 2007 STS-117, Atlantis |
ISS | 22 June 2007 STS-117, Atlantis |
ISS crew rotation and assembly | |
| Clayton C. Anderson | ISS (crew 15/16) |
7 November 2007 STS-120, Discovery |
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| 259 | Scott Kelly Charles O. Hobaugh Tracy E. Caldwell Dyson Richard A. Mastracchio Barbara R. Morgan Benjamin A. Drew Dafydd R. Williams |
8 August 2007 STS-118, Endeavour |
ISS | 21 August 2007 STS-118, Endeavour |
ISS assembly | |
| 260 | Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor | 10 October 2007 Soyuz TMA-11 |
ISS | 21 October 2007 Soyuz TMA-10 |
ISS crew rotation. First Malaysian in space (Shukor). First female ISS commander (Whitson). | |
| Yuri Malenchenko Peggy A. Whitson |
ISS (crew 16) |
19 April 2008 Soyuz TMA-11 |
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| 261 | Pamela A. Melroy George D. Zamka Scott E. Parazynski Stephanie D. Wilson Douglas H. Wheelock Paolo Nespoli |
23 October 2007 STS-120, Discovery |
ISS | 7 November 2007 STS-120, Discovery |
ISS crew rotation and assembly | |
| Daniel M. Tani | ISS (crew 16) |
20 February 2008 STS-122, Atlantis |
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| 262 | Stephen N. Frick Alan G. Poindexter Leland D. Melvin Rex J. Walheim Stanley G. Love Hans Schlegel |
7 February 2008 STS-122, Atlantis |
ISS | 20 February 2008 STS-122, Atlantis |
ISS crew rotation and assembly | |
| Léopold Eyharts | ISS (crew 16) |
27 March 2008 STS-123, Endeavour |
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| 263 | Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie Gregory H. Johnson Robert L. Behnken Michael J. Foreman Richard M. Linnehan Takao Doi |
11 March 2008 STS-123, Endeavour |
ISS | 27 March 2008 STS-123, Endeavour |
ISS crew rotation and assembly | |
| Garrett E. Reisman | ISS (crew 16/17) |
14 June 2008 STS-124, Discovery |
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| 264 | Yi So-yeon | 8 April 2008 Soyuz TMA-12 |
ISS | 19 April 2008 Soyuz TMA-11 |
ISS crew rotation. First South Korean in space (Yi) First second-generation cosmonaut (Volkov). |
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| Sergey Volkov Oleg Kononenko |
ISS (crew 17) |
24 October 2008 Soyuz TMA-12 |
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| 265 | Mark Kelly Kenneth T. Ham Karen L. Nyberg Ronald J. Garan Michael E. Fossum Akihiko Hoshide |
31 May 2008 STS-124, Discovery |
ISS | 14 June 2008 STS-124, Discovery |
ISS assembly and crew rotation Delivery of Kibo Japanese Experiment Module |
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| Gregory E. Chamitoff | ISS (crew 17/18) |
30 November 2008 STS-126, Endeavour |
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| 266 | Zhai Zhigang Liu Boming Jing Haipeng |
25 September 2008 Shenzhou 7 |
28 September 2008 Shenzhou 7 |
Third human spaceflight and first spacewalk for China. | ||
| 267 | Richard A. Garriot | 12 October 2008 Soyuz TMA-13 |
ISS | 24 October 2008 Soyuz TMA-12 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| Yuri Lonchakov E. Michael Fincke |
ISS (crew 18) |
8 April 2009 Soyuz TMA-13 |
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| 268 | Christopher J. Ferguson Eric A. Boe Donald R. Pettit Stephen G. Bowen Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper Robert S. Kimbrough |
15 November 2008 STS-126, Endeavour |
ISS | 30 November 2008 STS-126, Endeavour |
ISS logistics and crew rotation | |
| Sandra H. Magnus | ISS (crew 18) |
29 March 2009 STS-119, Discovery |
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| 269 | Lee J. Archambault Dominic A. Antonelli Joseph M. Acaba Steven R. Swanson Richard R. Arnold John L. Phillips |
15 March 2009 STS-119, Discovery |
ISS | 29 March 2009 STS-119, Discovery |
Delivery of final solar power generation module and crew rotation | |
| Koichi Wakata | ISS (crew 18/19/20) |
31 July 2009 STS-127, Endeavour |
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| 270 | Charles Simonyi | 26 March 2009 Soyuz TMA-14 |
ISS | 8 April 2009 Soyuz TMA-13 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| Gennady Padalka Michael R. Barratt |
ISS (crew 19/20) |
11 October 2009 Soyuz TMA-14 |
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| 271 | Scott D. Altman Gregory C. Johnson Michael T. Good K. Megan McArthur John M. Grunsfeld Michael J. Massimino Andrew J. Feustel |
11 May 2009 STS-125, Atlantis |
24 May 2009 STS-125, Atlantis |
Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 | ||
| 272 | Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne Robert Thirsk |
27 May 2009 Soyuz TMA-15 |
ISS (crew 20/21) |
1 December 2009 Soyuz TMA-15 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| 273 | Mark L. Polansky Douglas G. Hurley Christopher J. Cassidy Thomas H. Marshburn David A. Wolf Julie Payette |
15 July 2009 STS-127, Endeavour |
ISS | 31 July 2009 STS-127, Endeavour |
Delivery of Japanese exposed facility and crew rotation | |
| Timothy L. Kopra | ISS (crew 20) |
11 September 2009 STS-128, Discovery |
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| 274 | Frederick W. Sturckow Kevin A. Ford Patrick G. Forrester Jose M. Hernández John D. Olivas Christer Fuglesang |
28 August 2009 STS-128, Discovery |
ISS | 11 September 2009 STS-128, Discovery |
Delivery of experiments, logistics, and crew rotation | |
| Nicole P. Stott | ISS (crew 20/21) |
27 November 2009 STS-129, Atlantis |
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| 275 | Guy Laliberté | 30 September 2009 Soyuz TMA-16 |
ISS | 11 October 2009 Soyuz TMA-14 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams |
ISS (crew 21/22) |
18 March 2010 Soyuz TMA-16 |
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| 276 | Charles O. Hobaugh Barry E. Wilmore Leland D. Melvin Randolph J. Bresnik Michael J. Foreman Robert L. Satcher |
16 November 2009 STS-129, Atlantis |
ISS | 27 November 2009 STS-129, Atlantis |
ISS assembly Delivery of ELC1 and ELC2 |
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| 277 | Oleg Kotov Timothy J. Creamer Soichi Noguchi |
20 December 2009 Soyuz TMA-17 |
ISS (crew 22/23) |
2 June 2010 Soyuz TMA-17 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| 278 | George D. Zamka Terry W. Virts Kathryn P. Hire Stephen K. Robinson Nicolas J.M. Patrick Robert L. Behnken |
8 February 2010 STS-130, Endeavour |
ISS | 22 February 2010 STS-130, Endeavour |
ISS assembly Delivery of Tranquility and Cupola |
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| 279 | Aleksandr Skvortsov Mikhail Korniyenko Tracy E. Caldwell Dyson |
2 April 2010 Soyuz TMA-18 |
ISS (crew 23/24) |
25 September 2010 Soyuz TMA-18 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| 280 | Alan G. Poindexter James P. Dutton Richard A. Mastracchio Clayton C. Anderson Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger Stephanie D. Wilson Naoko Yamazaki |
5 April 2010 STS-131, Discovery |
ISS | 20 April 2010 STS-131, Discovery |
ISS assembly Delivery of experiments and logistics |
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| 281 | Kenneth T. Ham Dominic A. Antonelli Garrett E. Reisman Michael T. Good Stephen G. Bowen Piers J. Sellers |
14 May 2010 STS-132, Atlantis |
ISS | 26 May 2010 STS-132, Atlantis |
Delivery of experiments Delivery of Rassvet |
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| 282 | Fyodor Yurchikhin Shannon Walker Douglas H. Wheelock |
15 June 2010 Soyuz TMA-19 |
ISS (crew 24/25) |
26 November 2010 Soyuz TMA-19 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| 283 | Aleksandr Kaleri Oleg Skripochka Scott Kelly |
7 October 2010 Soyuz TMA-01M |
ISS (crew 25/26) |
16 March 2011 Soyuz TMA-01M |
ISS crew rotation. | |
| 284 | Dmitri Kondratyev Catherine G. Coleman Paolo Nespoli |
15 December 2010 Soyuz TMA-20 |
ISS (crew 26/27) |
24 May 2011 Soyuz TMA-20 |
ISS crew rotation. | |
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