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![]() Launch of Shenzhou 5, the first Chinese human spaceflight mission, this mission has made China the 3rd country to have independent human spaceflight capability after the USSR and the US. | |
Orbital launches | |
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First | 11 January |
Last | 29 December |
Total | 63 |
Successes | 60 |
Failures | 3 |
Partial failures | 0 |
Catalogued | 61 |
National firsts | |
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Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Atlas V 521 Delta II Heavy Delta IV Medium Strela |
Retirements | Ariane 4 44L Ariane 5G Space Shuttle Columbia Titan 23G |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 4 |
Total travellers | 13 |
This article outlines notable events occurring in 2003 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.