Annual statistics
- OrbFlts: The number of orbital human spaceflights launched in the given year.
- OrbRides: The number of people launched to orbit in the given year. (If the same person is launched three times in the same year, that counts as three, not one - so, the number of `rides' rather than the number of distinct people.)
- TotFlts: Number of human spaceflights (orbital and suborbital, above 80 km) in the given year.
- TotRides: Number of people launched above 80 km in the given year (strictly, number of `rides', not the number of distinct people).
- PersonYr: Total person-years of humans in spaceflight during the calendar year (counted, for the time being, from launch to landing.)
Updated: 2025 Oct 16 1835:12
| Human Spaceflight Annual Statistics | |||||
| Year | OrbFlts | OrbRides | TotFlts | TotRides | PersonYr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00000 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00000 |
| 1961 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.00354 |
| 1962 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0.02102 |
| 1963 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0.02564 |
| 1964 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.00831 |
| 1965 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 0.15439 |
| 1966 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 0.07296 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.00309 |
| 1968 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0.15018 |
| 1969 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 0.42093 |
| 1970 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0.14587 |
| 1971 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0.38650 |
| 1972 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0.19429 |
| 1973 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 1.13738 |
| 1974 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0.45517 |
| 1975 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 0.61368 |
| 1976 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0.32406 |
| 1977 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0.22288 |
| 1978 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1.34023 |
| 1979 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.96911 |
| 1980 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 1.26794 |
| 1981 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0.52010 |
| 1982 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 1.42559 |
| 1983 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 1.22572 |
| 1984 | 8 | 37 | 8 | 37 | 2.67898 |
| 1985 | 11 | 63 | 11 | 63 | 2.18399 |
| 1986 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0.80117 |
| 1987 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1.92698 |
| 1988 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 2.79099 |
| 1989 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 1.92704 |
| 1990 | 9 | 39 | 9 | 39 | 2.72409 |
| 1991 | 8 | 41 | 8 | 41 | 2.85301 |
| 1992 | 10 | 59 | 10 | 59 | 3.50976 |
| 1993 | 9 | 47 | 9 | 47 | 3.38665 |
| 1994 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 50 | 4.64877 |
| 1995 | 9 | 48 | 9 | 48 | 4.27852 |
| 1996 | 9 | 48 | 9 | 48 | 4.59044 |
| 1997 | 10 | 58 | 10 | 58 | 4.78035 |
| 1998 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 3.71407 |
| 1999 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 2.28294 |
| 2000 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 37 | 1.89194 |
| 2001 | 8 | 44 | 8 | 44 | 4.42308 |
| 2002 | 7 | 40 | 7 | 40 | 4.29289 |
| 2003 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 2.77065 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2.17479 |
| 2005 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 2.45377 |
| 2006 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 3.31006 |
| 2007 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 27 | 3.99956 |
| 2008 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 37 | 4.33055 |
| 2009 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 46 | 5.96398 |
| 2010 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 31 | 5.98796 |
| 2011 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 5.59574 |
| 2012 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5.30987 |
| 2013 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5.80131 |
| 2014 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5.51986 |
| 2015 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5.57614 |
| 2016 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5.39758 |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 5.23123 |
| 2018 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 5.21282 |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 5.24449 |
| 2020 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4.28566 |
| 2021 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 49 | 8.74695 |
| 2022 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 42 | 10.16925 |
| 2023 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 57 | 10.47731 |