From long-awaited rocket launches and lunar landers to crewed flights around the moon, here are a few exciting spaceflight missions to look forward to in 2024.
little bit busier since then. and it s no longer just monkeys heading into a galaxy far, far away. now almost anyone can snag a seat on the spacecraft, and the richer you are, the better. billionaires and celebrities from around the world are claiming their chance to make it to space. so far this year there have been more than 20 civilians who ve taken the journey on six spaceflight missions. richard branson s virgin galactic made two flights to the edge of space in a matter of months, in may with two pilots and in july which had three passengers and two pilots. if we can do this, just imagine what you can do. reporter: less than two weeks after that, amazon founder jeff bezos reached the edge of space along with three others on blue origin s new shepherd rocket. and last week 90-year-old star trek actor william shatner took an 11-minute trip into space on a blue origin flight. elon musk s spacex made history