2018 in spaceflight

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2018 in spaceflight

Highlights from spaceflight in 2018[a]
Orbital launches
First	8 January
Last	29 December
Total	114
Successes	111
Failures	2
Partial failures	1
Catalogued	112
National firsts
Satellite	New Zealand  Costa Rica  Kenya  Bhutan  Jordan
Suborbital launch	Norway
Rockets
Maiden flights	Falcon Heavy Falcon 9 Block 5 Zhuque-1
Retirements	Delta IV M+(5,2) SS-520 Falcon 9 Full Thrust (B3/B4) Ariane 5 ES Delta II Zhuque-1
Crewed flights
Orbital	3 (+1 failed)
Suborbital	1 (private)
Total travellers	11 (+2 failed)
EVAs	8
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This article documents notable spaceflight events during the year 2018. For the first time since 1990, more than 100 orbital launches were performed globally.
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