The live side of Galactic Getaway: what is lifting off this week, seventy years of launch data, and three interactive tools built around the rockets in the exhibit.
The next missions lifting off around the world, updated automatically. Watch the countdown and follow the rockets shaping our future in space.
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Launch data from The Space Devs · times shown in your local time zone
From Sputnik to Starship, humanity has attempted more than seven thousand orbital launches. Explore who reached space, when, and how the race has changed across nearly seventy years.
Annual orbital launch attempts stacked by launching nation. Watch the Soviet-era peak, the post-1991 dip, and the commercial surge led by the United States and China.
Running totals of every launch each nation has flown. The USSR and Russia built an enormous early lead, while China's line is bending sharply upward.
Total orbital launch attempts from 1957 through 2025. Hover any bar for the exact figure.
Data compiled from Jonathan McDowell's Space Report and Space Stats Online · orbital launch attempts, 1957–2025
"Russia" includes Soviet-era launches · "Europe" covers ESA and Arianespace · figures updated periodically
Three hands-on tools built on real numbers. Compare the giants in our exhibit, test whether your payload can reach orbit, and travel through the plunging cost of spaceflight.
Every rocket in our exhibit, drawn to the same scale next to a person and the Statue of Liberty. Tap any rocket to see its real stats and how tall its 1:144 scale model stands.
Pick a rocket, choose how heavy your payload is, and hit launch. Each rocket can only lift so much. Go over its limit and you will not make it to space.
The price to launch one kilogram to space has collapsed. Step through the eras and watch what reusable rockets did to the cost of reaching orbit.
Rocket specs from operator data, Wikipedia, and NextSpaceflight · launch costs are approximate, inflation-adjusted to recent US dollars, drawing on CSIS Aerospace Security and public figures · Starship cost is SpaceX's stated target