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tourist. Tito paid $20 million to be transported via a Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS). In 2020, SpaceX became the first private company to launch humans into orbit. It transported NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley into space via its Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule. SpaceX made history again in 2021 by becoming the first private spaceflight company to launch an all-civilian crew into space. Today, NASA and other space agencies work with aerospace companies to conduct research, launch spacecraft (including satellites), and explore the universe. These companies also pursue their own business goals in space. In 2022, approximately 15 new launch commercial vehicles made their maiden flights, according to The Space Report, making it the busiest year for new rockets since the early days of the Space Age.

The Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft.

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