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Thirteen U.S. Saturn V rockets were launched between 1967 and 1973.

Ariane 5

This European rocket launches satellites and spacecraft from French Guiana.

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Long March 2F

China’s first astronaut was launched on-board a Long March 2F rocket in 2003.

Soyuz FG

These Russian rockets take astronauts to the International Space Station.

Atlas 5

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Atlas V rockets have been taking satellites and interplanetary spacecraft from sites in the U.S.A.

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(11.3 km) The speed per second that a rocket needs to escape Earth’s gravity

150 miles

(240 km) The length of wiring in a space shuttle orbiter

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The approximate number of satellites launched in the past 60 years

257 billion

The amount of dollars spent by the United States on space projects each year

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■ In June 2004, SpaceShipOne became the first privately owned piloted craft to travel into space morę than once.

■ SpaceShipOne was carried to 9 miles (15 km) above Earth by the White Knight aircraft. Once released, it ignited its rocket engines and moved off into space.

■ Its pilot, Mikę Melvill, became the first commercial astronaut as he took the craft to morę than 62 miles (100 km) above Earth.

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62 miles (100 km) above Earth’s surface. At this height, 99.99997 percent

of the mass of Earth’s