Manned spaceflight launches by NASA from 1961 to 2008
This statistic shows the number of manned spaceflights launched by NASA in the United States, and the number of astronauts onboard, from 1961 to 2008. The first manned spaceflight launched by the United States was on May 5, 1961, shortly after the first ever manned spaceflight which was achieved by the Soviet space program in April 1961.