2001 in spaceflight

Concerns have been raised that: This article outlines notable events occurring in 2001 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport.
China: 1 Europe: 8 India: 2 Japan: 1 Russia: 19 USA: 22 Ukraine: 6
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