Although his background is in aerospace and technology, Rush founded OceanGate Inc. in 2009 to provide crewed submersibles for undersea researchers and explorers.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5508413/a-titanic-expert-an-adventurer-a-ceo-and-a-father-and-son-are-on-the-missing-submersible/

Artemis II will be the first crewed mission to the moon since the final Apollo mission took flight in 1972, and the four astronauts will be the first humans to use the Orion spacecraft, which re-entered Earth last December after orbiting the moon.

Source: https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/national/moon-mission-could-boost-canadian-health-care-climate-efforts-artemis-ii-astronauts/article_fead68f5-e140-5d24-8bb0-bdfa667c38c2.html

Blue Origin’s New Shepard lifts off Aug. 44 on the NS-22 crewed suborbital flight.

Source: https://spacenews.com/nasa-shifts-focus-of-suborbital-crew-program/

Both included the possibility of testing research hardware and techniques on crewed suborbital flights.

Source: https://spacenews.com/nasa-scales-back-project-to-send-scientists-to-iss/

Coming in at second place is Sunpower Philippines general manager Glenn Everett, crewed by wife Jana.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/03/04/sailing-action-returns-to-taal-lake/

Companies and countries launching crewed missions could be aware of when the next human-rated spacecraft is expected to launch and consider it as a rescue solution—assuming the vehicles in question have compatible docking systems.

Source: https://qz.com/emails/space-business/1850560346/space-business-lost-in-orbit

From NASA’s Curiosity Rover observing the first ‘Sun Rays’ on Mars to the launch of the sixth joint NASA-SpaceX crewed mission to the International Space Station, the month was jam-packed with space news.

Source: https://pragativadi.com/giant-asteroid-to-fly-close-to-earth-tomorrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=giant-asteroid-to-fly-close-to-earth-tomorrow

It is the first Russian lunar mission in 47 years, and the first of a series of missions that will pave the way for a crewed return to the Moon in the 2030s.

Source: https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/08/18/space-race-two-moon-landers-will-touch-down-next-week-n572207

It was however able to fly back to Port Macquarie and guide the fishing boat XLCR, crewed by members of the Radley family, to the site of the wreck where they were able to pick up the survivors.

Source: https://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/8141133/remembering-the-wollongbar-ii-sinking-80-years-on/?src=rss

NASA has selected the geology team that will develop the surface science plan for the first crewed lunar landing mission in more than 50 years.

Source: https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/08/24/geology-team-selected-for-first-crewed-artemis-lunar-landing/

On its first run, the newly designed train was crewed exclusively by LGBTQ+ staff.

Source: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23415847.south-western-railway-launches-first-intersex-inclusive-train/?ref=rss

Russia is contributing its Luna landers and Oryol crewed orbiters, while China is improving its Chang'e robotic spacecraft.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-space-china.html

The Soyuz spacecraft it’s meant to replace, MS-22, sprung a coolant leak in mid-December, rendering it unsafe for a crewed journey back home.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/spacecraft-leak-postpones-russian-iss-lifeboat-mission-1850112444

The success of the Gaganyaan mission will make India the fourth nation to have achieved crewed spacecraft launches.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/gaganyaan-test-flight-successful-herere-countries-with-crewed-spacecraft-launches-2737354/

The test flight is meant to usher in the final process of certifying the Starliner spacecraft for regular crewed flights to the space station.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/boeing-cancels-first-crewed-starliner-flight-safety-rea-1850499550

They were kept safe in the water by the volunteer crew of Littlehampton RNLI on lifeboat Renee Sherman, safety boats crewed by Arun Yacht Club, and lifeguards from Surf Lifesaving Club.

Source: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23995308.150-swimmers-plunge-sea-raise-money-rnli/?ref=rss

This will be the first crewed mission aboard NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and the first launched on the agency’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System.

Source: https://www.mutiny.in/nasa-announces-4-astronauts-will-fly-around-the-moon-on-artemis-ii/

We’re also looking forward to India’s launch of a Singaporean satellite and new details about NASA's plan for a crewed trip to Mars.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/this-week-in-spaceflight-an-iss-spacewalk-and-spacexs-1850336945

While their record was very nearly beaten by a solar-powered drone in 2022, it’s incredibly unlikely that no flight crewed by human beings will ever top what Robert Timm and John Cook achieved.

Source: https://jalopnik.com/hell-is-spending-two-months-in-a-cessna-that-never-land-1850512791