▁only ▁two ▁cre wed ▁space f aring ▁nations . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁ceased ▁cre wed ▁space ▁miss ions ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁after ▁ST S - 1 3 5 . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁is ▁currently ▁developing ▁new ▁cre wed ▁space craft , ▁and ▁many ▁U . S . ▁private ▁business es ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁planning ▁and ▁development ▁stage ▁of ▁private ▁cre wed ▁space ▁flight . ▁ ▁Space f aring ▁nations ▁listed ▁by ▁year ▁of ▁first ▁cre wed ▁launch : ▁▁ ▁() ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁▁ ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ ▁Un cre wed ▁space f aring ▁nations ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁nations ▁or ▁organizations ▁have ▁developed ▁their ▁own ▁launch ers ▁to ▁launch ▁un cre wed ▁space craft ▁into ▁orbit ▁either ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁territory ▁or ▁with ▁foreign ▁assistance ▁( date ▁of ▁first ▁launch ▁in ▁parentheses ): ▁▁▁ ▁( 1 9 5 7 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 5 8 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 6 2 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 6 4 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 6 5 ) ▁▁▁ ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 7 0 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 7 0 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 7 1 ) ▁▁ ▁European ▁Space ▁Agency ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 9 1 )* ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 9 2