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13 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1967 and the latest in 2026.
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March 10 in spaceflight
13 launches flew on March 10, the earliest of them in 1967, and 13 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 5 spaceflight and astronomy events on March 10. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
Recorded events
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Spaceflight and astronomy entries from Wikipedia for this date, oldest first, starting in 1977.
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What happened on March 10
1977
Astronomers using NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory discovered a faint ring system around Uranus.
NASA ↗1982
Syzygy: All nine planets recognized at this time — Mercury to Pluto — align on the same side of the Sun.
Syzygy (astronomy) ↗2006
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (artist's impression pictured) reached and entered orbit around Mars.
NASA ↗
Launches on March 10Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
13 launches
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- 2026Falcon 9 Block 5 | EchoStar 25SpXSUCCESS
- 2024Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-43SpXSUCCESS
- 2016PSLV XL | IRNSS-1FISROSUCCESS
- 1994Delta II | GPS IIA-15USAFSUCCESS
- 1988Soyuz U | Zenit-8 60CCCPSUCCESS
- 1984Soyuz U | Efir 1CCCPSUCCESS
- 1978Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 13CCCPSUCCESS
- 1977Delta 2914 | Palapa A2USAFSUCCESS
- 1977Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 75CCCPSUCCESS
- 1976Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 56CCCPSUCCESS
- 1975Titan 34B | Jumpseat 4USAFSUCCESS
- 1970Diamant B | Dial WikaCNESSUCCESS
- 1967Proton / UR-500 K/D | Kosmos 146CCCPSUCCESS
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Cosmos, by Carl Sagan
Sagan's tour of the universe and how we came to understand it. It keeps the science in.
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Pale Blue Dot, by Carl Sagan
Sagan's case for people leaving Earth one day, and an honest look at how hard that would be.
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Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
A science-fiction novel from the author of The Martian, built around solving one engineering problem after another.
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