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9 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1976 and the latest in 2026.
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April 30 in spaceflight
10 launches flew on April 30, the earliest of them in 1976, and 9 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 1 spaceflight and astronomy event on April 30. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
Recorded events
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What happened on April 30
1006
SN 1006, the brightest supernova in recorded history, first appeared in the constellation Lupus.
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Launches on April 30Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
10 launches
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- 2026Soyuz-5 | Demo FlightRSCSUCCESS
- 2026Ariane 64 | Amazon Leo (LE-02)ASASUCCESS
- 2026Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-36SpXSUCCESS
- 2022Long March 11 | Jilin-1 HR-03D-04 to 07 & 04ACASCSUCCESS
- 2021Long March 4C | Yaogan 34CASCSUCCESS
- 2014Vega | KazEOSat 1ASASUCCESS
- 2005Titan 405B | NROL-16USAFSUCCESS
- 1999Titan IVB | Milstar 3USAFFAILURE
- 1996Atlas I | BeppoSAXGDSUCCESS
- 1976Atlas F/MSD | Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1USAFSUCCESS
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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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