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19 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1976 and the latest in 2026.
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May 26 in spaceflight
19 launches flew on May 26, the earliest of them in 1976, and 19 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 1 spaceflight and astronomy event on May 26. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
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What happened on May 26
1969
Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first crewed Moon landing.
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Launches on May 26Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
19 launches
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- 2026Long March 7A | TJSW-24CASCSUCCESS
- 2026Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-37SpXSUCCESS
- 2023Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kondor-FKA No.1RFSASUCCESS
- 2023Electron | Coming To A Storm Near You (TROPICS-3)RLSUCCESS
- 2021Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 28SpXSUCCESS
- 2014Zenit 3SL | Eutelsat 3BSLSUCCESS
- 2012Long March 3B/E | Chinasat-2ACASCSUCCESS
- 2006Shtil'-1 | COMPASS-2Makeyev Rocket Design BureauSUCCESS
- 1999PSLV | IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3ISROSUCCESS
- 1993Molniya-M | Molniya-1T 86PRSCSUCCESS
- 1988Molniya-M | Molniya-3 49LCCCPSUCCESS
- 1987Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 31CCCPSUCCESS
- 1983Delta 3914 | ExosatUSAFSUCCESS
- 1983Soyuz U | Yantar-4K1 9CCCPSUCCESS
- 1983Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 16CCCPSUCCESS
- 1980Soyuz-U | Soyuz 36CCCPSUCCESS
- 1977Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 4USAFSUCCESS
- 1977Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 4CCCPSUCCESS
- 1976Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 60CCCPSUCCESS
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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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