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28 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1958 and the latest in 2025.
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May 28 in spaceflight
30 launches flew on May 28, the earliest of them in 1958, and 28 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 3 spaceflight and astronomy events on May 28. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
Recorded events
IN THE RECORD3ENTRIES
Spaceflight and astronomy entries from Wikipedia for this date, oldest first, starting in -585.
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What happened on May 28
-585
According to the Greek historian Herodotus, a solar eclipse, accurately predicted by Thales of Miletus, abruptly ended the Battle of Halys between the Lydians and the Medes.
580s BC ↗-585
A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated. It is also the earliest event of which the precise date is known.
Eclipse of Thales ↗
Launches on May 28Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
30 launches
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- 2025Long March 3B/E | Tianwen-2CASCSUCCESS
- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-32SpXSUCCESS
- 2024Falcon 9 Block 5 | EarthCARESpXSUCCESS
- 2024Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-60SpXSUCCESS
- 2021Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 7ASASUCCESS
- 2014Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-13MRFSASUCCESS
- 2013Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-09MRFSASUCCESS
- 2010Delta IV M+(4,2) | GPS IIF SV-1 (USA-213)ULASUCCESS
- 2004Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 12RFSASUCCESS
- 2002Kosmos-3M | Parus 93NPSUCCESS
- 2002Shavit-2 | Ofeq-5ISASUCCESS
- 1992Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 64VKSSUCCESS
- 1988Tsiklon-2 | US-P 28CCCPSUCCESS
- 1987Soyuz U | Zenit-8 49CCCPSUCCESS
- 1986Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 58LCCCPSUCCESS
- 1984Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 281-288CCCPSUCCESS
- 1984Soyuz U | Progress 22CCCPSUCCESS
- 1982Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 54CCCPSUCCESS
- 1982Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 2CCCPSUCCESS
- 1980Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 19CCCPSUCCESS
- 1979Titan 24B | KH-8 50USAFSUCCESS
- 1976Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 5CCCPSUCCESS
- 1975Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 42CCCPSUCCESS
- 1975Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 89-96CCCPSUCCESS
- 1971Proton | Mars-3CCCPSUCCESS
- 1971Voskhod | Zenit-4M 16CCCPSUCCESS
- 1965Atlas D | OV1-3USAFFAILURE
- 1964Saturn I | Saturn-SA 6NASASUCCESS
- 1962Kosmos-2I 63S1 | Sputnik 15CCCPSUCCESS
- 1958Vanguard | VanguardUSNFAILURE
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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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