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22 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1965 and the latest in 2026.
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May 29 in spaceflight
22 launches flew on May 29, the earliest of them in 1965, and 22 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 2 spaceflight and astronomy events on May 29. 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 1919.
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What happened on May 29
1919
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin.
Albert Einstein ↗1999
Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
Space Shuttle Discovery ↗
Launches on May 29Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
22 launches
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- 2026Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-07)ULASUCCESS
- 2026Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-53SpXSUCCESS
- 2025Long March 4B | Shijian 26CASCSUCCESS
- 2024Ceres-1S | Tianqi 25-28GESUCCESS
- 2023GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1J (NVS-01)ISROSUCCESS
- 2021Long March 7 | Tianzhou-2CASCSUCCESS
- 2020Long March 11 | XJS-G & XJS-HCASCSUCCESS
- 2018SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity PF02VGSUCCESS
- 2016Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M No. 53 (Kosmos 2516)VKSSUCCESS
- 2012Long March 4C | Yaogan 15CASCSUCCESS
- 2007Soyuz-FG | Globalstar 65,69,71,72RFSASUCCESS
- 2001Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 80RVSN RFSUCCESS
- 1991Delta II | Satcom C5USAFSUCCESS
- 1990Soyuz U | Resurs-F 6CCCPSUCCESS
- 1986Soyuz U | Zenit-8 32CCCPSUCCESS
- 1985Molniya-M | Molniya-3 39LCCCPSUCCESS
- 1980Atlas F | NOAA BUSAFSUCCESS
- 1974Proton | Luna-22CCCPSUCCESS
- 1973Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 15 (27L)CCCPSUCCESS
- 1971Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 9CCCPSUCCESS
- 1969Voskhod | Zenit-4 58CCCPSUCCESS
- 1965Thor Delta C | Explorer 28USAFSUCCESS
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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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