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22 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1963 and the latest in 2026.
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June 12 in spaceflight
27 launches flew on June 12, the earliest of them in 1963, and 22 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 1 spaceflight and astronomy event on June 12. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
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What happened on June 12
2026
South African-American businessman Elon Musk becomes the first US$ trillionaire with the initial public offering of SpaceX.
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Launches on June 12Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
27 launches
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- 2026Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-54SpXSUCCESS
- 2026H3-30 | H3-30 Test FlightMHISUCCESS
- 2023Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 8 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)SpXSUCCESS
- 2023Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-11SpXSUCCESS
- 2022Astra Rocket 3 | TROPICS-1ASFAILURE
- 2021Simorgh | UnknownISAFAILURE
- 2019Falcon 9 Block 5 | RADARSAT ConstellationSpXSUCCESS
- 2018H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 6MHISUCCESS
- 2016Long March 3C | Beidou-2 G7CASCSUCCESS
- 2008Ariane 5 ECA | Türksat 3A & Skynet 5CASASUCCESS
- 1990Delta 4925-8 | Insat 1DUSAFSUCCESS
- 1987Molniya-M | US-K 54CCCPSUCCESS
- 1986Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 56CCCPSUCCESS
- 1982Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 60CCCPFAILURE
- 1980Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 20CCCPSUCCESS
- 1979Soyuz U | Zenit-2M/NKh 3CCCPSUCCESS
- 1978Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 18CCCPSUCCESS
- 1975Soyuz U | Zenit-4MK 44CCCPSUCCESS
- 1975Delta 2910 | Nimbus 6USAFSUCCESS
- 1973Titan IIIC | DSP 4USAFSUCCESS
- 1970Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 33CCCPSUCCESS
- 1970Europa I | STV 3 (ELDO F9)ELDOFAILURE
- 1968Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 10CCCPSUCCESS
- 1967Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 8CCCPSUCCESS
- 1967Molniya-M | Venera-4CCCPSUCCESS
- 1963Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 21USAFSUCCESS
- 1963Atlas Agena B | Midas 8USAFFAILURE
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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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