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27 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1959 and the latest in 2026.
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June 25 in spaceflight
31 launches flew on June 25, the earliest of them in 1959, and 27 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 3 spaceflight and astronomy events on June 25. 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 1967.
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What happened on June 25
1967
More than an estimated 400 million people viewed Our World, the first live international satellite television production.
Our World (1967 TV program) ↗1992
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-50, the first shuttle mission to carry Extended Duration Orbiter hardware.
Space Shuttle Columbia ↗
Launches on June 25Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
31 launches
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- 2026Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-45SpXSUCCESS
- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-16SpXSUCCESS
- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 4SpXSUCCESS
- 2024Falcon Heavy | GOES-USpXSUCCESS
- 2021Soyuz 2.1b | Pion-NKS No. 1 (Kosmos 2550)VKSSUCCESS
- 2020SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF09VGSUCCESS
- 2019Falcon Heavy | STP-2SpXSUCCESS
- 2017Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Iridium-2SpXSUCCESS
- 2016Long March 7 / YZ-1A | Development Flight 1CASCSUCCESS
- 2013Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | O3b FM1, FM2, FM4, FM5ASASUCCESS
- 2013Soyuz 2.1b | Resurs-P No.1RFSASUCCESS
- 2006Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 13RFSASUCCESS
- 2000Long March 3 | Feng Yun 2BCASCSUCCESS
- 1998Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4KS1M 8RFSASUCCESS
- 1997Ariane 44P | INTELSAT 802ASASUCCESS
- 1993Scout G-1 | RADCALUSAFSUCCESS
- 1993Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-F 18VKSSUCCESS
- 1993Ariane 42P | Galaxy 4HASASUCCESS
- 1992Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-50LSOCSUCCESS
- 1991Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 26CCCPFAILURE
- 1984Titan 34D | KH-9 19USAFSUCCESS
- 1982Molniya-M | US-K 27CCCPSUCCESS
- 1981Proton-K/DM | EkranCCCPSUCCESS
- 1975Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 45CCCPSUCCESS
- 1971Voskhod | Zenit-4M 17CCCPFAILURE
- 1970Titan 23B | KH-8 27USAFSUCCESS
- 1966Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 5CCCPSUCCESS
- 1965Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 19USAFSUCCESS
- 1965Voskhod | Zenit-4 8CCCPSUCCESS
- 1964Scout X-4 | ESRSUSAFFAILURE
- 1959Thor Agena A | Discoverer 4USAFFAILURE
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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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