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15 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1958 and the latest in 2026.
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August 26 in spaceflight
17 launches flew on August 26, the earliest of them in 1958, and 15 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 1 spaceflight and astronomy event on August 26. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
Recorded events
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What happened on August 26
1998
The first flight of the Boeing Delta III ends in disaster 75 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the loss of the Galaxy X communications satellite.
Delta III ↗
Launches on August 26Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
17 launches
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- 2026Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-22SpXSUCCESS
- 2025Starship | Flight 10SpXSUCCESS
- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | NAOSSpXSUCCESS
- 2023Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-7SpXSUCCESS
- 2021New Shepard | NS-17BOSUCCESS
- 2017Minotaur IV | ORS-5OASUCCESS
- 2005Rokot / Briz-KM | Monitor-E No. 1VKSSUCCESS
- 1999Kosmos-3M | Parus 91NPSUCCESS
- 1994Zenit-2 | Orlets-2 1RFSASUCCESS
- 1982Delta 3920/PAM | Anik D1USAFSUCCESS
- 1980Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 13CCCPSUCCESS
- 1978Soyuz-U | Soyuz 31CCCPSUCCESS
- 1976Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 79CCCPSUCCESS
- 1974Soyuz | Soyuz 15CCCPSUCCESS
- 1970Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 3USAFSUCCESS
- 1966Titan IIIC | IDCSP 8 to 14USAFFAILURE
- 1958Project Pilot | NOTS 5USNFAILURE
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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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