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18 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1967 and the latest in 2026.
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September 11 in spaceflight
18 launches flew on September 11, the earliest of them in 1967, and 18 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 4 spaceflight and astronomy events on September 11. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
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What happened on September 11
1995
Mir EO-19, the first expedition to the Russian space station Mir launched on an American Space Shuttle, returned to Earth after approximately 75 days in space.
Mir EO-19 ↗2024
Soyuz MS-26 is launched to the International Space Station, setting a record of 19 people in orbit at the same time.
Soyuz MS-26 ↗2025
Progress MS-32 is launched to resupply the International Space Station. It is the 300th spacecraft launched to the ISS.
Progress MS-32 ↗
Launches on September 11Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
18 launches
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- 2026Electron | Happily Ever Faster (BlackSky Gen-3 5)RLSUCCESS
- 2025Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-32 (93P)RFSASUCCESS
- 2024Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-26RFSASUCCESS
- 2022Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-2 & BlueWalker 3SpXSUCCESS
- 2017Proton-M Briz-M | Amazonas 5ILSSUCCESS
- 2015Soyuz STB/Fregat | Galileo L5 (FOC FM05-FM06)ASASUCCESS
- 2014Ariane 5 ECA | MEASAT-3b & Optus 10ASASUCCESS
- 2013Rokot / Briz-KM | Gonets M-14, Gonets M-16, Gonets M-17VKOSUCCESS
- 2010H-IIA 202 | Michibiki (QZS-1)MHISUCCESS
- 2007Kosmos-3M | Parus 97NPSUCCESS
- 2006H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 2JAXASUCCESS
- 1996Ariane 42P | Echostar IIASASUCCESS
- 1987Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1 8CCCPSUCCESS
- 1981Molniya-M | Molniya-3 28LCCCPSUCCESS
- 1976Proton-K/DM | Raduga 2CCCPSUCCESS
- 1976Thor DSV-2U | DMSP-5D1 F1USAFSUCCESS
- 1974Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 9CCCPSUCCESS
- 1967Voskhod | Zenit-4 34CCCPSUCCESS
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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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