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25 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1962 and the latest in 2025.
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September 27 in spaceflight
28 launches flew on September 27, the earliest of them in 1962, and 25 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 3 spaceflight and astronomy events on September 27. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
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What happened on September 27
2008
CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.
Zhai Zhigang ↗
Launches on September 27Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
28 launches
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- 2025Long March 6A | SatNet LEO Group 11CASCSUCCESS
- 2024Long March 2D | Shijian 19CASCSUCCESS
- 2023Qased | Noor-3IRGCAFSUCCESS
- 2021Atlas V 401 | Landsat 9ULASUCCESS
- 2021Long March 3B/E | Shiyan 10CASCSUCCESS
- 2021Kuaizhou 1A | Jilin-1-02DEPSUCCESS
- 2020Long March 4B | Huanjing 2A, 2BCASCSUCCESS
- 2014Proton-M Briz-M | Olymp-K (Luch)KhSCSUCCESS
- 2011Minotaur IV+ | TacSat-4OSCSUCCESS
- 2007Delta II 7925H-9.5 | DawnULASUCCESS
- 2004Long March 2D | Fanhui Shi Weixing (20)CASCSUCCESS
- 2003Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1ASASUCCESS
- 2003Kosmos-3M | Mozhaets-4NPSUCCESS
- 1997Delta II | Iridium 34 to 37 & 19USAFSUCCESS
- 1994Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 24NPSUCCESS
- 1990Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-5CCCPSUCCESS
- 1989Tsiklon-2 | US-P 31CCCPSUCCESS
- 1989Molniya-M | Molniya-1T 76CCCPSUCCESS
- 1985Proton | TKS-MCCCPSUCCESS
- 1984Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 19CCCPSUCCESS
- 1984Soyuz U | Zenit-8 7CCCPSUCCESS
- 1975Diamant BP4 | AuraCNESSUCCESS
- 1973Titan 24B | KH-8 40USAFSUCCESS
- 1973Soyuz | Soyuz 12CCCPSUCCESS
- 1967Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.4LCCCPFAILURE
- 1967Kosmos-3M | Zaliv-GVM 2CCCPFAILURE
- 1963Scout X-2B | DSAP-1 F5USAFFAILURE
- 1962Vostok 8A92 | Zenit-2 5CCCPSUCCESS
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Cosmos, by Carl Sagan
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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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