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16 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1964 and the latest in 2022.
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October 12 in spaceflight
18 launches flew on October 12, the earliest of them in 1964, and 16 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 3 spaceflight and astronomy events on October 12. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
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What happened on October 12
1964
The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew, and the first flight without pressure suits.
Voskhod 1 ↗
2005
The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.
Shenzhou 6 ↗
Launches on October 12Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
18 launches
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- 2022Long March 2C | 5 m S-SAR-01 (Huanjing-2E)CASCSUCCESS
- 2022Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | AngoSat-2RFSASUCCESS
- 2022Epsilon | RAISE-3 & othersJAXAFAILURE
- 2012Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | Galileo L2 (IOV FM03-FM04)ASASUCCESS
- 2011PSLV-CA | Megha-TropiquesISROSUCCESS
- 2008Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-13RFSASUCCESS
- 2005Long March 2F | Shenzhou-6CASCSUCCESS
- 1992Delta II | DFS-Kopernikus 3USAFSUCCESS
- 1990Ariane 44L | SBS 6 & Galaxy 6ASASUCCESS
- 1984Scout G-1 | Nova 3USAFSUCCESS
- 1983Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 33CCCPSUCCESS
- 1982Proton | Uragan 1CCCPSUCCESS
- 1979Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 12CCCPFAILURE
- 1975Scout D-1 | TIP 2USAFSUCCESS
- 1970Kosmos-3M | Zaliv 6CCCPSUCCESS
- 1969Soyuz | Soyuz 7CCCPSUCCESS
- 1966Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 33USAFSUCCESS
- 1964Voskhod | Voskhod 1CCCPSUCCESS
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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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