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20 of them succeeded. The earliest was in 1961 and the latest in 2025.
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November 15 in spaceflight
22 launches flew on November 15, the earliest of them in 1961, and 20 of them succeeded. Wikipedia lists 5 spaceflight and astronomy events on November 15. Pick another date to see what happened on it.
Recorded events
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Spaceflight and astronomy entries from Wikipedia for this date, oldest first, starting in 1966.
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What happened on November 15
1966
Project Gemini: Gemini 12 completes the program's final mission, when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.
Project Gemini ↗1967
The only fatality of the North American X-15 program occurs during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams loses control of his aircraft which is destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert.
North American X-15 ↗1988
The Soviet spacecraft Buran (pictured), a reusable vehicle built in response to NASA's Space Shuttle program, was launched, uncrewed, on its only flight.
Buran (spacecraft) ↗1990
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-38, a classified mission for the Department of Defense.
Space Shuttle Atlantis ↗
Launches on November 15Archive read 2026-11-05. Anything after that isn't listed here.
22 launches
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- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-85SpXSUCCESS
- 2025Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-89SpXSUCCESS
- 2024Long March 7 | Tianzhou-8CASCSUCCESS
- 2022Long March 4C | Yaogan 34-03CASCSUCCESS
- 2018Falcon 9 Block 5 | Es'hail 2SpXSUCCESS
- 2008Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-126USASUCCESS
- 1999H-II | MTSATJAXAFAILURE
- 1992Soyuz-U-PVB | Resurs-500VKSSUCCESS
- 1990Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-38LSOCSUCCESS
- 1988Energiya/Buran | Buran OK-1KCCCPSUCCESS
- 1986Molniya-M | Molniya-1T 69CCCPSUCCESS
- 1985Proton-K/DM | Raduga 17CCCPSUCCESS
- 1984Kosmos-3M | Parus 47CCCPSUCCESS
- 1980Delta 3910/PAM | SBS 1USAFSUCCESS
- 1978Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 22CCCPSUCCESS
- 1974Delta 2310 | NOAA 4USAFSUCCESS
- 1972Scout D-1 | SAS 2NASASUCCESS
- 1971Scout B | SSS 1NASASUCCESS
- 1969Voskhod | Zenit-4 67CCCPSUCCESS
- 1967X-15 | Flight 191USAFFAILURE
- 1961Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4B & TRAACUSAFSUCCESS
- 1961Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 35USAFSUCCESS
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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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