2006 Al Jazeera launches Al Jazeera English
2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launches
2005 Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launches, first flight since Columbia disaster
2001 US launches strikes against the Taleban in Afghanistan, in retaliation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US.
1999 During a bombing run over Belgrade, NATO accidentally bombs the Chinese embassy, killing four which launches massive protests throughout China
1998 Soyuz TM-27 launches to MIR
1998 Intel launches 333 MHz Pentium II chip
1998 STS 89 (Endeavour 12) launches into orbit
1997 STS 87 (Columbia 24) launches into orbit
1997 U.S. launches nuclear powered Cassini to Saturn
1997 STS 86 (Atlantis 20) launches into orbit
1997 STS 85, Discovery 23, launches into orbit
1997 STS 94 (Columbia 23) launches into orbit
1997 STS 84 (Atlantis 19), launches, 6th Shuttle-Mir Mission
1997 STS 83 (Columbia 22), launches
1997 STS 82 (Discovery 22) launches
1997 Soyuz TM-25 launches to the MIR
1997 Minuteman III launches
1997 Space Shuttle STS 81 (Atlantis 18), launches into space
1996 Space Shuttle STS 80 (Columbia 21), launches into space
1996 Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17), launches into space
1996 Space Shuttle STS 78, Columbia 20, launches into space
1996 STS 77 (Endeavour 11), launches into orbit
1996 Dutch/Itallian Beppo-SAX launches from Cape Canaveral
1996 STS 76 (Atlantis 16), launches into orbit
1996 STS 75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit
1996 Space Shuttle STS 72 (Endeavour 10), launches into space
1995 STS 74 (Atlantis 15), launches into orbit
1995 STS 73 (Columbia 18), launches into orbit
1995 STS 69 (Endeavour 9), launches into orbit
1995 Space shuttle STS-70, Discovery 20, launches
1995 Space shuttle STS-71 (Atlantis 14), launches
1995 Space shuttle STS-67 (Endeavour 8), launches
1995 STS 63 (Discovery 19), launches into orbit
1994 Kosmos 2294/2295/2296 launches
1994 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), launches
1994 Soyuz TM-20 launches
1994 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), launches into orbit
1994 Space shuttle STS 64 (Discovery 20), launches into orbit
1994 Space shuttle STS-65 (Columbia 17), launches
1994 Soyuz TM-19 launches
1994 STS-59 (Endeavour) launches into orbit
1994 Soyuz TM-21 launches with V Dezyurov, G Strekalov and N Thagard
1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), launches into orbit
1994 STS-60 (Discovery) launches into orbit
1994 Russian manned space craft TM-18, launches into orbit
1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), launches
1993 STS-58 (Columbia) launches into orbit
1993 STS-51 (Discovery) launches into orbit
1993 Russian manned space craft TM-17, launches into orbit
1993 STS-57 (Endeavour) launches into orbit
1993 STS-55 (Columbia) launches into orbit
1993 STS-56 (Discovery) launches into orbit
1993 Soyuz TM-16 launches
1993 STS-54 (Endeavour) launches into orbit
1992 Space Shuttle STS 52 (Columbia 13) launches into space
1992 Charles Taylor launches an offensive against Monrovia Liberia
1992 STS-47 (Endeavour 2) launches
1992 Soyuz TM-15 launches
1992 STS 50 launches (Columbia)
1992 India launches its Agni rocket
1992 India launches its 1st satellite independently
1992 Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space
1992 1st Belgium in the space, Dirk Frimout on Atlantis Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space
1992 Russian manned space craft TM-14, launches into orbit
1992 Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) launches into space
1991 U.S.S.R. launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station
1991 U.S. 70th manned space mission STS 39 (Discovery 12) launches into orbit
1991 Iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel
1990 U.S. 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit
1990 U.S. 68th manned space mission STS 38 (Atlantis 7) launches into orbit
1990 U.S. 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) launches into orbit
1990 Soyuz TM-10 launches
1990 U.S. 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit
1990 U.S. 65th manned space mission STS 36 (Atlantis 6) launches into orbit
1990 64th U.S. manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia 10) launches into orbit
1989 U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS 33 (Discovery 9) launches into orbit
1989 U.S. 62nd manned space mission STS 34 (Atlantis 5) launches into orbit
1989 U.S. launches Magellan to Venus
1988 Shuttle Atlantis launches world's 1st nuclear-war-fighting satellite
1988 Israel launches 1st satellite, for secret military reconnaissance
1988 U.S.S.R. launches 3 cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir
1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-214
1988 ESA's Ariane-3 launches 2 communications satellites (1 Indian)
1988 U.S.S.R. launches Phobos II for Martian orbit
1988 Soviet Union launches Phobos 1 to probe Martian moon (unsuccessful)
1988 Soyuz TM-5 launches
1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-213
1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-211
1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-206
1988 NASA launches DOD-2
1987 Soyuz TM-4 launches 3 cosmonauts to space station Mir
1987 NASA launches space vehicle S-209
1987 U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 1870, 15-ton Earth-study satellite
1987 NASA launches Fltsatcom-6, it failed to reach orbit
1987 NASA launches Palapa B2P
1987 NASA launches GEOS-H
1987 Soyuz TM-2 launches
1986 NASA launches Fltsatcom-7
1986 NASA launches space vehicle S-199
1986 NASA launches DOD-1
1986 NASA launches Goes-G, it failed to achieve orbit
1986 HBO launches boxing's heavyweight-title-unification-tournament
1986 U.S.S.R. launches Mir space station into Earth orbit
1985 NASA launches space vehicle S-207
1985 Japan launches its 2nd probe of Halley's Comet, Suisei
1985 Japan launches Planet A, a probe to Halley's comet
1985 NASA launches space vehicle S-209
1985 European Space Agency launches Giotto (Halley's Comet Flyby)
1985 NASA launches Intelsat VA
1985 NASA launches Intelsat VA
1985 Japan launches Sakigake space probe to Halley's Comet
1984 U.S.S.R. launches Vega 2 for fly-by of Halley's Come
1984 U.S.S.R. launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet
1984 NASA launches NATO-3D
1984 NASA launches space vehicle S-208
1984 NASA launches Galaxy-C
1984 Soyuz T-10 launches with crew of 3 to Salyut 7
1983 Jesse Jackson launches his 1st campaign for presidency
1983 NASA launches Galaxy-B
1983 NASA launches RCA-6
1983 NASA launches Telstar-3A
1983 NASA launches Galaxy-A
1983 NASA launches space vehicle S-205
1983 European Space Agency launches European Comm Satellite 1, Oscar 10
1983 NASA launches Exosat
1983 NASA launches Intelsat V
1983 NASA launches Geos-F
1983 NASA launches RCA-F
1983 Japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km)
1982 NASA launches RCA-E
1982 NASA launches Intelsat V
1982 NASA launches Telesat-F
1982 NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth
1982 NASA launches Intelsat V
1982 MTA launches a 5 year plan to upgrade the New York City subway system
1982 TA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City subway system
1981 NASA launches Intelsat V
1981 NASA launches Fltsatcom-5, it failed
1981 NASA launches Intelsat V
1981 NASA launches space vehicle S-192
1981 Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k)
1981 NASA launches Comstar D-4
1980 NASA launches Intelsat V
1980 NASA launches Flt Satcom-4
1980 Rohini 1, 1st Indian satellite, launches into orbit
1980 U.S. launches Solar Maximum Mission Observatory to study solar flares
1980 NASA launches Fltsatcom-3
1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-203
1979 NASA launches HEAO
1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-198
1979 NASA launches Fltsatcom-2
1979 Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite and Corsa-B (550/580 km)
1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-202
1978 NASA launches HEAO
1978 U.S. launches Pioneer Venus 1; produces 1st global radar map of Venus
1978 NASA launches space vehicle S-201
1978 U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 1000 navigational satellite
1977 NASA launches space vehicle S-200
1977 NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
1977 Soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts
1976 NASA launches space vehicle S-197
1976 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 24, last Lunar flight to date from Earth
1976 Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers
1976 NASA launches space vehicle S-179
1975 NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed
1975 NASA launches space vehicle S-195
1975 U.S.S.R. launches Venera 10 for Venus landing
1975 U.S.S.R. launches Venera 9 for Venus landing
1975 Soyuz 18 launches
1975 India launches 1st satellite with help of U.S.S.R.
1974 NASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2 (235/843 km)
1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 7
1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 6
1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 5
1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of red planet
1973 NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit
1973 U.S. launches 1st Skylab crew Kerwin, Conrad, Weitz
1973 U.S.S.R. launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km)
1973 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 21 for Moon landing
1972 U.S.S.R. launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km)
1972 U.S. launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998)
1971 NASA launches Intelsat 4 F-3 for COMSAT Corp
1971 U.S. launches 1st satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft
1971 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 2, 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars
1970 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 16; returns samples from lunar Sea of Fertility
1970 China PR launches its 1st satellite transmitting song "East is Red"
1970 Libyan leader Gadaffi launches "Green Revolution"
1970 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 52 and Molniya 1-13 communications satellite
1970 U.S. president Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine"
1970 U.S. launches 2nd generation weather satellite, ITOS 1
1969 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 50 and Molniya 1-12 communications satellite
1969 Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon
1968 European Space Research Org launches 1st satellite
1968 U.S. launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun
1968 U.S.S.R. launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit
1967 U.S. launches Pioneer 8 into solar orbit
1967 U.S. launches Surveyor 6; makes soft landing on Moon Nov 9
1967 U.S. launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km)
1967 U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit
1967 U.S.S.R. launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus
1967 Kosmos 140 (Soyuz Test) launches into Earth orbit
1967 U.S. launches Lunar Orbiter 3
1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 13; soft-landed in Oceanus Procellarum
1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 12 for orbit around Moon
1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 11 for orbit around Moon
1966 U.S. launches Orbiter 1 to the Moon
1966 Stokely Carmichael launches "Black Power" movement
1966 U.S. launches Surveyor 1 to Moon
1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter
1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 9 towards Moon
1965 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon
1965 France launches 1st satellite, 92 lb (42 kg) A1-capsule (Asterix)
1965 Walt Disney launches Epcot Center: Prototype Community of Tomorrow
1965 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon
1965 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 6; missed Moon
1965 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 5; later impacts on Moon
1965 U.S.S.R. launches Voshkod 2; Alexei Leonov makes 1st spacewalk (20 mins)
1965 U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test)
1965 Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km)
1965 U.S. launches TIROS 9 weather satellite
1964 U.S.S.R. launches Zond 2 towards Mars; no data returned
1964 U.S. launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned
1964 NASA launches its 1st Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1)
1964 U.S.S.R. launches Zond 1 to Venus; no data returned
1963 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 4; missed Moon by 8,500 km
1963 U.S. launches communications satellite Syncom 1
1962 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars
1962 U.S. launches Ranger 5 for lunar impact; misses Moon
1962 Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15
1962 U.S. launches Ranger 3, misses Moon by 22,000-mi (37,000-km)
1961 NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays
1961 Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Bros Records
1961 U.S.S.R. launches Venera 1 toward Venus
1961 Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure
1961 USAF launches Samos spy satellite to replace U-2 flights
1960 USS Enterprise, 1st nuclear power aircraft carrier, launches
1959 USAF launches Discoverer II into polar orbit
1959 U.S.S.R. launches Mechta (Luna 1) for 1st lunar fly-by, 1st solar orbit
1958 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 3 with 2 dogs aboard
1958 Army launches 4th U.S. successful satellite, Explorer IV
1958 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik III
1958 Navy launches Vanguard 1 into orbit (2nd U.S.), measures Earth shape
1958 Vanguard TV-3 back-up launches into Earth orbit; reaches 6 km
1958 U.S. launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1
1957 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 2 with a dog (Laika), 1st animal in orbit
1957 Soviet Union launches, Sputnik II, carrying a dog named Laika
1957 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik I, 1st artificial Earth satellite
1957 U.S.S.R. launches 1st intercontinental multistage ballistic missile
1957 U.S. launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton, Connecticut
1955 1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum
1942 Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along Don front
1942 During WW II, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt
1941 U.S. launches its 1st Liberty-ship, "Patrick Henry"
1940 Battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks
1938 British ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland
1935 Parker Brothers launches game of Monopoly
1928 U.S.S.R. launches its 1st 5 year plan
1926 Robert Goddard launches 1st liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meters)
1918 During WW I Germany launches Somme offensive
1906 Famous Cunard passenger liner Lusitania launches
1903 Kuyper government launches anti strike laws
1892 P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games
1783 J van North launches unmanned balloon
1002 English king Ethelred II launches massacre of Danish settlers
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