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1 July 2023

Euclid

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- Euclid Launch on Falcon 9: ESA’s Dark Universe Telescope Lifts Off
  
  SpaceX launched ESA's Euclid space telescope on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida at 11:12 a.m.
  
  Published 1 Jul 2023
Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Becker / Public domain
23 June 2023

Starlink

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- Falcon 9 Launches 56 Starlink Satellites on an 8th Booster Flight
  
  On June 23, 2023 at 11:35 a.m. ET, a Falcon 9 launched 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral.
  
  Published 23 Jun 2023
Photo: Osunpokeh / CC BY-SA 4.0
20 April 2023

Starship Flight 1

The first integrated test of Starship and Super Heavy

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On 20 April 2023 SpaceX flew a fully integrated Starship (Ship 24) on a Super Heavy booster (Booster 7) for the first time, from Starbase in Texas. The stack cleared the pad and reached an apogee of about 39 km, but several engines went out, the vehicle began to tumble and the flight termination system was commanded.
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- Starship Flight 1: Pad Cleared, Then Tumble Ended the Test
  
  SpaceX's webcast covers the first integrated flight test of Starship and Super Heavy from Starbase, Texas, after an earlier attempt was stood down for a frozen booster valve.
  
  Published 20 Apr 2023
- Starship Flight 1: S24 and Super Heavy B7 Lift Off from Starbase
  
  SpaceX's video covers the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship (S24) and Super Heavy (B7) from Starbase in Texas.
  
  Published 27 May 2023
Photo: Joel Kowsky / Public domain
2 March 2023

Crew-6

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- Crew-6 Dragon Endeavour Leaves the ISS After 184 Days in Orbit
  
  SpaceX and NASA broadcast the autonomous undocking of Crew Dragon Endeavour from the ISS on September 3, 2023, carrying the four Crew-6 astronauts home.
  
  Published 3 Sep 2023
Photo: NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham / Public domain (US government work)
25 December 2021

James Webb Space Telescope

A Christmas Day launch to a point a million miles away

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The James Webb Space Telescope launched on an Ariane 5 from French Guiana on 25 December 2021 and travelled to the Sun-Earth L2 point, about a million miles from Earth. Its tennis-court-sized sunshield and 18-segment gold mirror unfolded on the way, and its first science images were released in July 2022.
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- Webb Telescope Launch and Deployment Sequence on Ariane 5
  
  An animation from Northrop Grumman depicts the planned launch of the James Webb Space Telescope on an Ariane 5 and its deployment on the way to Sun-Earth L2, 1 million miles from Earth.
  
  Published 24 Jan 2017
- Webb’s Christmas Day Launch on Ariane 5: Countdown to Separation
  
  Official NASA and ESA broadcast of the James Webb Space Telescope launch on an Ariane 5 from French Guiana on 25 December 2021.
  
  Published 25 Dec 2021
- Webb’s Ariane 5 Launch from Kourou, Tracked Stage by Stage
  
  Coverage of the James Webb Space Telescope lifting off on an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Centre on December 25, 2021, at 12:20 GMT.
  
  Published 25 Dec 2021
- How Webb Works: Infrared Design, Build and Ariane 5 Launch
  
  An animated explainer of how space telescopes work, comparing Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope.
  
  Published 20 Dec 2024
Photo: NASA / Public domain
23 April 2021

Crew-2

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- Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS
  
  A documentary following ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet on his second trip to the International Space Station, Mission Alpha, which launched on April 23rd, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon…
  
  Published 6 Sep 2025
Photo: SpaceX / CC0
6 February 2018

Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission

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- Falcon Heavy’s Maiden Flight: Launch and Booster Separation
  
  SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission launched from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 6 February 2018 at 20:45 UTC.
  
  Published 6 Feb 2018
Photo: SpaceX / CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
22 December 2015

ORBCOMM-2

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- ORBCOMM-2: Falcon 9’s Return to Flight and First Land Landing
  
  SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched 11 ORBCOMM second-generation satellites from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral on the ORBCOMM-2 mission.
  
  Published 22 Dec 2015
Photo: SpaceX / CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
21 December 2015

Falcon 9 Orbcomm OG2 Flight 2

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- Falcon 9 Orbcomm Launch: 11 Satellites and a First Stage Landing
  
  On December 21, 2015, SpaceX's Falcon 9 delivered 11 satellites to low-Earth orbit and landed the first stage of the rocket back on land.
  
  Published 12 Jan 2016
Photo: SpaceX / CC0
28 September 2008

Falcon 1 Flight 4

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- Falcon 1 Flight 4: How SpaceX Reached Orbit After Three Failures
  
  On September 28, 2008, Falcon 1 became the first privately developed liquid fuel rocket to reach Earth orbit.
  
  Published 11 Nov 2023
Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work)
16 January 2003

Columbia STS-107

Seven crew, a 16-day science mission and the investigation that followed

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Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry over Texas on 1 February 2003, ending the 16-day STS-107 science mission and the lives of all seven crew: Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark and Ilan Ramon. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board found that a piece of foam insulation from the external tank had struck the left wing's leading edge during launch.
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- Columbia STS-107: Foam Impact Test Blows Hole in Wing Panel
  
  Archive footage from 7 July 2003 shows a foam block fired from a gun at a carbon-reinforced panel from shuttle Atlantis, leaving a hole.
  
  Published 21 Jul 2015
- Columbia STS-107: How Foam Damage Led to Seven Deaths on Reentry
  
  A retrospective on the loss of space shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003, during reentry after a roughly two-week science mission, which killed all seven crew members.
  
  Published 22 Oct 2021
- Columbia Disaster: How ABC News Reported the Shuttle’s Loss
  
  ABC News' Feb. 1, 2003 broadcast reported that Space Shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry, killing all seven astronauts, about 16 minutes from home.
  
  Published 1 Feb 2024
- Columbia STS-107: How a Foam Strike Led to the Shuttle’s Loss
  
  A documentary on the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia on 1 February 2003, which killed all seven crew members on re-entry.
  
  Published 8 Aug 2025
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Photo: NASA/Crew of STS-132 / Public domain
20 November 1998

International Space Station

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The International Space Station program began in 1998 with the launch of the Zarya module, the first piece of a station assembled from Russian, American and European parts. The facts list its outcome as in progress, and plans now call for it to be deorbited.
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- ISS Story: From Zarya’s 1998 Launch to Planned De-Orbit
  
  A DW documentary on the International Space Station, whose first module, Zarya, was launched on a Proton rocket on 20 November 1998.
  
  Published 7 May 2024
- Why the ISS Will Be Deorbited at Point Nemo and What Comes Next
  
  The video explains why the International Space Station is due to be deorbited by SpaceX around 2030 and sent into the sea at Point Nemo.
  
  Published 22 Jul 2024

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Euclid

Euclid Launch on Falcon 9: ESA’s Dark Universe Telescope Lifts Off

Starlink

Falcon 9 Launches 56 Starlink Satellites on an 8th Booster Flight

Starship Flight 1

Starship Flight 1: Pad Cleared, Then Tumble Ended the Test

Starship Flight 1: S24 and Super Heavy B7 Lift Off from Starbase

Crew-6

Crew-6 Dragon Endeavour Leaves the ISS After 184 Days in Orbit

James Webb Space Telescope

Webb Telescope Launch and Deployment Sequence on Ariane 5

Webb’s Christmas Day Launch on Ariane 5: Countdown to Separation

Webb’s Ariane 5 Launch from Kourou, Tracked Stage by Stage

How Webb Works: Infrared Design, Build and Ariane 5 Launch

Crew-2

Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS

Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission

Falcon Heavy’s Maiden Flight: Launch and Booster Separation

ORBCOMM-2

ORBCOMM-2: Falcon 9’s Return to Flight and First Land Landing

Falcon 9 Orbcomm OG2 Flight 2

Falcon 9 Orbcomm Launch: 11 Satellites and a First Stage Landing

Falcon 1 Flight 4

Falcon 1 Flight 4: How SpaceX Reached Orbit After Three Failures

Columbia STS-107

Columbia STS-107: Foam Impact Test Blows Hole in Wing Panel

Columbia STS-107: How Foam Damage Led to Seven Deaths on Reentry

Columbia Disaster: How ABC News Reported the Shuttle’s Loss

Columbia STS-107: How a Foam Strike Led to the Shuttle’s Loss

International Space Station

ISS Story: From Zarya’s 1998 Launch to Planned De-Orbit

Why the ISS Will Be Deorbited at Point Nemo and What Comes Next