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October 6, 2024

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[ October 4, 2024 ] ULA launches second Vulcan flight, encounters strap-on booster anomaly News
[ October 3, 2024 ] Live coverage: ULA to launch second test flight of its Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Mission Reports
[ October 2, 2024 ] ESA’s Hera mission progresses towards launch pending Falcon 9 readiness Falcon 9
[ September 30, 2024 ] ULA rolls its Vulcan rocket to the launch pad ahead of second test flight Mission Reports
[ September 29, 2024 ] SpaceX grounds its Falcon rocket fleet after upper stage misfire Falcon 9

U.S. companies, led by SpaceX, launched more than any other country in 2020

January 5, 2021 Stephen Clark

Leading all other nations, U.S. launch providers flew 44 missions in 2020 that aimed to place payloads in Earth orbit or deep space, with 40 successes. China followed with 35 successful orbital missions in 39 launch attempts.