{"id":21264,"date":"2026-05-02T01:45:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/a-60-year-record-was-broken-last-month\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T01:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:45:34","slug":"a-60-year-record-was-broken-last-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/a-60-year-record-was-broken-last-month\/","title":{"rendered":"A 60 year record was broken last month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the month of April, the US launched 18 rockets into space. Nearly all of them were successful. While the vast majority were for SpaceX Falcon 9s launching the company\u2019s Starlink satellites, it was still a diverse set of rockets, including NASA\u2019s Space Launch System, Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn, SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy, and ULA\u2019s Atlas V.<\/p>\n

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All five of those rockets had a launch take place from Florida\u2019s Space Coast, also known by the US Military as the Eastern Range. This range is overseen and supported by the US Space Force\u2019s Space Launch Delta 45. This unit provides range security, weather services, and other services to all those launching from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n

For the first time since 1966, the Eastern Range supported more than four different launch vehicles in the same month. April\u2019s record of five different vehicles beats the two tied months of February 1965 and July 1966, which both saw four unique vehicles.<\/p>\n

February 1965 Launches<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Delta C\n
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    • OSO 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Titan 3A\n
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      • LES 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Saturn 1\n
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        • Apolo 103<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Atlas Agena\n
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          • Ranger 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            July 1966 Launches<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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            • Delta E1\n
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              • Explorer 33<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • Saturn 1B\n
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                • Apollo 203<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                • Atlas-Agena\n
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                  • GATV 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • Titan 2\n
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                    • Gemini 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      April 2026 Launches<\/h2>\n

                      NASA Space Launch System<\/h4>\n

                      On April 1, NASA successfully launched the Artemis 2 mission. This was the first crewed spaceflight to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, a poetic connection to the early Apollo missions that launched in 1965 and 1966.<\/p>\n

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