Launches and Events
NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its pre- decessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The agency became opera- tional on October 1, 1958. U.S. space exploration efforts have since been led by NASA, including the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the develop- ment of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Commercial Crew vehicles. The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program (LSP).
The LSP is responsible for NASA oversight of launch operations and countdown management, providing added quality and mission assurance in lieu of the requirement for the launch service provider to obtain a commercial launch license. It operates under the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate of NASA.
Since 1990, NASA has purchased expendable launch vehicle (ELV) launch services directly from commercial providers, whenever possible, for its scientific and applications missions. ELVs can accommodate all types of orbit inclinations and altitudes and are ideal vehicles for launching Earth-orbit and interplanetary missions. The Launch Services Program was established at Kennedy Space Center for NASAs acquisition and program management of ELV missions. A NASA/contractor team is in place to meet the mission of the Launch Services Program, which exists to provide leadership, expertise and cost-effective services in the commercial arena to satisfy Agency wide space transportation requirements and maximize the opportunity for mission success.
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- Events -
- 2001 -
- 2002 -
- 2004 -
Mode 6 Emergency Test 02/18/2004
Launch Control Complex Firing Room #2 02/18/2004
Sound Suppression Water Test 05/07/2004
Messenger In the Clean Room 07/14/2004
NRO-1 Nemesis Atlas II AS 08/31/2004
Swift In the Clean Room 10/04/2004
Bolt Catchers At SRB/ET Connection 11/22/2004
First SRB Segment STS-114 11/22/2004
- 2005 -
Deep Impact 01/12/2005
Robot Arm Extension 01/14/2005
Discovery Reinforced Carbon-Carbon Install 01/30/2005
STS-114 Flight Crew Interface Test 02/10/2005
INMARSAT 4 F1 03/11/2005
Discovery Rollover VAB from OPF 3 03/29/2005
Discovery Rollout To Pad 39B 04/06/2005
Prometheus Titan IVB 04/29/2005
Discovery Rollout #2 To Pad 39B 06/15/2005
STS-114 Discovery 07/26/2005
MRO 08/12/2005
Discovery/SCA 905 Arrival at KSC 08/21/2005
GPS IIR-14 (M) 09/24/2005
New Horizons In the Clean Room 11/04/2005
- 2006 -
New Horizons 01/19/2006 @ 2:00pm EST
ET-119 Arrives from Michoud 03/01/2006
ASTRA 1KR 04/20/2006 @ 4:27 pm EDT
Discovery Rollover & Rollout to Pad 39B 05/12-19/2006
GOES-N Delta IV Medium 05/24/2006
Columbus Module Arrival 06/01/2006
MITEx Delta II 7925-9.5 06/21/2006
STS-121 Discovery 07/04/2006
STS-115 Atlantis 09/09/2006
GPS IIR-16 (M) 11/17/2006 @ 2:12 pm EST
STS-116 Discovery 12/09/2006
STEREO 10/25/2006
- 2007 -
- 2008 -
- 2009 -
NROL-26 01/17/2009
GPS IIR-20 03/24/2009
LRO-LCROSS 06/18/2009
GPS IIR-21 08/17/2009
PAN 09/08/2009
Arex 1-X 10/28/2009
Intelsat 14 11/23/2009
Kepler 03/06/2009
WGS SV2 04/03/2009
GOES-O 06/27/2009
STS-128 Discovery 08/28/2009
MDA 09/25/2009
STS-129 Atlantis 11/16/2009
WGS SV3 12/05/2009
STS-119 Discovery 03/16/2009
STS-125 Atlantis 05/11/2009
STS-127 Endeavor 07/15/2009
- 2010 -
STS-130 Endeavor 02/08/2010
Rassvet in Clean Room STS-132 03/24 & 30/2010
STS-132 Atlantis 05/14/2010
Michoud Assembly Facility 06/02/2010
ET-138 Arrival 07/14/2010
Launch Complex 40 Falcon 9 Dragon 09/10/2010
NROL-32 11/21/2010
SDO 02/11/2010
STS-131 Discovery 04/05/2010
GPS IIF-1 05/22/2010
Falcon 9 1st Launch 06/27/2010
AEHF-1 08/14/2010
Unused US Node 4 A look Inside 11/11/2010
COTS-1 Demo Falcon 9 Dragon 12/08/2010
GOES-P 03/04/2010
X-37B/OTV 04/19/2010
- 2011 -
Last 3 Space Shuttles A look Inside 01/13/2011
NROL-27 03/11/2011
STS-134 Endeavor 05/16/2011
Webb Space Telescope Ball Aerospace, CO 06/09/2011
Shuttle Program Transition & Retirement 07/09/2011
Juno 08/05/2011
Mobile Launcher 10/11 & 23/2011
STS-133 Discovery 02/24/2011
SBIRS GOES-1 05/07/2011
Orion GTA Processing Lockheed Martin 06/08/2011
STS-135 Atlantis 07/08/2011
GPS IIF-2 07/16/2011
GRAIL 09/10/2011
Mars Science Laboratory 11/26/2011
X37B/OTV2 03/05/2011
- 2012 -
SSME Processing Facility 01/12/2012
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 905 04/11/2012
AEHF-2 05/04/2012
NROL-38 06/20/2012
RBSP 08/30/2012
GPSIIF-3 10/04/2012
CRS-1 10/07/2012
WGS-4 01/19/2012
Upgrading of Crawler-Transporter 2 04/13/2012
GTA-1 in the O&C 05/17/2012
NROL-15 Delta IV Heavy
Endeavour's Sunset Flight 09/17/2012
X-37B OTV-3 12/11/2012
V-2 Restoration Nov 2012 to May 2013
MUOS-1 02/24/2012
Discovery's Farewell Flight 04/17/2012
COTS 2/3 Demo 05/22/2012
- 2013 -
- 2014 -
Thaicom-6 01/06/2014
GPS IIF-5 02/20/2014
GPS IIF-6 05/16/2014
OG2 Mission 1 06/10/2014
AsiaSat 6 Mission 09/07/2014
f-104 Starfighter Aerospace Research 10/15/14 to 07/22/15
GPS IIF-8 10/29/2014
Project Morpheus 01/17/2014
NROL-67 04/10/2014
NROL-33 05/22/2014
AFSPC-4 07/28/2014
CLIO 09/16/2014
Historic Launch Complex 39B 10/16/2014
EFT-1 12/05/2014
TDRS-L 01/23/2014
CRS-3 04/14/2014
Hangar R 05/22/2014
GPS IIF-7 08/01/2014
CRS-4 09/21/2014
- 2015 -
CRS 5 01/10/2015
V-2 Engine Mittelwerk Gmbh 02/27/2015
GPS IIF-9 03/25/2015
Turkmen / MonacoSat 04/27/2015
CRS-7 06/28/2015
MUOS-4 08/31/2015
OA-4 12/06/2015
MUOS-3 01/20/2015
Eutelsat 115 West B ABS-3A 03/01/2015
CRS-6 04/10/2015
Pad Abort Test 05/06/2015
GPS IIF-10 07/15/2015
Morelos 3 10/02/2015
OG2 Mission 2 12/21/2015
DSCOVR 02/02/2015
MMS 03/12/2015
VAB 04/27/2015
AFSPC-5 OTV-4 05/20/2015
WGS-7 07/23/2015
GPS IIF-11 10/31/2015
- 2016 -
GPS IIF-12 02/03/2016
OA-6 03/22/2016
Thaicom-8 05/26/2016
MUOS-5 06/24/2016
JCSAT-16 08/14/2016
OSIRIS-REx 09/08/2016
WGS-8 12/07/2016
SES-9 03/04/2016
CRS-8 04/08/2016
NROL-37 06/04/2016
CRS-9 07/18/2016
AFSPC-6 08/19/2016
GOES-R 11/19/2016
EchoStar 19 12/18/2016
Rotation, Processing, & Surge Facility 03/22/2016
JCSAT-14 05/06/2016
Eutelsat 117 West B ABS 2A 06/15/2016
NROL-61 07/28/2016
Amos-6 LOV Static Fire 09/01/2016
- 2017 -
SBIRS GEO-3 01/19/2017
WGS-9 03/18/2017
NROL-76 05/01/2017
BulgariaSat-1 06/23/2017
CRS-12 08/14/2017
X-37B OTV-5 09/07/2017
Koreasat 5A 10/30/2017
CRS-10 / SpX10 02/19/2017
SES-10 03/30/2017
Inmarsat-5 F4 05/15/2017
Intelsat 35e 07/05/2017
TDRS-M 08/18/2017
SES-11 / EchoStar 105 10/11/2017
CRS-13 12/15/2017
EchoStar 23 03/16/2017
Orbital ATK OA-7 04/18/2017
CRS-11 06/01/2017
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion System 08/11/2017
ORS-5 08/25/2017
NROL-52 10/14/2017
- 2018 -
Zuma 01/07/2018
Falcon Heavy Demo Mission 02/06/2018
CRS-14 04/02/2018
Bangabandhu-1 05/11/2018
Telstar 19 VANTAGE 07/22/2018
Telstar 18 VANTAGE 09/09/2018
CRS-16 12/05/2018
SBIRS GEO-4 01/18/2018
GOES-S 03/01/2018
AFSPC-11 04/14/2018
SES-12 06/04/2018
Merah Putih 08/07/2018
AEHF-4 10/17/2018
GPS III SV01 12/23/2018
GovSat-1 01/31/2018
Hispasat 30W-6 03/06/2018
TESS 04/18/2018
CRS-15 / SpX-15 06/29/2018
Parker Solar Probe 08/12/2018
Es'Hail-2 11/15/2018
- 2019 -
PSN-6 02/21/2019
ArabSat-6A 04/10/2019
STP-2 06/24/2019
AEHF-5 08/08/2019
GPS III SV02 08/22/2019
Starlink-1 11/11/2019
JCSAT-18 / KACIFIC-1 12/15/2019
DM-1 03/02/2019
CRS-17 / SpX-17 04/30/2019
Ascent / Abort-2 07/02/2019
Amos-17 08/06/2019
NGCRS-12 11/02/2019
CRS-19 12/04/2019
CST-100 Starliner OFT 12/20/2019
WGS-10 03/15/2019
Starlink-v0.9 05/15/2019
CRS-18 07/25/2019
- 2020 -
Starlink-2 01/06/2020
CRS-20 / SpX-20 03/06/2020
DM-2 05/30/2020
Perserverance Rover 07/30/2020
Starlink-12 10/06/2020
GPS III SV04 11/05/2020
CRS-21 / SpX-21 12/05/2020
In Flight Abort Test 01/19/2020
Starliner Crew Access Tower 03/11/2020
Starlink-7 06/03/2020
Starlink-9 08/07/2020
Starlink-13 10/18/2020
NROL-101 NET 11/11/2020
NROL-44 12/10/2020
Starlink-3 01/24/2020
Starlink-5 03/18/2020
Starlink-8 06/13/2020
Starlink-10 08/18/2020
Mobile Launcher Rollout 10/20/2020
Crew-1 11/14/2020
SXM-7 12/13/2020
Solar Orbiter 02/09/2020
AEHF-6 03/26/2020
GPS III SV03 06/30/2020
SAOCOM-1B 08/28/2020
Starlink-14 10/24/2020
Starlink-15 11/24/2020
NROL-108 12/19/2020
Starlink-4 02/17/2020
Starlink-6 04/22/2020
ANASIS II 07/20/2020
Starlink-11 09/03/2020
- 2021 -
Turksat 5A 01/07/2021
Orion Move-Booster Stack 01/14/2021
Starlink-16 01/20/2021
Transporter-1 01/24/2021
Starlink-18 02/04/2021
Starlink-19 02/15/2021
Starlink-17 03/04/2021
Starlink-20 03/11/2021
Starlink-21 03/14/2021
Starlink-22 03/24/2021
Starlink-23 04/07/2021
Crew-2 04/23/2021
Starlink-24 04/28/2021
Starlink-26 05/15/2021
SBIRS GEO-5 05/18/2021
Starlink-28 05/26/2021
Starlink-25 05/04/2021
Starlink-27 05/09/2021
GPS SV05 06/17/2021
Transporter-2 06/30/2021
CRS-22 06/03/2021
SXM-8 06/06/2021
CST-100 Starliner A look inside the Mockup 07/28/2021
CRS-23 08/29/2021
Inspiration4 09/15/2021
LUCY 10/16/2021
Crew-3 11/10/2021
Starlink 4-1 11/13/2021
STP-3 12/07/2021
IXPE 12/09/2021
Turksat 5B 12/18-19/2021
Starlink 4-3 12/02/2021
CRS-24 12/21/2021
- 2022 -
Starlink 4-5 01/06/2022
Transporter-3 01/13/2022
Starlink 4-6 01/17/2022
USSF-8 01/21/2022
CSG-2 / Cosmo SkyMed 01/31/2022
Starlink 4-7 02/03/2022
Astra Demo Mission ELaNA 41 for NASA 02/10/2022
Starlink 4-8 02/21/2022
GOES-T 03/01/2022
Starlink 4-9 03/03/2022
Starlink 4-10 03/09/2022
Starlink 4-12 03/18/2022
Transporter-4 04/01/2022
Axiom-1 04/08/2022
Starlink 4-14 04/21/2022
Crew-4 04/27/2022
Starlink 4-16 04/29/2022
Starlink 4-17 05/06/2022
Starlink 4-15 05/14/2022
Starlink 4-18 05/18/2022
CST-100 Starliner OFT-2 05/19/2022
Transporter-5 05/25/2022
Nilesat 301 06/08/2022
TROPICS 1 & 2 06/12/2022
Starlink 4-19 06/17/2022
Globalstar FM15 06/19/2022
SES-22 06/28/2022
USSF-12 07/01/2022
Starlink 4-21 07/07/2022
CRS-25 07/14/2022
Starlink 4-22 07/17/2022
Starlink 4-25 07/24/2022
SBIRS GEO-6 08/04/2022
Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter 08/04/2022
Starlink 4-26 08/09/2022
Starlink 4-27 08/19/2022
Starlink 4-23 08/27/2022
Starlink 4-20 09/04/2022
Starlink 4-2 09/10/2022
Starlink 4-34 09/18/2022
Starlink 4-35 09/24/2022
SES-20 & SES-21 10/04/2022
Crew-5 10/05/2022
Galaxy-33 & 34 10/08/2022
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Hotbird 13F 10/15/2022
Starlink 4-36 10/20/2022
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USSF-44 11/01/2022
Hotbird 13G 11/03/2022
Galaxy-31 & 32 11/08/2022
Artemis 1 11/16/2022
Eutelsat-10B 11/22/2022
CRS-26 11/26/2022
OneWeb 15 12/08/2022
ispace Mission 1 Hakuto-R 12/11/2022
SES Mission 1 O3b mPOWER 1 & 2 12/16/2022
Starlink 4-37 12/17/2022
Starlink 5-1 12/28/2022
- 2023 -
Transporter-6 01/03/2023
OneWeb 16 01/10/2023
USSF-67 01/15/2023
GPS III SV06 01/18/2023
Starlink 5-2 01/26/2023
Starlink 5-3 02/02/2023
Amazonas Nexus 02/06/2023
Starlink 5-4 02/12/2023
Inmarsat 6 F2 02/17/2023
Starlink 6-1 02/27/2023
Crew-6 03/02/2023
OneWeb 17 03/09/2023
CRS-27 03/14/2023
SES 18-19 03/17/2023
Relativity Terran 1 'Good Luck, Have Fun' 03/22/2023
Starlink 5-5 03/24/2023
Starlink 5-10 03/29/2023
Intelsat 40e / TEMPO 04/07/2023
Starlink 6-2 04/19/2023
SES Mission 2 O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 04/28/2023
ViaSat-3 04/30/2023
Starlink 5-6 05/04/2023
Starlink 5-9 05/14/2023
Starlink 6-3 05/19/2023
Axiom-2 05/21/2023
Arabsat BADR-8 05/24/2023
Starlink 6-4 06/04/2023
CRS-28 06/04/2023
Starlink 5-11 06/10/2023
PSN Satria-1 06/18/2023
NROL-68 06/22/2023
Starlink 5-12 06/23/2023
Euclid 07/01/2023
Starlink 6-5 07/09/2023
Starlink 5-15 07/15/2023
Starlink 6-6 07/23/2023
Starlink 6-7 07/27/2023
EchoStar 24 07/28/2023
Intelsat G-37 08/03/2023
Starlink 6-8 08/06/2023
Starlink 6-9 08/10/2023
Starlink 6-10 08/16/2023
Crew-7 08/26/2023
Starlink 6-11 08/26/2023
Starlink 6-13 08/31/2023
Starlink 6-12 09/03/2023
Starlink 6-14 09/08/2023
NROL-107 / Silent Barker 09/10/2023
Starlink 6-16 09/15/2023
Starlink 6-17 09/19/2023
Starlink 6-18 09/23/2023
Starlink 6-19 09/29/2023
Starlink 6-21 10/04/2023
Kuiper Protoflight 10/06/2023
Psyche Mission 10/13/2023
Starlink 6-22 10/13/2023
Starlink 6-23 10/17/2023
Starlink 6-24 10/21/2023
Starlink 6-25 10/30/2023
Starlink 6-26 11/03/2023
Starlink 6-27 11/08/2023
CRS-29 11/09/2023
SES Mission 3 O3b mPOWER 5 & 6 11/12/2023
Starlink 6-28 11/17/2023
Starlink 6-29 11/22/2023
Starlink 6-30 11/27/2023
Starlink 6-31 12/02/2023
Starlink 6-33 12/06/2023
Starlink 6-32 12/22/2023
Starlink 6-32 12/23/2023
USSF-52 OTV-7 12/28/2023
Starlink 6-34 12/17/2023
Starlink 6-36 12/28/2023
- 2024 -
Ovzon-3 01/03/2024
Starlink 6-35 01/07/2024
Peregrine 01/08/2024
Starlink 6-37 01/13/2024
Axiom-3 01/17/2024
Starlink 6-38 01/28/2024
NG-20 01/30/2024
PACE 02/08/2024
USSF-124 02/14/2024
IM-1 02/15/2024
HTS-113BT 02/20/2024
Starlink 6-39 02/24/2024
Starlink 6-39 02/25/2024
Starlink 6-40 02/29/2024
Crew-8 03/03/2024
Starlink 6-41 03/04/2024
Starlink 6-43 03/10/2024
Starlink 6-44 03/15/2024
CRS-30 03/21/2024
Starlink 6-42 03/23/2024
Starlink 6-46 03/25/2024
Eutelsat 36D 03/30/2024
Starlink 6-45 03/30/2024
Starlink 6-47 04/04/2024
Bandwagon-1 04/07/2024
NROL-70 04/09/2024
Starlink 6-48 04/10/2024
Starlink 6-49 04/12/2024
Starlink 6-51 04/17/2024
Starlink 6-52 04/18/2024
Starlink 6-53 04/23/2024
Galileo FM-25-27 04/27/2024
Starlink 6-54 04/28/2024
Starlink 6-55 05/02/2024
Starlink 6-57 05/06/2024
Boeing Starliner CFT 05/06/2024 - 09/07/2024
Space Station 101 09/30/2024
