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Twenty-fifth flight of New Shepard carrying six passengers.
Chang'e 6/CE-6 is scheduled to launch in 2024 to return samples from the Far Side of the Moon (near southern edge of the Apollo Basin) for the first time. International science instruments from France, Italy, Sweden and Pakistan will also be on board.
A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1964
Atlas Agena D | KH-7 8
KH-7 8
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 4W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
1965
Little Joe II | A-003
A-003
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Complex 36
White Sands Missile Range
1966
Scout A | Transit-O 9
Transit-O 9
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 5
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
1966
R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 4
OGCh 4
Soviet Space Program
67/22
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1971
Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 42
DS-P1-Yu 42
Soviet Space Program
133/3 (133L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1971
Proton | Mars-2
Mars-2
Soviet Space Program
81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1972
Molniya-M | Molniya-2 2
Molniya-2 2
Soviet Space Program
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1977
Kosmos-3M | DS-P1-M 11
DS-P1-M 11
Soviet Space Program
132/2
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1978
Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 9
IS-A 9
Soviet Space Program
90
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1981
Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 29
Tselina-D 29
Soviet Space Program
43/3 (43L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1983
Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 5
Taifun-1B 5
Soviet Space Program
132/1 (132L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1983
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 506
Intelsat 506
United States Air Force
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
1984
Proton | Uragan 6 & 7
Uragan 6 & 7
Soviet Space Program
200/40
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1987
Soyuz-U2 | Progress 30
N/A
Soviet Space Program
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1988
Soyuz U | Zenit-8 63
Zenit-8 63
Soviet Space Program
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1990
Proton | Uragan 36 to 38
Uragan 36 to 38
Soviet Space Program
200/40
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1994
Pegasus HAPS | Space Test Experiments Platform 2 (STEP-2)
N/A
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Edwards Air Force Base
Air launch to orbit
1996
Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-77
STS-77
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
2000
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-101
STS-101
United Space Alliance
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
2004
Atlas IIAS | AMC 11
AMC 11
Lockheed Martin
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
2009
Minotaur I | Tacsat 3
Tacsat 3
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch Area 0 B
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
2011
SpaceShipTwo | VSS Enterprise GF09
GF09
Virgin Galactic
Mojave Air and Space Port
Air launch to Suborbital flight
2021
Long March 4B | Haiyang 2D
Haiyang 2D
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Jiuquan, People's Republic of China
2022
Soyuz 2.1a | Kosmos 2556 (Bars-M No. 3)
Kosmos 2556 (Bars-M No. 3)
Russian Space Forces
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2022
Atlas V N22 | CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2)
CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2)
United Launch Alliance
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
2023
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-3
Starlink 6-3
SpaceX
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA