This Day in Space
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Sources & Credits
All data on this page is sourced from official space agencies, industry publications, and peer-reviewed research. Launch counts are pulled live from the Launch Library 2 API, with Jonathan McDowell's space report as our snapshot fallback. Budgets and rocket specs are cited inline against agency primary sources. Last verified: May 2026.
NASA History Division
Official NASA historical records and archives
Smithsonian Air & Space
National Air and Space Museum archives
Encyclopedia Astronautica
Comprehensive spaceflight encyclopedia
Jonathan McDowell's Space Report
Independent orbital launch log and space statistics
NASA
Official NASA mission data, program budgets, and milestones
ESA
European Space Agency missions and programs
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation missions
JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
CNSA
China National Space Administration
Roscosmos
Russian Federal Space Agency
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