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The latest launches news

1. Oct 1 SpaceX Crew 13 docks with ISS in 8 hours 7
2. Sep 28 wfmz.com: “SpaceX supersized Starship launches toward orbit for the first time” 4
3. Sep 5 bignewsnetwork.com (Big News Network): “German company launches its first rocket into space as Europe enters satellite race” 2
4. Aug 25 CNBC: “SpaceX plans to build a $100 billion spaceport in Louisiana” 2
5. Aug 21 Rocket launches draw tourists to Chinese space sites 2
6. Aug 19 wral.com: “China recovers rocket stage on land for first time, after earlier recovery at sea” 2
7. Aug 7 timminspress.com: “Rocketry competition set to take off from Timmins” 2
8. Jul 20 moneycontrol.com: “Not a 56-year - old youth: PM Modi takes swipe at Rahul Gandhi while hailing Vikram - 1 launch as Monsoon session begins” 2
9. Jul 19 kfgo.com: “SpaceX moves Starship launch attempt to Thursday” 2
10. Aug 10 space.com: “'Launching anywhere, anytime and without compromise': Rocket Lab unveils new 'GHOST' portable spaceport system” 2
11. Aug 10 Long March 7A Fails After 12+ Successful Flights, Losing ChinaSat-4B 2
12. Aug 6 New Glenn Valve Failure Caused 2.5-Magnitude Blast, Blue Origin CEO Reveals 2
13. Jul 10 iHeartRadio: “Falcon Nine Launch From Vandenberg SFB Tonight | KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM” 1
14. Jul 13 Nasa astronaut and two cosmonauts launch to space station 2
15. Jul 30 China's Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site logs its 50th launch mission 2
16. Jul 23 Chinese private satellites set 1.5-hour orbital imaging record 2
17. Jul 20 PM Modi hails Skyroot team after Vikram-1 launch 2
18. Jul 24 apnews.com: “SpaceX launches Starship on latest test flight with Starlinks” 8
19. Jul 21 SpaceX prepares Starship test launch for Thursday 1
20. Jul 16 greeleytribune.com: “SpaceX scrubs Starship launch attempt right as engines begin to light” 20
21. Jul 16 Seeking Alpha: “SpaceX sets evening Starship launch in first test flight since IPO” 2
22. Jul 11 Japan space agency conducts first test flight of reusable rocket 3
23. Jul 10 SpaceX prepares Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg 1
24. Jul 2 cyprus-mail.com: “Amazon to start initial Leo internet service this year as network nears 400 satellites” 3
25. Jun 29 AST SpaceMobile shares rise after company confirms BlueBirds 8-10 in orbit 2
26. Jun 17 AST SpaceMobile launches three satellites; shares rise 6% 3
27. Mar 24 Artemis II moon mission ahead of scheduled April launch 6
28. Mar 22 Russia resumes use of space launch site damaged in accident 9
29. Mar 20 Nasa moves repaired moon rocket to pad for early april launch 4
30. Mar 17 Nasa to roll Artemis 2 moon rocket back to launch pad on March 20 2
31. Mar 16 China launches new remote sensing satellite 1
32. Mar 14 SpaceX launches two more Starlink batches in two days 2
33. Mar 13 Nasa targets April launch for first crewed moon mission since Apollo 5
34. Mar 13 Vandenberg Space Force Base launch activity surging, could triple by 2031, officials say 2
35. Mar 12 Nasa clears Artemis moon rocket for April launch 5
36. Mar 12 Nasa gives update on Artemis II moon mission 2
37. Mar 7 Nasa selects Vulcan Centaur 5 for Artemis missions 3

Who is named most?

1. SpaceX 19
2. NASA 13
3. Starlink 11
4. Starship 8
5. Elon Musk 7
6. Blue Origin 4
7. Artemis II 4
8. International Space Station 4

Counted over the 40 events listed above. Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.