Step into the post-Cold War era of space exploration with our complete 1990-1999 Rocket Launch Schedule. This in-depth guide chronicles every mission from a decade marked by the construction of the International Space Station (ISS), the incredible Hubble Space Telescope’s discoveries, and the continued advancements of the Space Shuttle program. Explore the 1990s and discover the launches that laid the groundwork for modern spaceflight.
Progress M-27Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
SpektrProton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-PM 6Tsiklon-2
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Space Test Experiments Platform-3 (STEP-3)Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Failure
Air launch to orbit
STS-71Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-70Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Success
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Progress M-28Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Success
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
