These events from the history of spaceflight and astronomy share today's date.
1895-11-08 – Röntgen discovers X-rays
Wilhelm Röntgen detected penetrating radiation later fundamental to high-energy astronomy.
1965-11-08 – AFP-206 – launch
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. Launch vehicle success.
1966-11-08 – CORONA 113/1037 – launch
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the CORONA 113/1037 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1W. Launch vehicle success.
1968-11-08 – Pioneer 9 – launch
Thor Delta E1 launched on the Pioneer 9 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.
1969-11-08 – Azur – launch
Scout B launched on the Azur flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. Launch vehicle success.
1984-11-08 – HS-376 Rescue/PAM-D – launch
Space Shuttle launched on the HS-376 Rescue/PAM-D flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
2006-11-08 – Arabsat 4A – launch
Proton-M/Briz-M (I) launched on the Arabsat 4A flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.
2015-11-08 – Yaogan 28 – launch
Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Yaogan 28 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.
2017-11-08 – Mohammed VI-A – launch
Vega (1) launched on the Mohammed VI-A flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. Launch vehicle success.
2023-11-08 – Starlink-122 – launch
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-122 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
2025-11-08 – Shiyan 32 01-03 – launch
Chang Zheng 11 (H) launched on the Shiyan 32 01-03 flight from Huang Hai CZ-11 launch zone, pad LP2. Launch vehicle success.
