These events from the history of spaceflight and astronomy share today's date.
1969-11-14 – Apollo 12 – launch
Apollo 12 (November 14–24, 1969) was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. It was launched on November 14, 1969, by NASA from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, landing on the part of the Moon called the Ocean of Storms on November 19, 1969. Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean completed just over one day and seven hours of lunar surface activity while Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon remained in lunar orbit. Apollo 12 would have attempted the first lunar landing had Apollo 11 failed, but after the success of the earlier mission, Apollo 12 was postponed by two months, and other Apollo missions also put on a more relaxed schedule.
1973-11-14 – Molniya-1 – launch
Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
1975-11-14 – Molniya-3 – launch
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.
1984-11-14 – NATO 3D – launch
Delta 3914 launched on the NATO 3D flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.
1984-11-14 – Kosmos-1608 – launch
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1608 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
1984-11-14 – Kosmos-1609 – launch
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1609 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon,, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
1987-11-14 – Kosmos-1896 – launch
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1896 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
1990-11-14 – Kosmos-2103 – launch
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-2103 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. Launch vehicle success.
2003-11-14 – Zhongxing-20 – launch
Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Zhongxing-20 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
2007-11-14 – Skynet 5B/StarOne C1 – launch
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Skynet 5B/StarOne C1 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.
2008-11-14 – Kosmos-2445 – launch
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2445 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC16/2. Launch vehicle success.
2010-11-14 – SkyTerra 1 – launch
Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the SkyTerra 1 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. Launch vehicle success.
2011-11-14 – Soyuz TMA-22 – launch
Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-22 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
2012-11-14 – Meridian No. 16L – launch
Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 16L flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
2014-11-14 – Yaogan 23 – launch
Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Yaogan 23 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.
2017-11-14 – Fengyun 3 04 – launch
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Fengyun 3 04 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.
2018-11-14 – GSAT-29 – launch
GSLV Mk III launched on the GSAT-29 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad SLP. Launch vehicle success.
2024-11-14 – Starlink-207 – launch
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-207 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
2024-11-14 – Starlink-208 – launch
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-208 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
2025-11-14 – Viasat-3 F2 – launch
Atlas V 551 (G) launched on the Viasat-3 F2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.
