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Space history on February 22
18 events
Joanna Russ: birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Science fiction writer
Joanna Russ: birth.
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Joanna Russ (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Joanna Russ. Original source retains its rights.
Kosmos-57 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-57
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-57 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Kosmos-110 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-110
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-110 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
CORONA 115/1039 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 115/1039
Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 115/1039 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Zenit-4MK — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Zenit-4MK
Soyuz-U launched on the Zenit-4MK flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch failure.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
GPS 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GPS 1
Atlas F/SVS launched on the GPS 1 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3E. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Kosmos-1078 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1078
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1078 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Spot/Viking — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Spot/Viking
Ariane 1 launched on the Spot/Viking flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA1. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Kosmos-2004 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2004
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2004 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Superbird B/BS 2X — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Superbird B/BS 2X
Ariane 44L (44L) launched on the Superbird B/BS 2X flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch failure.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
TSS-1R — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: TSS-1R
Space Shuttle launched on the TSS-1R flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Progress MS-05 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress MS-05
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress MS-05 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
PAZ — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: PAZ
Falcon 9 (FT3/4) launched on the PAZ flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Nusantara Satu/Beresheet — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Nusantara Satu/Beresheet
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Nusantara Satu/Beresheet flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
VSS Unity VF-01 — private and commercial crew participation
Category: Human Spaceflight ActivitiesType: Private astronaut or space tourist flight
Mission: VSS Unity VF-01 · Programme: Virgin Galactic
Role: Commercial astronaut
3 participants; see description and linked people.
- Virgin Galactic (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Virgin Galactic. Original source retains its rights.
IM-1 Odysseus: lunar landing
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Landing
Mission: IM-1 Odysseus
Moon landing.
- NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
ZX-10R — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: ZX-10R
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the ZX-10R flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.
Starlink-361 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-361
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-361 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records.