March 2 in Space History

28 events

1. 1965 61 years ago launch failure

   SD-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SD-1

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Centaur launched on the SD-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

2. 1968 58 years ago launch

   NNS O-18 (N-13) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NNS O-18 (N-13)

   • Space transportation

   Scout A launched on the NNS O-18 (N-13) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Zond-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zond-4

   • Space transportation

   Zond 4, part of the Soviet Zond program and an uncrewed version of Soyuz 7K-L1 crewed Moon-flyby spacecraft, was one of the first Soviet experiments towards crewed circumlunar spaceflight.

   • 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. (CC BY 4.0)
   • Wikipedia — Zond 4 (opens in a new tab) — Adapted from Wikipedia contributors; selected sentences retained and edited for length, reference markers and pronunciation glosses. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Article and edit history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zond_4 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Zond 4 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Zond 4 (opens in a new tab)

4. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Soyuz-28 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Soyuz-28

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-28 flight from NIIP-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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Molniya-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

6. 1982 44 years ago

   Philip K. Dick: death

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Death

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction writer

   Philip K. Dick: death.

   • The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Philip K. Dick (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Philip K. Dick. Original source retains its rights.

7. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1443 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1443

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K launched on the Kosmos-1443 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

8. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1444 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1444

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1444 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. (CC BY 4.0)

9. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1540 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1540

   • Space transportation

   Proton-K/DM launched on the Kosmos-1540 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

10. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2005 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2005

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2005 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

11. 1991 35 years ago launch

    Astra 1B/Meteosat 5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Astra 1B/Meteosat 5

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44LP (44LP) launched on the Astra 1B/Meteosat 5 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

12. 1994 32 years ago launch

    Koronas-I — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Koronas-I

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Koronas-I flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, pad LC32/1. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Spacelab Astro 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Spacelab Astro 2

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Spacelab Astro 2 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

14. 1995 31 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2306 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2306

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2306 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC132/1. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

15. 2004 22 years ago launch

    Rosetta — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Rosetta

    • Space transportation

    Rosetta was a space probe built by the European Space Agency that launched on 2 March 2004.

    • 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. (CC BY 4.0)
    • Wikipedia — Rosetta (opens in a new tab) — Adapted from Wikipedia contributors; selected sentences retained and edited for length, reference markers and pronunciation glosses. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Article and edit history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(spacecraft) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Rosetta (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Rosetta (opens in a new tab)

16. 2014 12 years ago

    Gravity: Academy Award for Cinematography

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Gravity (Film) by Alfonso Cuarón · Award: Academy Award — Cinematography

    Gravity won Cinematography.

    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Original source retains its rights.

17. 2014 12 years ago

    Gravity: Academy Award for Sound Editing

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Gravity (Film) by Alfonso Cuarón · Award: Academy Award — Sound Editing

    Gravity won Sound Editing.

    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Original source retains its rights.

18. 2014 12 years ago

    Gravity: Academy Award for Film Editing

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Gravity (Film) by Alfonso Cuarón · Award: Academy Award — Film Editing

    Gravity won Film Editing.

    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Original source retains its rights.

19. 2014 12 years ago

    Gravity: Academy Award for Music (Original Score)

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Gravity (Film) by Alfonso Cuarón · Award: Academy Award — Music (Original Score)

    Gravity won Music (Original Score).

    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Original source retains its rights.

20. 2014 12 years ago

    Gravity: Academy Award for Visual Effects

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Gravity (Film) by Alfonso Cuarón · Award: Academy Award — Visual Effects

    Gravity won Visual Effects.

    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Original source retains its rights.

21. 2014 12 years ago

    Gravity: Academy Award for Sound Mixing

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Gravity (Film) by Alfonso Cuarón · Award: Academy Award — Sound Mixing

    Gravity won Sound Mixing.

    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Original source retains its rights.

22. 2014 12 years ago

    Gravity: Academy Award for Directing

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Gravity (Film) by Alfonso Cuarón · Award: Academy Award — Directing

    Gravity won Directing.

    • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Original source retains its rights.

23. 2015 11 years ago launch

    ABS-3A/Eutelsat115WB — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ABS-3A/Eutelsat115WB

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (1.1) launched on the ABS-3A/Eutelsat115WB 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. (CC BY 4.0)

24. 2019 7 years ago launch

    Crew Dragon DM-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Crew Dragon DM-1

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Crew Dragon DM-1 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

25. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Dragon Crew-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon Crew-6

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon Crew-6 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

26. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Kosmos-2584 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2584

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2584 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/3. 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. (CC BY 4.0)

27. 2025 1 year ago landing

    Blue Ghost 1: lunar landing

    Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Landing

    Mission: Blue Ghost 1

    Moon landing.

    • NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

28. 2026 launch

    Starlink-366 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-366

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-366 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. (CC BY 4.0)