March 16 in Space History
25 events
Goddard launches a liquid-fueled rocket
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Atmospheric test flight
Robert Goddard flew his first successful liquid-propellant rocket.
- NASA HEASARC — 1900–1959 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Kosmos-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1
Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-1 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-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. (CC BY 4.0)
Gemini VIII completes the first orbital docking
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Docking or berthing
Mission: Gemini VIII
Neil Armstrong and David Scott docked Gemini VIII with its Agena target vehicle.
- NASA — Gemini VIII first docking (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.
Kosmos-148 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-148
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-148 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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)
Kosmos-207 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-207
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-207 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)
Gonna Roll the Bones: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Gonna Roll the Bones (Novella) by Fritz LeiberAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
Gonna Roll the Bones won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 1967 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1967 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Aye, and Gomorrah…: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Aye, and Gomorrah… (Short story) by Samuel R. DelanyAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Aye, and Gomorrah… won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 1967 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1967 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Behold the Man: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Behold the Man (Novella) by Michael MoorcockAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
Behold the Man won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 1967 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1967 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
The Einstein Intersection — 1967 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Einstein Intersection (Novel) by Samuel R. DelanyAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
The Einstein Intersection — 1967 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1968-03-16).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Mariner 10 makes its final Mercury flyby
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Flyby
Mission: Mariner 10
The spacecraft passed Mercury for a third time, approaching within about 327 kilometers.
- NASA — Mariner 10 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Kosmos-808 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-808
Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-808 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)
HEXAGON SV14 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: HEXAGON SV14
Titan IIID launched on the HEXAGON SV14 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. (CC BY 4.0)
HEXAGON SV15 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: HEXAGON SV15
Titan IIID launched on the HEXAGON SV15 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-1446 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1446
Soyuz-U2 launched on the Kosmos-1446 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)
Molniya-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 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)
Ekran — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Ekran
Proton-K/DM launched on the Ekran 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)
Molniya-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Molniya-1 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)
Kosmos-2006 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2006
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2006 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC16/2. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Progress-41 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress-41
Soyuz-U2 launched on the Progress-41 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Echostar 23 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Echostar 23
Falcon 9 (FT3) launched on the Echostar 23 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)
WGS 10 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: WGS 10
Delta 4M+(5,4) (A) launched on the WGS 10 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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)
Kosmos-2545 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2545
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2545 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. 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)
XYZ-6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: XYZ-6
Chang Zheng 7A launched on the XYZ-6 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC201. 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)
Starlink-148 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-148
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-148 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)
Kosmos-2585/86/87 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2585/86/87
Angara-1.2 launched on the Kosmos-2585/86/87 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC35/1. 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)