Space history on April 14

19 events

1. 1935 91 years ago

   Emmy Noether: death

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Death

   • Mathematics

   Role: Mathematician

   Emmy Noether: death.

   • MacTutor History of Mathematics: Emmy Noether (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on MacTutor History of Mathematics: Emmy Noether. Original source retains its rights.

2. 1967 59 years ago launch

   NNS O-12 (N-10) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NNS O-12 (N-10)

   • Space transportation

   Scout A launched on the NNS O-12 (N-10) 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.

3. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Kosmos-212 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-212

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Kosmos-212 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.

4. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Nimbus 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Nimbus 3

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2G Agena D (?) launched on the Nimbus 3 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. 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.

5. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-406 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-406

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-406 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.

6. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Prognoz — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Prognoz

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (SOL) launched on the Prognoz 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.

7. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-486 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-486

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-486 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.

8. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Molniya-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-3

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 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.

9. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1093 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1093

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1093 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.

10. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Foton — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Foton

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Foton 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.

11. 1989 37 years ago launch

    Raduga — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Raduga

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Raduga flight from GIK-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.

12. 2008 18 years ago launch

    ICO G1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ICO G1

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 421 launched on the ICO G1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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.

13. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Beidou DW2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Beidou DW2

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 3C launched on the Beidou DW2 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.

14. 2015 11 years ago launch

    Dragon CRS-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-6

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (1.1) launched on the Dragon CRS-6 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.

15. 2018 8 years ago launch

    CBAS/EAGLE — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CBAS/EAGLE

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 551 (C) launched on the CBAS/EAGLE flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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.

16. 2023 3 years ago launch

    JUICE — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: JUICE

    • Space transportation

    The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice, formerly JUICE) is an interplanetary spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA).

    • 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.
    • Wikipedia — Jupiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) (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/Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Explorer
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Jupiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Jupiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) (opens in a new tab)

17. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-251 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-251

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-251 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.

18. 2025 1 year ago

    NS-31 — private and commercial crew participation

    Category: Human Spaceflight Activities › Type: Private astronaut or space tourist flight

    Mission: NS-31 · Programme: New Shepard

    • Human spaceflight
    • Commercial human spaceflight
    • Space tourism

    Role: Commercial astronaut, Space tourist

    6 participants; see description and linked people.

    • Blue Origin (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Blue Origin. Original source retains its rights.

19. 2026 launch

    Starlink-381 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-381

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-381 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.