Space history on April 27
34 events
Explorer 11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Explorer 11
Juno II launched on the Explorer 11 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC26B. 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 78/1005 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 78/1005
Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 78/1005 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. 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.
Kosmos-156 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-156
Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-156 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.
The Death of Doctor Island: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Death of Doctor Island (Novella) by Gene WolfeAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
The Death of Doctor Island won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 1973 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1973 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand (Novella) by Vonda N. McIntyreAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 1973 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1973 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death (Short story) by James Tiptree Jr.Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 1973 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1973 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Rendezvous with Rama — 1973 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Rendezvous with Rama (Novel) by Arthur C. ClarkeAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
Rendezvous with Rama — 1973 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1974-04-27).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Soylent Green: Best Dramatic Presentation
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Soylent Green (Film) by Stanley R. GreenbergAward: Nebula Award — Best Dramatic Presentation
Soylent Green won Best Dramatic Presentation.
- SFWA: 1973 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1973 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Kosmos-906 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-906
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-906 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/1. 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.
Kosmos-1097 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1097
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1097 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.
Progress-9 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress-9
Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-9 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.
Kosmos-1842 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1842
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1842 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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.
Kosmos-1941 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1941
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1941 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.
The Hemingway Hoax: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Hemingway Hoax (Novella) by Joe HaldemanAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
The Hemingway Hoax won Best Novella.
- SFWA historical Nebula winners (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA historical Nebula winners. Original source retains its rights.
- SFWA: 1990 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA.
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea — 1990 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea (Novel) by Ursula K. Le GuinAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea — 1990 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1991-04-27).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Tower of Babylon: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Tower of Babylon (Novella) by Ted ChiangAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
Tower of Babylon won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 1990 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1990 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Bears Discover Fire: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Bears Discover Fire (Short story) by Terry BissonAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Bears Discover Fire won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 1990 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1990 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Kosmos-2243 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2243
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2243 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Partial launch success/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.
Solitude: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Solitude (Novella) by Ursula K. Le GuinAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
Solitude won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 1995 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1995 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Death and the Librarian: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Death and the Librarian (Short story) by Esther M. FriesnerAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Death and the Librarian won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 1995 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1995 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Last Summer of Mars Hill: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Last Summer of Mars Hill (Novella) by Elizabeth HandAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
Last Summer of Mars Hill won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 1995 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1995 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
The Terminal Experiment — 1995 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Terminal Experiment (Novel) by Robert J. SawyerAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
The Terminal Experiment — 1995 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1996-04-27).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
The Cure for Everything: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Cure for Everything (Short story) by Severna ParkAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
The Cure for Everything won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 2001 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2001 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
The Ultimate Earth: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Ultimate Earth (Novella) by Jack WilliamsonAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
The Ultimate Earth won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 2001 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2001 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Best Script
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Film) by James Schamus, Tsai Kuo Jung, Wang Hui-LingAward: Nebula Award — Best Script
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won Best Script.
- SFWA: 2001 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2001 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Louise’s Ghost: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Louise’s Ghost (Novella) by Kelly LinkAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
Louise’s Ghost won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 2001 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2001 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
The Quantum Rose — 2001 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Quantum Rose (Novel) by Catherine AsaroAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
The Quantum Rose — 2001 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2002-04-27).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Kosmos-2463 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2463
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-2463 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.
Progress M-10M — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-10M
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-10M 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.
TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat
Falcon 9 (1.1) launched on the TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat 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.
Qilu-1/4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Qilu-1/4
Chang Zheng 6 launched on the Qilu-1/4 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC16. 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.
Dragon Crew-4 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon Crew-4
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon Crew-4 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.
Starlink-82 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-82
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-82 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, 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.
Tianlian 2-05 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Tianlian 2-05
Chang Zheng 3B (G3) launched on the Tianlian 2-05 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.