May 1 in Space History
11 events
Goddard Space Flight Center established
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Organisation founded
NASA established a space-science center named for rocket pioneer Robert Goddard.
- NASA HEASARC — 1900–1959 (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
CORONA 125/1103 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 125/1103
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the CORONA 125/1103 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Forever Peace — 1998 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Forever Peace (Novel) by Joe HaldemanAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
Forever Peace — 1998 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1999-05-01).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Babylon 5: Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Babylon 5 (Television series) by J. Michael StraczynskiAward: Ray Bradbury Award — Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Babylon 5 won Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.
- SFWA: 1998 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1998 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Thirteen Ways to Water: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Thirteen Ways to Water (Short story) by Bruce Holland RogersAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Thirteen Ways to Water won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 1998 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1998 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Lost Girls: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Lost Girls (Novella) by Jane YolenAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
Lost Girls won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 1998 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1998 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Reading the Bones: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Reading the Bones (Novella) by Sheila FinchAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
Reading the Bones won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 1998 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1998 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Zhongxing-11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Zhongxing-11
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Zhongxing-11 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. (CC BY 4.0)
USA 276 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 276
Falcon 9 (FT3/4) launched on the USA 276 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)
Viasat-3.1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Viasat-3.1
Falcon Heavy launched on the Viasat-3.1 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)
Starlink-387 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-387
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-387 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)