May 6 in Space History

21 events

1. 1965 61 years ago launch

   LES 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: LES 2

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIA launched on the LES 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC20. 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)

2. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Kosmos-117 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-117

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-117 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. (CC BY 4.0)

3. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-410 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-410

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-410 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. (CC BY 4.0)

4. 1972 54 years ago launch

   Kosmos-489 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-489

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-489 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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)

5. 1982 44 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1357/1364 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1357/1364

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1357/1364 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. 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)

6. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1459 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1459

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1459 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. 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)

7. 1983 43 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1460 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1460

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1460 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. (CC BY 4.0)

8. 1988 38 years ago launch

   Ekran — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Ekran

   • Space transportation

   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)

9. 2006 20 years ago

   Magic for Beginners: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Magic for Beginners (Novella) by Kelly Link · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   Magic for Beginners won Best Novella.

   • SFWA: 2005 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2005 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.

10. 2006 20 years ago

    The Faery Handbag: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Faery Handbag (Novella) by Kelly Link · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    The Faery Handbag won Best Novelette.

    • SFWA: 2005 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2005 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.

11. 2006 20 years ago

    Serenity: Best Script

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Serenity (Film) by Joss Whedon · Award: Nebula Award — Best Script

    Serenity won Best Script.

    • SFWA: 2005 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2005 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.

12. 2006 20 years ago

    I Live With You: Best Short Story

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    I Live With You (Short story) by Carol Emshwiller · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

    I Live With You won Best Short Story.

    • SFWA: 2005 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2005 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.

13. 2006 20 years ago

    Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie (Novel) by Holly Black · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

    • SFWA: 2005 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2005 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.

14. 2006 20 years ago

    Camouflage — 2005 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Camouflage (Novel) by Joe Haldeman · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Camouflage — 2005 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2006-05-06).

    • SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.

15. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Tianhui 1-02 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tianhui 1-02

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Tianhui 1-02 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. 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)

16. 2014 12 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2495 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2495

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Kosmos-2495 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)

17. 2016 10 years ago launch

    JCSAT 2B — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: JCSAT 2B

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3) launched on the JCSAT 2B 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)

18. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Yaogan 30 08 zu — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 30 08 zu

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Yaogan 30 08 zu flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. 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)

19. 2022 4 years ago launch

    Starlink-46 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-46

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-46 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)

20. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Starlink-163 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-163

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-163 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)

21. 2026 launch

    Starlink-388 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-388

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-388 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. (CC BY 4.0)