Space history on May 6
21 events
LES 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: LES 2
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.
Kosmos-117 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-117
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.
Kosmos-410 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-410
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.
Kosmos-489 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-489
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.
Kosmos-1357/1364 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1357/1364
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.
Kosmos-1459 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1459
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.
Kosmos-1460 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1460
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.
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.
Magic for Beginners: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Magic for Beginners (Novella) by Kelly LinkAward: 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.
The Faery Handbag: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Faery Handbag (Novella) by Kelly LinkAward: 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.
Serenity: Best Script
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Serenity (Film) by Joss WhedonAward: 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.
I Live With You: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
I Live With You (Short story) by Carol EmshwillerAward: 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.
Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie (Novel) by Holly BlackAward: 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.
Camouflage — 2005 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Camouflage (Novel) by Joe HaldemanAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: 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.
Tianhui 1-02 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Tianhui 1-02
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.
Kosmos-2495 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2495
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.
JCSAT 2B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: JCSAT 2B
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.
Yaogan 30 08 zu — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 30 08 zu
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.
Starlink-46 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-46
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.
Starlink-163 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-163
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.
Starlink-388 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-388
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.