Space history on May 8
6 events
Gstar 1/Telecom 1B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Gstar 1/Telecom 1B
Ariane 3 launched on the Gstar 1/Telecom 1B flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA1. 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.
Robert A. Heinlein: death
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Death
Role: Science fiction writer
Robert A. Heinlein: death.
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Robert A. Heinlein (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Robert A. Heinlein. Original source retains its rights.
GSAT-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GSAT-2
GSLV Mk I (a) launched on the GSAT-2 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. 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.
Gao Fen 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Gao Fen 5
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Gao Fen 5 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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.
Rocket Like A Hurricane — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Rocket Like A Hurricane
Electron launched on the Rocket Like A Hurricane flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. 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-164 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-164
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-164 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.