May 10 in Space History

10 events

1. 1962 64 years ago launch failure

   ANNA 1A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ANNA 1A

   • Space transportation

   Thor Ablestar launched on the ANNA 1A flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch 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. (CC BY 4.0)

2. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-419 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-419

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 419, also known as 3MS No.170 was a failed Soviet spacecraft intended to visit Mars.

   • 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)
   • Wikipedia — Cosmos 419 (opens in a new tab) — Adapted from Wikipedia contributors; selected sentences retained and edited for length, reference markers and pronunciation glosses. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Article and edit history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_419 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Original Wikipedia link from NSE timeline (opens in a new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Cosmos 419 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Cosmos 419 (opens in a new tab)

3. 1999 27 years ago launch

   FY-1C/SJ-5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: FY-1C/SJ-5

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 4B launched on the FY-1C/SJ-5 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC7. 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. 2012 14 years ago launch

   Yaogan 14 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Yaogan 14

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Yaogan 14 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. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 2021 5 years ago sample return

   OSIRIS-REx begins its return to Earth

   • Sample return

   The spacecraft departed Bennu carrying collected asteroid material.

   • NASA — OSIRIS-REx sample return (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.

6. 2023 3 years ago launch

   Tianzhou-6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Tianzhou-6

   • Space transportation

   Chang Zheng 7 launched on the Tianzhou-6 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC201. 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. 2023 3 years ago launch

   Starlink-84 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Starlink-84

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-84 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)

8. 2024 2 years ago launch

   Starlink-165 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Starlink-165

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-165 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)

9. 2025 1 year ago launch

   Starlink-259 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Starlink-259

   • Space transportation

   Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-259 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)

10. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Starlink-260 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-260

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-260 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)