Space history on May 12
18 events
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Kosmos-157 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-157
Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-157 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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.
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Kosmos-344 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-344
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-344 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. 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.
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Molniya-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-3
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-3 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. 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.
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DSCS II 7/8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: DSCS II 7/8
Titan IIIC launched on the DSCS II 7/8 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.
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Kosmos-1005 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1005
Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1005 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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.
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Kosmos-1006 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1006
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1006 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.
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Kosmos-1942 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1942
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1942 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, 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.
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Astra 1C/Arsene — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Astra 1C/Arsene
Ariane 42L (42L) launched on the Astra 1C/Arsene flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. 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.
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Progress M-60 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-60
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Progress M-60 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. 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.
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Howl’s Moving Castle: Best Script
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Howl’s Moving Castle (Film) by Hayao MiyazakiAward: Nebula Award — Best Script
Howl’s Moving Castle won Best Script.
- SFWA: 2006 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2006 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Echo: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Echo (Short story) by Elizabeth HandAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Echo won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 2006 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2006 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Seeker — 2006 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Seeker (Novel) by Jack McDevittAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
Seeker — 2006 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2007-05-12).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Burn: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Burn (Novella) by James Patrick KellyAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
Burn won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 2006 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2006 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Two Hearts: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Two Hearts (Novella) by Peter S. BeagleAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
Two Hearts won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 2006 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2006 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Magic or Madness: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Magic or Madness (Novel) by Justine LarbalestierAward: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Magic or Madness won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
- SFWA: 2006 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2006 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Sagittarius A* image released
Category: Discoveries and Scientific ResultsType: Result announcement
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration presented an image of the Milky Way’s central black hole.
- ESO — Sagittarius A* image (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
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TJS 19 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: TJS 19
Chang Zheng 3C (G2) launched on the TJS 19 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.
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NROL-172 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: NROL-172
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-172 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.