Space history on May 15

34 events

1. 1960 66 years ago launch

   Korabl'-Sputnik — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Korabl'-Sputnik

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8K72 launched on the Korabl'-Sputnik 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.

2. 1962 64 years ago launch

   CORONA 41/9034A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 41/9034A

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the CORONA 41/9034A flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. 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.

3. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Nimbus 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Nimbus 2

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena B launched on the Nimbus 2 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. 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.

4. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-158 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-158

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-158 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.

5. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-651 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-651

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-651 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/19. 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.

6. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-652 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-652

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-652 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.

7. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-653 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-653

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-653 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.

8. 1976 50 years ago launch

   Meteor — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Meteor

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. 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.

9. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1098 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1098

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1098 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.

10. 1980 46 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1180 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1180

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1180 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. 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.

11. 1982 44 years ago launch failure

    Zenit-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zenit-6

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Zenit-6 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. 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.

12. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1649 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1649

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1649 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.

13. 1986 40 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1743 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1743

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1743 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. 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.

14. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1943 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1943

    • Space transportation

    Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-1943 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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.

15. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2078 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2078

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2078 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.

16. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Shuttle/Mir-6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Shuttle/Mir-6

    • Space transportation

    Space Shuttle launched on the Shuttle/Mir-6 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.

17. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2343 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2343

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2343 flight from GIK-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.

18. 2001 25 years ago launch

    PAS 10 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: PAS 10

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2M (DM3) launched on the PAS 10 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. 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.

19. 2002 24 years ago launch

    FY-1D/HY-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FY-1D/HY-1

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 4B launched on the FY-1D/HY-1 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.

20. 2010 16 years ago

    Spar: Best Short Story

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Spar (Short story) by Kij Johnson · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

    Spar won Best Short Story.

    • SFWA: 2009 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2009 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.

21. 2010 16 years ago

    The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Novel) by Catherynne M. Valente · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

    • SFWA: 2009 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2009 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.

22. 2010 16 years ago

    The Women of Nell Gwynne’s: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Women of Nell Gwynne’s (Novella) by Kage Baker · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    The Women of Nell Gwynne’s won Best Novella.

    • SFWA: 2009 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2009 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.

23. 2010 16 years ago

    Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast (Novella) by Eugie Foster · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast won Best Novelette.

    • SFWA: 2009 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2009 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.

24. 2010 16 years ago

    The Windup Girl — 2009 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Windup Girl (Novel) by Paolo Bacigalupi · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Windup Girl — 2009 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2010-05-15).

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

25. 2010 16 years ago

    District 9: Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    District 9 (Film) by Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell · Award: Ray Bradbury Award — Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

    District 9 won Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.

    • SFWA: 2009 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2009 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.

26. 2012 14 years ago launch

    Soyuz TMA-04M — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Soyuz TMA-04M

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz TMA-04M 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.

27. 2012 14 years ago launch

    JCSAT 13/Vinasat 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: JCSAT 13/Vinasat 2

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 5ECA launched on the JCSAT 13/Vinasat 2 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. 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.

28. 2013 13 years ago launch

    GPS II F-4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: GPS II F-4

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 401 launched on the GPS II F-4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. 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.

29. 2014 12 years ago launch failure

    Ekspress AM-4R — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ekspress AM-4R

    • Space transportation

    Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Ekspress AM-4R flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/39. 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.

30. 2016 10 years ago launch

    Yaogan 30 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Yaogan 30

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Yaogan 30 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.

31. 2017 9 years ago launch

    Inmarsat 5F4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Inmarsat 5F4

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT3/4) launched on the Inmarsat 5F4 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.

32. 2021 5 years ago launch

    Starlink-29 (N28) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-29 (N28)

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-29 (N28) 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.

33. 2021 5 years ago launch failure

    Running out of Toes — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Running out of Toes

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Running out of Toes flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. 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.

34. 2026 launch

    Dragon CRS-34 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Dragon CRS-34

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-34 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.