Space history on May 17
33 events
Zenit-4 No. 18 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Zenit-4 No. 18
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Zenit-4 No. 18 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.
Kosmos-160 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-160
R-36O 8K69 launched on the Kosmos-160 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC161/35. 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.
ESRO 2B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: ESRO 2B
Scout B launched on the ESRO 2B flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. 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-490 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-490
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-490 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.
Kosmos-558 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-558
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-558 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. 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.
Kosmos-654 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-654
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-654 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.
SMS 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SMS 1
Delta 2914 launched on the SMS 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Partial launch success/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.
Interkosmos-11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Interkosmos-11
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Interkosmos-11 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/1. 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-908 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-908
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-908 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-1008 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1008
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1008 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-1099 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1099
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1099 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.
Kosmos-1366 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1366
Proton-K/DM launched on the Kosmos-1366 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.
Kosmos-1462 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1462
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1462 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.
Kosmos-1553 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1553
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1553 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-1650/52 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1650/52
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-1650/52 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.
Intelsat 513 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 513
Ariane 2 launched on the Intelsat 513 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.
Kosmos-2020 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2020
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-2020 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.
Intelsat 706 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 706
Ariane 44LP (44LP-3) launched on the Intelsat 706 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.
Iridium MS-9 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Iridium MS-9
Delta 7920-10C launched on the Iridium MS-9 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. 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-2480 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2480
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Kosmos-2480 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC16/2. 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.
GCOM-W1/KOMPSAT-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GCOM-W1/KOMPSAT-3
H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the GCOM-W1/KOMPSAT-3 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. 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.
Nimiq 6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Nimiq 6
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Nimiq 6 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/24. 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.
GPS IIF-6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GPS IIF-6
Delta 4M+(4,2) launched on the GPS IIF-6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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.
If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love (Short story) by Rachel SwirskyAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 2013 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2013 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Gravity: Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Gravity (Film) by Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás CuarónAward: Ray Bradbury Award — Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Gravity won Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.
- SFWA: 2013 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2013 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
The Waiting Stars: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Waiting Stars (Novella) by Aliette de BodardAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
The Waiting Stars won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 2013 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2013 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Sister Mine: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Sister Mine (Novel) by Nalo HopkinsonAward: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Sister Mine won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
- SFWA: 2013 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2013 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Ancillary Justice — 2013 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Ancillary Justice (Novel) by Ann LeckieAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
Ancillary Justice — 2013 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2014-05-17).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
The Weight of the Sunrise: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Weight of the Sunrise (Novella) by Vylar KaftanAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
The Weight of the Sunrise won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 2013 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2013 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Beidou DW45 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Beidou DW45
Chang Zheng 3C (G2?) launched on the Beidou DW45 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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.
X-37B OTV FLT-6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: X-37B OTV FLT-6
Atlas V 501 (C) launched on the X-37B OTV FLT-6 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.
Beidou DW56 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Beidou DW56
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Beidou DW56 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. 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.
The Sea God Sees — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: The Sea God Sees
Electron launched on the The Sea God Sees flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. 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.