Space history on May 18
33 events
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CORONA 64/LANYARD 2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 64/LANYARD 2
Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 64/LANYARD 2 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.
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Kosmos-30 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-30
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-30 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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CORONA 95/1021 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 95/1021
Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 95/1021 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. 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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NNS O-13 (N-11) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: NNS O-13 (N-11)
Scout A launched on the NNS O-13 (N-11) 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.
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Nimbus B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Nimbus B
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the Nimbus B flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. 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.
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Apollo 10 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Apollo 10
Apollo 10 (May 18–26, 1969) was the fourth human spaceflight in the United States' Apollo program and the second to orbit the Moon.
- 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.
- Wikipedia — Apollo 10 (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/Apollo_10
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Apollo 10 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Apollo 10 (opens in a new tab)
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Kosmos-420 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-420
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-420 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.
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Kosmos-559 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-559
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-559 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.
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Kosmos-818 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-818
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-818 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.
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Kosmos-1270 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1270
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1270 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.
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Kosmos-1944 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1944
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1944 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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Soyuz TM-12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz TM-12
Soyuz-U2 launched on the Soyuz TM-12 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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Soyuz TM-12 / Project Juno — private and commercial crew participation
Category: Human Spaceflight ActivitiesType: Private astronaut or space tourist flight
Mission: Soyuz TM-12 / Project Juno · Programme: Orbital commercial
Role: Commercial astronautStation: Mir
1 participants; see description and linked people.
- Commercial Soyuz participants (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Commercial Soyuz participants. Original source retains its rights.
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USA 158 (GeoLITE) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 158 (GeoLITE)
Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 158 (GeoLITE) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17B. 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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Rassvet: ISS installation
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Station module addition
Station: International Space Station
Rassvet installed on the ISS.
- NASA: ISS Assembly Elements (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on NASA: ISS Assembly Elements. Original source retains its rights.
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Fair Coin: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Fair Coin (Novel) by E.C. MyersAward: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Fair Coin won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
- SFWA: 2012 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2012 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Beasts of the Southern Wild: Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Film) by Lucy Alibar, Benh ZeitlinAward: Ray Bradbury Award — Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Beasts of the Southern Wild won Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.
- SFWA: 2012 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2012 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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2312 — 2012 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
2312 (Novel) by Kim Stanley RobinsonAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
2312 — 2012 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2013-05-18).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall (Novella) by Nancy KressAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 2012 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2012 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Close Encounters: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Close Encounters (Novella) by Andy DuncanAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
Close Encounters won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 2012 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2012 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Immersion: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Immersion (Short story) by Aliette de BodardAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Immersion won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 2012 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2012 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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SES-15 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SES-15
Soyuz-ST-A (Fregat) launched on the SES-15 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELS. 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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The Calculating Stars — 2018 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Calculating Stars (Novel) by Mary Robinette KowalAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
The Calculating Stars — 2018 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2019-05-18).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Children of Blood and Bone: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Children of Blood and Bone (Novel) by Tomi AdeyemiAward: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Children of Blood and Bone won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
- SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington (Short story) by P. Djèlí ClarkAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Black Mirror: Bandersnatch: Best Game Writing
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Game) by Charlie BrookerAward: Nebula Award — Best Game Writing
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch won Best Game Writing.
- SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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The Tea Master and the Detective: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Tea Master and the Detective (Novella) by Aliette de BodardAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
The Tea Master and the Detective won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Film) by Phil Lord, Rodney RothmanAward: Ray Bradbury Award — Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse won Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.
- SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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The Only Harmless Great Thing: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Only Harmless Great Thing (Novella) by Brooke BolanderAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
The Only Harmless Great Thing won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2018 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
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SBIRS GEO-5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SBIRS GEO-5
Atlas V 421 (C1) launched on the SBIRS GEO-5 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.
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Starlink-49 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-49
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-49 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.
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Starlink-168 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-168
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-168 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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EOS-09 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: EOS-09
PSLV-XL launched on the EOS-09 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. 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.