Space history on May 21
36 events
Kosmos-655 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-655
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-655 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.
Kosmos-731 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-731
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-731 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-820 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-820
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-820 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-1272 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1272
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1272 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-1368 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1368
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1368 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.
Soyuz TM — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz TM
Soyuz-U2 launched on the Soyuz TM 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.
Kosmos-1744 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1744
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1744 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-1846 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1846
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1846 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-1946/1948 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1946/1948
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-1946/1948 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.
Forever Yours, Anna: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Forever Yours, Anna (Short story) by Kate WilhelmAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Forever Yours, Anna won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 1987 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1987 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Rachel in Love: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Rachel in Love (Novella) by Pat MurphyAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
Rachel in Love won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 1987 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1987 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
The Blind Geometer: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Blind Geometer (Novella) by Kim Stanley RobinsonAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
The Blind Geometer won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 1987 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 1987 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
The Falling Woman — 1987 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Falling Woman (Novel) by Pat MurphyAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
The Falling Woman — 1987 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1988-05-21).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Resurs-F — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Resurs-F
Soyuz-U-PVB launched on the Resurs-F 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.
Resurs-F — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Resurs-F
Soyuz-U launched on the Resurs-F flight from GNIIP, VKS section, Plesetsk, Rossiya, 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.
Meridian No. 12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Meridian No. 12
Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 12 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. 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.
Astra 3B/COMSATBw-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Astra 3B/COMSATBw-2
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Astra 3B/COMSATBw-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.
I Shall Wear Midnight: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
I Shall Wear Midnight (Novel) by Terry PratchettAward: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
I Shall Wear Midnight won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
- SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window (Novella) by Rachel SwirskyAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
That Leviathan Whom Thou Hast Made: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
That Leviathan Whom Thou Hast Made (Novella) by Eric James StoneAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
That Leviathan Whom Thou Hast Made won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Inception: Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Inception (Film) by Christopher NolanAward: Ray Bradbury Award — Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Inception won Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.
- SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
How Interesting: A Tiny Man: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
How Interesting: A Tiny Man (Short story) by Harlan EllisonAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
How Interesting: A Tiny Man won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Ponies: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Ponies (Short story) by Kij JohnsonAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Ponies won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2010 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Blackout/All Clear — 2010 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Blackout/All Clear (Novel) by Connie WillisAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
Blackout/All Clear — 2010 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2011-05-21).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
A Master of Djinn — 2021 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
A Master of Djinn (Novel) by P. Djèlí ClarkAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
A Master of Djinn — 2021 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2022-05-21).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
O2 Arena: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
O2 Arena (Novella) by Oghenechovwe Donald EkpekiAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
O2 Arena won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
WandaVision: Season 1: Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
WandaVision: Season 1 (Television series) by Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer, Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, Chuck HaywardAward: Ray Bradbury Award — Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
WandaVision: Season 1 won Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.
- SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
And What Can We Offer You Tonight: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
And What Can We Offer You Tonight (Novella) by Premee MohamedAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
And What Can We Offer You Tonight won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather (Short story) by Sarah PinskerAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Thirsty Sword Lesbians: Best Game Writing
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Thirsty Sword Lesbians (Game) by April Kit Walsh, Dominique Dickey, Jonaya Kemper, Alexis Sara, Rae Nedjadi, Whitney DelaglioAward: Nebula Award — Best Game Writing
Thirsty Sword Lesbians won Best Game Writing.
- SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
A Snake Falls to Earth: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
A Snake Falls to Earth (Novel) by Darcie Little BadgerAward: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
A Snake Falls to Earth won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
- SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2021 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Aomen Kexue — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Aomen Kexue
Chang Zheng 2C launched on the Aomen Kexue flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. 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.
Axiom Ax-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Axiom Ax-2
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Axiom Ax-2 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.
Ax-2 — private and commercial crew participation
Category: Human Spaceflight ActivitiesType: Private astronaut or space tourist flight
Mission: Ax-2 · Programme: Orbital commercial
Role: Commercial astronautStation: International Space Station
4 participants; see description and linked people.
- Axiom Space (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Axiom Space. Original source retains its rights.
Starlink-265 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-265
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-265 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.
Starlink-390 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-390
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-390 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.