Space history on May 30
32 events
Michael López-Alegría is born
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Government astronaut, Commercial astronaut
Michael López-Alegría is born (1958-05-30).
- ESA: Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on ESA: Michael E. Lopez-Alegria. Original source retains its rights.
- Axiom: Ax-1 (opens in a new tab)
CORONA 42/9035 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: CORONA 42/9035
Thor Agena B launched on the CORONA 42/9035 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.
Surveyor 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Surveyor 1
Surveyor 1 was the first lunar soft-lander in the uncrewed Surveyor program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, United States).
- 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 — Surveyor 1 (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/Surveyor_1
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Surveyor 1 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Surveyor 1 (opens in a new tab)
ESRO 2A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: ESRO 2A
Scout B launched on the ESRO 2A flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. 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-222 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-222
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-222 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.
Mariner 9 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Mariner 9
Mariner 9 (Mariner Mars '71 / Mariner-I) was a robotic spacecraft that contributed greatly to the exploration of Mars and was part of the NASA Mariner program.
- 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 — Mariner 9 (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/Mariner_9
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Mariner 9 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Mariner 9 (opens in a new tab)
Kosmos-657 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-657
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-657 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.
ATS 6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: ATS 6
Titan IIIC launched on the ATS 6 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.
Kosmos-741 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-741
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-741 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.
ESA Convention approved
A conference in Paris approved the text of the European Space Agency Convention.
- ESA — 30 May history (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to ESA.
Kosmos-913 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-913
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-913 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-1567 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1567
Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1567 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. 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-1655 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1655
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1655 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-1656 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1656
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-1656 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. 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-1950 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1950
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1950 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.
Progress M-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress M-8
Soyuz-U2 launched on the Progress M-8 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.
Zhongwei 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Zhongwei 1
Chang Zheng 3B launched on the Zhongwei 1 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.
Ziyuan-3 02 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Ziyuan-3 02
Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Ziyuan-3 02 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. 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.
Yamal-601 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Yamal-601
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Yamal-601 flight from GIK-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.
Dragon DM-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon DM-2
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon DM-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.
Riverland: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Riverland (Novel) by Fran WildeAward: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Riverland won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
- SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Carpe Glitter: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Carpe Glitter (Novella) by Cat RamboAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
Carpe Glitter won Best Novelette.
- SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
This Is How You Lose the Time War: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Novella) by Amal El-Mohtar, Max GladstoneAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
This Is How You Lose the Time War won Best Novella.
- SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
The Outer Worlds: Best Game Writing
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Outer Worlds (Game) by Leonard Boyarsky, Kate Dollarhyde, Paul Kirsch, Chris L’Etoile, Daniel McPhee, Carrie Patel, Nitai Poddar, Marc Soskin, Megan StarksAward: Nebula Award — Best Game Writing
The Outer Worlds won Best Game Writing.
- SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
A Song for a New Day — 2019 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
A Song for a New Day (Novel) by Sarah PinskerAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
A Song for a New Day — 2019 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2020-05-30).
- SFWA Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Give the Family My Love: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Give the Family My Love (Short story) by A. T. GreenblattAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Give the Family My Love won Best Short Story.
- SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Good Omens: “Hard Times: Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Good Omens: “Hard Times (Television episode) by Neil GaimanAward: Ray Bradbury Award — Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Good Omens: “Hard Times won Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.
- SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on SFWA: 2019 Nebula Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Shenzhou 16 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shenzhou 16
Chang Zheng 2F (G) launched on the Shenzhou 16 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/91. 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.
Progress MS-27 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress MS-27
Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-27 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.
Paksat-MM1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Paksat-MM1
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Paksat-MM1 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.
GPS III SV08 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GPS III SV08
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the GPS III SV08 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-394 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-394
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-394 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.