Space history on June 3
19 events
Ed White makes the first American spacewalk
Category: Human Spaceflight ActivitiesType: Spacewalk (EVA)
White worked outside Gemini 4 during an orbital flight.
- NASA — 60 moments in NASA history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
AFP-206 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: AFP-206
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. 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-285 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-285
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-285 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.
KH-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: KH-8
Titan IIIB launched on the KH-8 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. 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.
Star Trek — series finale
Category: Science FictionType: Television series finale
Star Trek (Television series) by Gene Roddenberry
Star Trek — series finale (1969-06-03).
- StarTrek.com: The Original Series ended (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on StarTrek.com: The Original Series ended. Original source retains its rights.
Kosmos-742 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-742
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-742 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.
DS-U3-IK No. 5 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: DS-U3-IK No. 5
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the DS-U3-IK No. 5 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/2. 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-1274 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1274
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1274 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-1374 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1374
K65M-RB launched on the Kosmos-1374 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.
Inmarsat 3/Insat 2D — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Inmarsat 3/Insat 2D
Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Inmarsat 3/Insat 2D 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.
Kibo Pressurized Module: ISS installation
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Station module addition
Station: International Space Station
Kibo Pressurized Module 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.
Arabsat 5B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Arabsat 5B
Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Arabsat 5B 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.
SES-6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SES-6
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the SES-6 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 CRS-11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon CRS-11
Falcon 9 (FT3) launched on the Dragon CRS-11 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.
Dragon CRS-22 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon CRS-22
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-22 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.
Progress MS-20 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress MS-20
Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-20 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.
Raised by Wolves: cancellation
Category: Science FictionType: Television series cancellation
Raised by Wolves (Television series) by Aaron Guzikowski
Raised by Wolves: cancellation.
- TheWrap (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on TheWrap. Original source retains its rights.
Starlink-271 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-271
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-271 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-395 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-395
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-395 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.