Space history on July 30
20 events
Kosmos-36 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-36
Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-36 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-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.
AS-110/Pegasus 3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: AS-110/Pegasus 3
Saturn I (Blk2) launched on the AS-110/Pegasus 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC37B. 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-234 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-234
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-234 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-431 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-431
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-431 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.
Apollo 15: lunar landing
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Landing
Mission: Apollo 15
Moon landing.
- NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Raduga — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Raduga
Proton-K/DM launched on the Raduga 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-1767 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1767
Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-1767 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC45/1. 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.
Molniya-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 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-2088 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2088
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-2088 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.
Meridian No. 18L — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Meridian No. 18L
Soyuz-2-1A (Fregat) launched on the Meridian No. 18L flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.
Mars 2020 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Mars 2020
Mars 2020 is a NASA mission that includes the rover Perseverance, the now-grounded small robotic helicopter Ingenuity, and associated delivery systems, as part of the Mars Exploration 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 — Mars 2020 (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/Mars_2020
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Mars 2020 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Mars 2020 (opens in a new tab)
Ekspress-80/103 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Ekspress-80/103
Proton-M/Briz-M (III) launched on the Ekspress-80/103 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.
Shadow Over Mars (The Nemesis from Terra) — 1945 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Shadow Over Mars (The Nemesis from Terra) (Novel) by Leigh BrackettAward: Hugo Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
Shadow Over Mars (The Nemesis from Terra) — 1945 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel (2020-07-30).
- The Hugo Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Hugo Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Star One D2/Eutelsat Q — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Star One D2/Eutelsat Q
Ariane 5ECA+ launched on the Star One D2/Eutelsat Q 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.
Nichelle Nichols: death
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Death
Role: Performer
Nichelle Nichols: death.
- Television Academy: Nichelle Nichols (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Television Academy: Nichelle Nichols. Original source retains its rights.
USSF-51 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USSF-51
Atlas V 551 (G) launched on the USSF-51 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.
Starlink-289 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-289
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-289 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.
WHDW 06 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: WHDW 06
Chang Zheng 8A launched on the WHDW 06 flight from Hainan Shangye Hangtian Fashe Chang (Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site), 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.
TJS-27A/B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: TJS-27A/B
Chang Zheng 6A launched on the TJS-27A/B flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. 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.
USA 619 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: USA 619
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the USA 619 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.