Space history on August 8

22 events

1. 1940 86 years ago

   Dennis Tito — birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Space engineering
   • Space tourism

   Role: Space tourist, Engineer

   Dennis Tito — birth (1940-08-08).

   • US House testimony, archived by GlobalSecurity: Dennis Tito (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on US House testimony, archived by GlobalSecurity: Dennis Tito. Original source retains its rights.

2. 1966 60 years ago launch

   Kosmos-127 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-127

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-127 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.

3. 1967 59 years ago launch

   Kosmos-171 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-171

   • Space transportation

   R-36O 8K69 launched on the Kosmos-171 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC162/36. 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.

4. 1968 58 years ago launch

   Explorer 39/40 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 39/40

   • Space transportation

   Scout B launched on the Explorer 39/40 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.

5. 1971 55 years ago launch

   Kosmos-433 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-433

   • Space transportation

   R-36O 8K69M launched on the Kosmos-433 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC191/66. 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.

6. 1978 48 years ago launch

   Pioneer Venus 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Pioneer Venus 2

   • Space transportation

   The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe, also known as Pioneer Venus 2 or Pioneer 13, was a spacecraft launched in 1978 to explore Venus as part of NASA's Pioneer 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 — Pioneer Venus 2 (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/Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Pioneer Venus 2 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Pioneer Venus 2 (opens in a new tab)

7. 1984 42 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1589 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1589

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1589 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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.

8. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1673 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1673

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1673 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.

9. 1985 41 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1674 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1674

   • Space transportation

   Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1674 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.

10. 1985 41 years ago launch

    Raduga — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Raduga

    • Space transportation

    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.

11. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1962 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1962

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1962 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.

12. 1989 37 years ago launch

    TV-SAT 2/Hipparcos — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: TV-SAT 2/Hipparcos

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44LP (44LP) launched on the TV-SAT 2/Hipparcos 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.

13. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2090/2095 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2090/2095

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-2090/2095 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. 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.

14. 1996 30 years ago launch

    Italsat 2/Telecom 2D — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Italsat 2/Telecom 2D

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Italsat 2/Telecom 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.

15. 1997 29 years ago launch

    PAS 6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: PAS 6

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44P (44P-3) launched on the PAS 6 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.

16. 2001 25 years ago launch

    Genesis — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Genesis

    • Space transportation

    Genesis was a NASA sample-return probe that collected a sample of solar wind particles and returned them to Earth for analysis.

    • 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 — Genesis (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/Genesis_(spacecraft)
    • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA — Genesis (opens in a new tab)
    • NASA NSSDCA — Genesis (opens in a new tab)

17. 2007 19 years ago launch

    ISS 13A.1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: ISS 13A.1

    • Space transportation
    • Space stations

    Station: International Space Station

    Space Shuttle launched on the ISS 13A.1 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.

18. 2013 13 years ago launch

    WGS 6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: WGS 6

    • Space transportation

    Delta 4M+(5,4) launched on the WGS 6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC37B. 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.

19. 2019 7 years ago launch

    AEHF-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: AEHF-5

    • Space transportation

    Atlas V 551 (C) launched on the AEHF-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.

20. 2023 3 years ago launch

    Starlink-99 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-99

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-99 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.

21. 2023 3 years ago launch

    HJ2-06 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: HJ2-06

    • Space transportation

    Chang Zheng 2C launched on the HJ2-06 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.

22. 2026 launch

    Starlink-415 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-415

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-415 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.