Space history on August 14
18 events
Kosmos-37 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-37
Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-37 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.
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-78 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-78
Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-78 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.
KH-8A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: KH-8A
Titan 24B launched on the KH-8A 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.
Kosmos-755 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-755
Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-755 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-1121 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1121
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1121 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.
Progress-23 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress-23
Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-23 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.
Intelsat 605 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Intelsat 605
Ariane 44L (44L) launched on the Intelsat 605 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.
Molniya-1T — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Molniya-1T
Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1T flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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-2345 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2345
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-2345 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.
Spaceway 3/BSat 3A — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Spaceway 3/BSat 3A
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Spaceway 3/BSat 3A 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.
Superbird 7/AMC 21 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Superbird 7/AMC 21
Ariane 5ECA launched on the Superbird 7/AMC 21 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.
AEHF 1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: AEHF 1
Atlas V 531 launched on the AEHF 1 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.
The Sword in the Stone — 1939 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Sword in the Stone (Novel) by T. H. WhiteAward: Hugo Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
The Sword in the Stone — 1939 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel (2014-08-14).
- The Hugo Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Hugo Awards. Original source retains its rights.
JCSAT 16 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: JCSAT 16
Falcon 9 (FT3) launched on the JCSAT 16 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.
Dragon CRS-12 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon CRS-12
Falcon 9 (FT4) launched on the Dragon CRS-12 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.
Starlink-292 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-292
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-292 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.
Starlink-293 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-293
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-293 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.