August 18 in Space History
18 events
Kosmos-8 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-8
Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-8 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-38/40 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-38/40
Kosmos 65S3 launched on the Kosmos-38/40 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC41/15. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
NNS O-10 (N-9) — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: NNS O-10 (N-9)
Scout A launched on the NNS O-10 (N-9) 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-515 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-515
Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-515 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Kosmos-849 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-849
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-849 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Luna 24: lunar landing
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Landing
Mission: Luna 24
Moon landing.
- NASA — mission history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.
Kosmos-1297 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1297
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1297 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Meteor-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Meteor-2
Tsiklon-3 launched on the Meteor-2 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Gorizont — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Gorizont
Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Gorizont 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Zhongxing 7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Zhongxing 7
Chang Zheng 3 launched on the Zhongxing 7 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3?. Partial launch success/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. (CC BY 4.0)
Inmarsat 4 F3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Inmarsat 4 F3
Proton-M/Briz-M (II) launched on the Inmarsat 4 F3 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. (CC BY 4.0)
SJ-11-04 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SJ-11-04
Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the SJ-11-04 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Slan — 1941 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Slan (Novel) by A. E. van VogtAward: Hugo Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
Slan — 1941 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel (2016-08-18).
- The Hugo Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Hugo Awards. Original source retains its rights.
TDRS 13 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: TDRS 13
Atlas V 401 (C) launched on the TDRS 13 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. (CC BY 4.0)
The Calculating Stars — 2019 Hugo Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Calculating Stars (Novel) by Mary Robinette KowalAward: Hugo Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
The Calculating Stars — 2019 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2019-08-18).
- The Hugo Awards (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on The Hugo Awards. Original source retains its rights.
Starlink-11 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-11
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-11 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Tianhui-2 02 zu — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Tianhui-2 02 zu
Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Tianhui-2 02 zu 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. (CC BY 4.0)
Starlink-294 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-294
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-294 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. (CC BY 4.0)