Space history on August 26
13 events
Katherine Johnson — birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Mathematician
Katherine Johnson — birth (1918-08-26).
- NASA: Katherine Johnson (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on NASA: Katherine Johnson. Original source retains its rights.
IDCSP — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: IDCSP
Titan IIIC launched on the IDCSP flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. 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.
OPS 8329 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: OPS 8329
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D (?) launched on the OPS 8329 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1W. 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.
Soyuz-15 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz-15
Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Soyuz-15 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.
Kosmos-850 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-850
Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-850 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.
Soyuz-31 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Soyuz-31
Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-31 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.
Kosmos-1208 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-1208
Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1208 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.
Anik D-1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Anik D-1
Delta 3920/PAM launched on the Anik D-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. 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-2290 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2290
Zenit-2 launched on the Kosmos-2290 flight from GIK-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.
Monitor-E — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Monitor-E
Rokot launched on the Monitor-E flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, 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.
Dragon Crew-7 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon Crew-7
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon Crew-7 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.
NAOS — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: NAOS
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NAOS 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-422 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-422
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-422 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.