Space history timeline
1,381 records
2020s
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2025
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Starlink-250 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-250
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-250 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-251 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-251
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-251 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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NS-31 — private and commercial crew participation
Category: Human Spaceflight ActivitiesType: Private astronaut or space tourist flight
Mission: NS-31 · Programme: New Shepard
Role: Commercial astronaut, Space tourist
6 participants; see description and linked people.
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Shiyan 27 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shiyan 27
Chang Zheng 6A launched on the Shiyan 27 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. Launch vehicle success.
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NROL-145 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: NROL-145
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-145 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
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Dragon CRS-32 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Dragon CRS-32
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Dragon CRS-32 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
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Bandwagon-3 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Bandwagon-3
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Bandwagon-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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Shenzhou 20 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shenzhou 20
Chang Zheng 2F (G) launched on the Shenzhou 20 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/91. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-252 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-252
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-252 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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Tianlian 2-05 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Tianlian 2-05
Chang Zheng 3B (G3) launched on the Tianlian 2-05 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-253 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-253
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-253 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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WHDW 03 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: WHDW 03
Chang Zheng 5B/YZ-2 launched on the WHDW 03 flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC101. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-254 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-254
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-254 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
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Kuiper KA-01 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kuiper KA-01
Atlas V 551 (G) launched on the Kuiper KA-01 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-255 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-255
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-255 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
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Biomass — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Biomass
Vega C launched on the Biomass flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-256 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-256
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-256 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-257 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-257
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-257 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-258 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-258
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-258 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-259 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-259
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-259 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-260 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-260
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-260 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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Yaogan 40-02 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 40-02
Chang Zheng 6A launched on the Yaogan 40-02 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. Launch vehicle success.
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TJS 19 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: TJS 19
Chang Zheng 3C (G2) launched on the TJS 19 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-261 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-261
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-261 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-262 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-262
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-262 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-263 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-263
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-263 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-264 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-264
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-264 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
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The Sea God Sees — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: The Sea God Sees
Electron launched on the The Sea God Sees flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1A. Launch vehicle success.
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EOS-09 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: EOS-09
PSLV-XL launched on the EOS-09 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. Launch failure.
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Zhongxing 3B — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Zhongxing 3B
Chang Zheng 7A launched on the Zhongxing 3B flight from Wenchang Space Center, Hainan, pad LC201. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-265 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-265
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-265 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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Kosmos-2588 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2588
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2588 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-266 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-266
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-266 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-267 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-267
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-267 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-268 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-268
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-268 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-269 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-269
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-269 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
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Tianwen-2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Tianwen-2
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Tianwen-2 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
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Shi Jian 26 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shi Jian 26
Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Shi Jian 26 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. Launch vehicle success.
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GPS III SV08 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: GPS III SV08
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the GPS III SV08 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-270 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-270
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-270 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
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NS-32 — private and commercial crew participation
Category: Human Spaceflight ActivitiesType: Private astronaut or space tourist flight
Mission: NS-32 · Programme: New Shepard
Role: Space tourist
6 participants; see description and linked people.
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Full Stream Ahead — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Full Stream Ahead
Electron launched on the Full Stream Ahead flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-271 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-271
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-271 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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Starlink-272 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-272
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-272 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
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WHDW 04 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: WHDW 04
Chang Zheng 6A launched on the WHDW 04 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad lC9A. Launch vehicle success.
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SXM-10 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: SXM-10
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the SXM-10 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
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Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole (Short story) by Isabel J. KimAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole won Best Short Story.
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Someone You Can Build a Nest In — 2024 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Someone You Can Build a Nest In (Novel) by John WiswellAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
Someone You Can Build a Nest In — 2024 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2025-06-07).
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The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts (Novel) by Vanessa Ricci-ThodeAward: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
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Dune: Part Two: Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Dune: Part Two (Film) by Jon Spaights, Denis VilleneuveAward: Ray Bradbury Award — Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Dune: Part Two won Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.
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