Space history timeline
1,381 records
2020s
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2024
WSF-M SV1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: WSF-M SV1
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the WSF-M SV1 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-157 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-157
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-157 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Siwei Gaojing 3-01 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Siwei Gaojing 3-01
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Siwei Gaojing 3-01 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-158 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-158
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-158 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-159 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-159
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-159 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Yaogan 42-02 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Yaogan 42-02
Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Yaogan 42-02 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-160 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-160
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-160 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Beginning of the Swarm — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Beginning of the Swarm
Electron launched on the Beginning of the Swarm flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. Launch vehicle success.
Shenzhou 18 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shenzhou 18
Chang Zheng 2F (G) launched on the Shenzhou 18 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/91. Launch vehicle success.
Galileo FM25/FM27 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Galileo FM25/FM27
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Galileo FM25/FM27 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-161 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-161
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-161 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
WV Legion 1/2 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: WV Legion 1/2
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the WV Legion 1/2 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-162 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-162
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-162 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Chang'e-6 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Chang'e-6
Chang'e 6 was the sixth robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the second CNSA lunar sample-return mission.
Starlink-163 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-163
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-163 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Haiwangxing-01/Zhixing — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Haiwangxing-01/Zhixing
Chang Zheng 6C launched on the Haiwangxing-01/Zhixing flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9A. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-164 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-164
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-164 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Zhuhui Tianwang 1-01 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Zhuhui Tianwang 1-01
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Zhuhui Tianwang 1-01 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-165 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-165
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-165 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Shiyan 23 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Shiyan 23
Chang Zheng 4C launched on the Shiyan 23 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC43/94. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-166 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-166
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-166 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-167 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-167
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-167 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Kosmos-2576 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Kosmos-2576
Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2576 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-168 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-168
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-168 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
NS-25 — private and commercial crew participation
Category: Human Spaceflight ActivitiesType: Private astronaut or space tourist flight
Mission: NS-25 · Programme: New Shepard
Role: Space tourist
6 participants; see description and linked people.
NROL-146 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: NROL-146
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the NROL-146 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-169 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-169
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-169 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-170 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-170
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-170 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.
Ready, Aim, Prefire — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Ready, Aim, Prefire
Electron launched on the Ready, Aim, Prefire flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-171 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-171
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-171 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
EarthCARE — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: EarthCARE
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the EarthCARE flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Progress MS-27 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Progress MS-27
Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-27 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.
Paksat-MM1 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Paksat-MM1
Chang Zheng 3B (G2) launched on the Paksat-MM1 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-172 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-172
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-172 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Chang'e 6: lunar landing
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Landing
Mission: Chang'e 6
Moon landing.
Starlink-173 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-173
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-173 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Prefire and Ice — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Prefire and Ice
Electron launched on the Prefire and Ice flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. Launch vehicle success.
Starliner CFT — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starliner CFT
Atlas V N22 launched on the Starliner CFT flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-174 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-174
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-174 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.
Starlink-175 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-175
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-175 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
Barbie: Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Barbie (Film) by Greta Gerwig, Noah BaumbachAward: Ray Bradbury Award — Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Barbie won Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.
To Shape a Dragon’s Breath: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
To Shape a Dragon’s Breath (Novel) by Moniquill BlackgooseAward: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
To Shape a Dragon’s Breath won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
The Year Without Sunshine: Best Novelette
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Year Without Sunshine (Novella) by Naomi KritzerAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette
The Year Without Sunshine won Best Novelette.
The Saint of Bright Doors — 2023 Nebula Award, Best Novel
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
The Saint of Bright Doors (Novel) by Vajra ChandrasekeraAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole: Science fiction writer
The Saint of Bright Doors — 2023 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2024-06-08).
Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200: Best Short Story
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200 (Short story) by R. S. A. GarciaAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story
Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200 won Best Short Story.
Linghun: Best Novella
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Linghun (Novella) by Ai JiangAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella
Linghun won Best Novella.
Galactic 07 — private and commercial crew participation
Category: Human Spaceflight ActivitiesType: Private astronaut or space tourist flight
Mission: Galactic 07 · Programme: Virgin Galactic
Role: Commercial astronaut, Space tourist
6 participants; see description and linked people.
Baldur’s Gate 3: Best Game Writing
Category: Science FictionType: Award win
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Game) by Adam Smith, Adrienne Law, Baudelaire Welch, Chrystal Ding, Ella McConnell, Ine Van Hamme, Jan Van Dosselaer, John Corcoran, Kevin VanOrd, Lawrence Schick, Rachel Quirke, Ruairí Moore, Sarah Baylus, Stephen Rooney, Martin Docherty, Swen VinckeAward: Nebula Award — Best Game Writing
Baldur’s Gate 3 won Best Game Writing.
Starlink-176 — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: Starlink-176
Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-176 flight from South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.
No Time Toulouse — launch
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Orbital launch
Mission: No Time Toulouse
Electron launched on the No Time Toulouse flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B. Launch vehicle success.