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Space history in 1973

119 records

1970s

50 records

  1. 1973

    1. 1973 Year only

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      The Gods Themselves () by Isaac AsimovAward: Hugo Award — Best NovelRole:

      The Gods Themselves — 1973 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1973).

    2. 1973-01-08 launch

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      Luna 21 (Ye-8 series) was an uncrewed space mission, and its spacecraft, of the Luna program, also called Lunik 21, in 1973.

    3. 1973-01-11 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-543 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 1973-01-15 landing

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      Moon landing.

    5. 1973-01-20 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-544 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 1973-01-24 launch

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-545 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 1973-01-26 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-546 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC107/1. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 1973-02-01 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-547 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    9. 1973-02-03 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 1973-02-08 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-548 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 1973-02-15 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (SOL) launched on the Prognoz-3 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    12. 1973-02-28 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-549 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 1973-03-01 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-550 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 1973-03-06 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-551 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    15. 1973-03-06 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3A Agena D launched on the AFP-720 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC13. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 1973-03-09 launch

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      Titan IIID launched on the HEXAGON SV5 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 1973-03-20 launch

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      Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 1973-03-22 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-552 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 1973-04-03 launch

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      Proton-K launched on the Salyut-2 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.

    20. 1973-04-05 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-2 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    21. 1973-04-06 launch

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      Pioneer 11 (originally designated Pioneer G) is a NASA space probe launched in 1973 that completed the first mission to the planet Saturn.

    22. 1973-04-12 launch

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-553 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.

    23. 1973-04-19 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-554 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    24. 1973-04-19 launch

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the IK-Kopernik-500 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. Launch vehicle success.

    25. 1973-04-20 launch

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      Delta 1914 launched on the Anik A2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.

    26. 1973-04-25 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-555 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    27. 1973-04-28

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      When It Changed () by Joanna RussAward: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

      When It Changed won Best Short Story.

    28. 1973-04-28

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      A Meeting with Medusa () by Arthur C. ClarkeAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella

      A Meeting with Medusa won Best Novella.

    29. 1973-04-28

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      The Gods Themselves () by Isaac AsimovAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole:

      The Gods Themselves — 1972 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1973-04-28).

    30. 1973-04-28

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      Goat Song () by Poul AndersonAward: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

      Goat Song won Best Novelette.

    31. 1973-05-05 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-556 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    32. 1973-05-11 launch

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      Proton-K launched on the Kosmos-557 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.

    33. 1973-05-14 launch

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      Skylab was the United States' first space station launched by NASA, occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974.

    34. 1973-05-16 launch

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      Titan 24B launched on the KH-8A flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. Launch vehicle success.

    35. 1973-05-17 launch

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-558 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.

    36. 1973-05-18 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-559 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    37. 1973-05-23 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-560 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    38. 1973-05-25 launch

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      Saturn IB launched on the Skylab 2 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39B. Launch vehicle success.

    39. 1973-05-25 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-561 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    40. 1973-05-25 launch failure

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Zaliv flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch failure.

    41. 1973-05-29 launch

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      Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    42. 1973-06-05 launch

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-562 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.

    43. 1973-06-06 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-563 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    44. 1973-06-08 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-564/571 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    45. 1973-06-10 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-572 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

    46. 1973-06-10 launch

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      Explorer 49 (also called Radio Astronomy Explorer-2, RAE-B) was a NASA 328 kg (723 lb) satellite launched on 10 June 1973, for long wave radio astronomy research.

    47. 1973-06-12 launch

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      Titan IIIC launched on the DSP 4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    48. 1973-06-15 launch

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      Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Kosmos-573 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

    49. 1973-06-20 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-574 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    50. 1973-06-21 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-575 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

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