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Space history in 1978

135 records

1970s

50 records

  1. 1978

    1. 1978-04-29

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      Stardance () by Spider Robinson, Jeanne RobinsonAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella

      Stardance won Best Novella.

    2. 1978-05-05 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1004 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1978-05-11 launch

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      Delta 3914 launched on the OTS 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 1978-05-12 launch

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      Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1005 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    5. 1978-05-12 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1006 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 1978-05-13 launch

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      Atlas F/SVS launched on the GPS 2 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3E. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 1978-05-16 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1007 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 1978-05-17 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1008 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    9. 1978-05-19 launch

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      Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-1009 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 1978-05-20 launch

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      The Pioneer Venus Orbiter, also known as Pioneer Venus 1 or Pioneer 12, was a mission to Venus conducted by NASA as part of the Pioneer Venus project.

    11. 1978-05-23 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1010 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    12. 1978-05-23 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1011 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 1978-05-25 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1012 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 1978-05-27 launch failure

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      Proton-K/DM launched on the Ekran No. 13L flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. Launch failure.

    15. 1978-06-02 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 1978-06-07 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1013/1020 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 1978-06-10 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1021 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 1978-06-10 launch

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      Titan IIIC launched on the OPS 9454 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 1978-06-12 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1022 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    20. 1978-06-14 launch

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      Titan IIID launched on the KH-11 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.

    21. 1978-06-15 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-29 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

    22. 1978-06-16 launch

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      Delta 2914 launched on the GOES 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.

    23. 1978-06-21 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1023 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    24. 1978-06-27 launch

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      Atlas F/Agena D launched on the Seasat flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. Launch vehicle success.

    25. 1978-06-27 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-30 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

    26. 1978-06-28 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1024 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    27. 1978-06-28 launch

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      Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-1025 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/2. Launch vehicle success.

    28. 1978-06-29 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launched on the Comstar D-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

    29. 1978-07-02 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1026 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    30. 1978-07-07 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-2 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    31. 1978-07-14 launch

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      Delta 2914 launched on the Geos 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    32. 1978-07-14 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    33. 1978-07-18 launch

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      Proton-K/DM launched on the Raduga flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. Launch vehicle success.

    34. 1978-07-27 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-1027 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    35. 1978-08-05 launch

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      Titan 34B launched on the OPS 7310 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. Launch vehicle success.

    36. 1978-08-05 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1028 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    37. 1978-08-07 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-3 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    38. 1978-08-08 launch

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      The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe, also known as Pioneer Venus 2 or Pioneer 13, was a spacecraft launched in 1978 to explore Venus as part of NASA's Pioneer program.

    39. 1978-08-12 launch

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      The International Cometary Explorer (ICE) spacecraft, designed and launched as the International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3) satellite, was launched on 12 August 1978 into a heliocentric orbit.

    40. 1978-08-17 launch failure

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      Proton-K/DM launched on the Ekran No. 15L flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. Launch failure.

    41. 1978-08-22 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    42. 1978-08-26 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Soyuz-31 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

    43. 1978-08-29 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1029 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    44. 1978-09-06 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-1030 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    45. 1978-09-09 launch

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      The Venera 11 was a Soviet uncrewed space mission which was part of the Venera program to explore the planet Venus.

    46. 1978-09-09 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1031 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    47. 1978-09-14 launch

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      The Venera 12 was an uncrewed Soviet space mission designed to explore the planet Venus.

    48. 1978-09-19 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1032 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    49. 1978-10-03 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1033 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    50. 1978-10-03 launch

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      Soyuz-U launched on the Progress-4 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

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