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Space history in 2018

127 records

2010s

50 records

  1. 2018

    1. 2018-05-19

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      The Art of Starving () by Sam J. MillerAward: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

      The Art of Starving won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

    2. 2018-05-19

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      All Systems Red () by Martha WellsAward: Nebula Award — Best NovellaRole:

      All Systems Red — Nebula Award, Best Novella (2018-05-19).

    3. 2018-05-20 launch

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      Queqiao relay satellite, was the first of the pair of communications relay and radio astronomy satellites for the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.

    4. 2018-05-22 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT4) launched on the Iridium-6/GRACE-FO flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.

    5. 2018-06-02 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2D launched on the Gao Fen 6 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 2018-06-04 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT4/5) launched on the SES-12 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 2018-06-05 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Fengyun 2H flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 2018-06-06 launch

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      Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz MS-09 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

    9. 2018-06-12 launch

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      H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the IGS R-6 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 2018-06-16 launch

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      Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2527 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 2018-06-27 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Xin Jishu Shiyan Shuan flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.

    12. 2018-06-27 asteroid exploration

      Hayabusa2 arrived at asteroid Ryugu for close exploration and sample collection.

    13. 2018-06-29 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT4/5) launched on the Dragon CRS-15 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 2018-07-01 organization established

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      Australian Space Agency: established.

    15. 2018-07-09 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2C (SMA) launched on the PRSS-1/PakTes-1 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 2018-07-09 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3A launched on the Beidou DW32 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2?. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 2018-07-09 launch

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      Soyuz-2-1A launched on the Progress MS-09 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 2018-07-22 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Telstar 19V flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 2018-07-25 launch

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      Ariane 5ES launched on the Galileo FOC-M8 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.

    20. 2018-07-25 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Iridium-7 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.

    21. 2018-07-29 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW33/34 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success.

    22. 2018-07-31 launch

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      Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Gao Fen 11 flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.

    23. 2018-08-07 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Merah Putih flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    24. 2018-08-12 launch

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      The Parker Solar Probe (PSP; previously Solar Probe, Solar Probe Plus or Solar Probe+) is a NASA space probe launched in 2018 to make observations of the Sun's outer corona.

    25. 2018-08-16

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      Beyond This Horizon () by Robert A. Heinlein (as Anson MacDonald)Award: Hugo Award — Best NovelRole:

      Beyond This Horizon — 1943 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel (2018-08-16).

    26. 2018-08-19

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      The Stone Sky () by N.K. JemisinAward: Hugo Award — Best NovelRole:

      The Stone Sky — 2018 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2018-08-19).

    27. 2018-08-19

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      All Systems Red () by Martha WellsAward: Hugo Award — Best NovellaRole:

      All Systems Red — Hugo Award, Best Novella (2018-08-19).

    28. 2018-08-22 launch

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      Vega (1) launched on the Aeolus flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ZLV. Launch vehicle success.

    29. 2018-08-24 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW35/36 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success.

    30. 2018-08-31 space policy

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      : Space Activities Amendment (Launches and Returns) Act 2018

      Australia amends space launches and returns law.

    31. 2018-09-07 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Haiyang 1C flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9?. Launch vehicle success.

    32. 2018-09-10 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Telstar 18V flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    33. 2018-09-15 launch

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      Delta 7420-10C launched on the ICESAT-2 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.

    34. 2018-09-16 launch

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      PSLV (CA) launched on the NovaSAR-S/S1-4 flight from Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, pad FLP. Launch vehicle success.

    35. 2018-09-19 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW37/38 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.

    36. 2018-09-22 launch

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      H-IIB launched on the HTV-7 flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y2. Launch vehicle success.

    37. 2018-09-25 launch

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      Ariane 5ECA launched on the Horizons-3e/Azerspace-2 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA3. Launch vehicle success.

    38. 2018-10-08 launch

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      Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the SAOCOM-1A flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.

    39. 2018-10-09 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1S launched on the Yaogan 32 01 zu flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. Launch vehicle success.

    40. 2018-10-11 launch failure

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      Soyuz-FG launched on the Soyuz MS-10 flight from GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch failure.

    41. 2018-10-15 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 (G3Z) launched on the Beidou DW39/40 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC3. Launch vehicle success.

    42. 2018-10-17 launch

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      Atlas V 551 (C) launched on the AEHF-4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC41. Launch vehicle success.

    43. 2018-10-20 launch

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      BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to the planet Mercury.

    44. 2018-10-24 launch

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      Chang Zheng 4B launched on the Haiyang 2B flight from Taiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin, pad LC9. Launch vehicle success.

    45. 2018-10-25 launch

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      Soyuz-2-1B launched on the Kosmos-2528 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    46. 2018-10-29 launch

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      Chang Zheng 2C (b) launched on the Zhongfa Haiyang flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LC603. Launch vehicle success.

    47. 2018-10-29 launch

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      H-IIA 202 (1) launched on the GOSAT-2/Khalifasat flight from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon, pad Y. Launch vehicle success.

    48. 2018-11-01 launch

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      Chang Zheng 3B (G3) launched on the Beidou DW41 flight from Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China, pad LC2. Launch vehicle success.

    49. 2018-11-03 launch

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      Soyuz-2-1B (Fregat) launched on the Kosmos-2529 flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    50. 2018-11-07 launch

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      Soyuz-ST-B (Fregat) launched on the MetOp-C flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELS. Launch vehicle success.

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