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Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut


#1 John Glenn

John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921   – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator , engineer , astronaut , businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth , circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA

#2 John Young (astronaut)

John Watts Young (September 24, 1930   – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut , naval officer and aviator , test pilot , and aeronautical engineer . He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. He is the only astronaut to fly on four different c

#3 Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger

Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Metcalf-Lindenburger (born May 2, 1975, in Colorado Springs, Colorado ) is a retired American astronaut . In 2000, she married Jason Metcalf-Lindenburger, a fellow Whitman College graduate and educator, from Pendleton, Oregon, and they now have one daughter together. She was a

#4 Vanessa O'Brien

Vanessa Audi Rhys O'Brien (born 2 December 1964) is a British and American mountaineer, sub-orbital spaceflight participant, explorer, author and former business executive. [2] On 4 August 2022, Vanessa became the first woman to complete the Explorers’ Extreme Trifecta – reaching extremes on land, s

#5 Pamela Melroy

Pamela Ann Melroy (born September 17, 1961) is an American retired United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut serving as the deputy administrator of NASA . She served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions STS-92 and STS-112 and commanded mission STS-120 before leaving the agency in August 2009.

#6 Samantha Cristoforetti

Samantha Cristoforetti , OMRI ( Italian pronunciation:   [saˈmanta kristofoˈretti] ; born in Milan on 26 April 1977) is an Italian European Space Agency astronaut, former Italian Air Force pilot and engineer. She holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a European astronaut (199

#7 Michael Barratt (astronaut)

Michael Reed Barratt (born April 16, 1959) is an American physician and a NASA astronaut . Specializing in aerospace medicine , he served as a flight surgeon for NASA before his selection as an astronaut, and has played a role in developing NASA's space medicine programs for both the Shuttle-Mir Pro

#8 David M. Brown

David McDowell Brown (April 16, 1956 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Navy captain and a NASA astronaut . He died on his first spaceflight , when the Space Shuttle Columbia ( STS-107 ) disintegrated during orbital reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Brown became an astronaut in 1996 but had

#9 Sunita Williams

Sunita Lyn Williams (born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer who formerly held the records for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Williams was assigned to the International Sp

#10 John L. Finley

John "Jack" Lawrence Finley (December 22, 1935 – September 19, 2006) was a United States Navy aviator and was selected as an astronaut . For other people named John Finley, see John Finley (disambiguation) . John "Jack" Lawrence Finley Born ( 1935-12-22 ) December 22, 1935 Winchester, Massachusetts

#11 Ken Mattingly

Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II (born March 17, 1936) is an American former aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , rear admiral in the United States Navy and astronaut who flew on the Apollo 16 , STS-4 and STS-51-C missions. American astronaut (born 1936) Ken Mattingly Mattingly in 1971 Born Tho

#12 Victor Vescovo

Victor Lance Vescovo (born 1966) is an American private equity investor, retired naval officer, space tourist and undersea explorer. He is a co-founder and managing partner of private equity company Insight Equity Holdings. [1] Vescovo achieved the Explorers Grand Slam by reaching the North and Sout

#13 Tim Peake

Major Timothy Nigel “Tim” Peake CMG (born 7 April 1972) is a British Army Air Corps officer, European Space Agency astronaut [3] and a former International Space Station (ISS) crew member. British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut Tim Peake CMG HonFIET Official NASA portrait photograph, taken in

#14 Charles Duke

Charles Moss Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut , United States Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot . As lunar module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon , at age 36 years and 201 days. [note 1] For the British Labo

#15 Sergei Krikalev

Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev ( Russian : Сергей Константинович Крикалёв , also transliterated as Sergei Krikalyov ; born 27 August 1958) is a Russian mechanical engineer and former cosmonaut . As a prominent rocket scientist , he is a veteran of six space flights and ranks third to Gennady Padalk

#16 Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) [1] is an English classical crossover soprano singer, actress and dancer. British soprano (born 1960) Sarah Brightman Brightman at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka in 2007 Born ( 1960-08-14 ) 14 August 1960 (age   62) Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire , Engl


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Museum / Museum


#1 USS Midway (CV-41)

USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier , formerly of the United States Navy , the lead ship of her class . Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal

#2 Amelia Earhart Birthplace

The Amelia Earhart Birthplace is a historic building and museum that was the birthplace of aviator Amelia Earhart . It is located at 223 N. Terrace in Atchison, Kansas , United States. Historic house in Kansas, United States United States historic place Earhart, Amelia, Birthplace U.S. National Regi


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Spacecraft / Spacecraft


#1 Soyuz TMA-19

Soyuz TMA-19 was a crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) and is part of the Soyuz programme . It was launched on 15 June 2010 carrying three members of the Expedition 24 crew to the International Space Station, who remained aboard the station for around six months. Soyuz TMA-19

#2 Magellan (spacecraft)

The Magellan spacecraft was a 1,035-kilogram (2,282   lb) robotic space probe launched by NASA of the United States, on May 4, 1989, to map the surface of Venus by using synthetic-aperture radar and to measure the planetary gravitational field . NASA mission to map the surface of Venus via robotic p

#3 STS-59

STS-59 was a Space Shuttle program mission that took place in 1994. The launch was chronicled by the 1994 Discovery Channel special about the Space Shuttle program . 1994 American crewed spaceflight to conduct Earth observations STS-59 Space Shuttle Endeavour in orbit with SIR-C in its payload bay N

#4 Poisk (ISS module)

Poisk ( Russian : Поиск , lit.   ' Search ' ), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 ( MRM 2 ), Малый исследовательский модуль 2 , or МИМ 2 , is a docking module of the International Space Station . Its original name was Docking Module 2 ( Stykovochniy Otsek 2 , SO-2 ), as it is almost identical

#5 NSS-7

NSS-7 is a communications satellite owned by SES World Skies . It launched on 16 April 2002 on an AR-44L model of the Ariane 4 launch vehicle. NSS-7 Mission type Communications Operator New Skies Satellites (2002-2006) SES New Skies (2006-2009) SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES S.A. (2011-present) COS

#6 International Space Station

The International Space Station ( ISS ) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit . It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). [7] [8] The own

#7 SpaceX CRS-3

SpaceX CRS-3 , also known as SpX-3 , [4] was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS), contracted to NASA , which was launched on 18 April 2014. It was the fifth flight for SpaceX 's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft and the third SpaceX operational mission contr

#8 Discoverer 23

Discoverer 23 , also known as KH-5 9016A , was a USAF photographic reconnaissance satellite under the supervision of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) which was launched in 1961. It was a KH-5 ARGON satellite, based on an Agena-B . [1] It was the second KH-5 mission to be launched, and the se

#9 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3

Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 ( Korean :   광명성 3호 ; Hanja :   光明星3號 ; lit.   Bright Star-3 [2] or Lode Star-3 [3] ) was a North Korean Earth observation satellite which, according to the DPRK , was for weather forecast purposes, and whose launch was widely portrayed in the West to be a veiled ballistic missile t

#10 JCSAT-4B

JCSAT-4B , known as JCSAT-13 (formerly known as Lippostar-1 ) before launch, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JSAT) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform. [4] [1] JCSAT-4B Names JCSAT-13 Mission type Communication

#11 Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph

Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph ( IRIS ), [1] also called Explorer 94 and SMEX-12 , [2] is a NASA solar observation satellite. The mission was funded through the Small Explorer program to investigate the physical conditions of the solar limb, particularly the interface region made up of the ch

#12 BSAT-1a

BSAT-1a was a geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Hughes (now Boeing ) on the HS-376 platform. It was originally ordered and operated by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT). It was used as the main satellite to broadcast television channels for NHK a

#13 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2

SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 ( COTS 2 ), also known as Dragon C2+ , was the second test-flight for SpaceX 's uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft. It launched in May 2012 on the third flight of the company's two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The flight was performed under a funded agreement from NASA as t

#14 Apollo 16

Apollo 16 (April 16 – 27, 1972) was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program , administered by NASA , and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon . It was the second of Apollo's " J missions ", with an extended stay on the lunar surface , a focus on science, and the u

#15 Superbird-A2

Superbird-A2 , known as Superbird-6 before launch, was a geostationary communications satellite ordered and operated by Space Communications Corporation (SCC) that was designed and manufactured by Hughes (now Boeing ) on the BSS-601 satellite bus . It had a mixed Ku-band and Ka-band payload and was

#16 Shenzhou 13

Shenzhou 13 ( Chinese : 神舟十三号 ; pinyin : Shénzhōu Shísān-hào ; lit. ' Divine Boat Number 13' ) was a Chinese spaceflight launched on 15 October 2021 at 16:23 UTC. The flight marked the eighth crewed Chinese spaceflight and the thirteenth flight of the Shenzhou program . The spacecraft carried three

#17 Cassini–Huygens

Cassini–Huygens ( / k ə ˈ s iː n i ˈ h ɔɪ ɡ ən z / kə- SEE -nee HOY -gənz ), commonly called Cassini , was a space-research mission by NASA , the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and n

#18 STS-110

STS-110 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on 8–19 April 2002 flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis . The main purpose was to install the S0 Truss segment, which forms the backbone of the truss structure on the station. 2002 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS STS-110

#19 Progress M-44

Progress M-44 ( Russian : Прогресс М-44 ), identified by NASA as Progress 3P , was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station . It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 244. [1] Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-44 Mission type International Spac

#20 EchoStar VIII

EchoStar VIII was an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar . It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 77° West, from where it is used to provide high-definition television direct broadcasting services to the Contiguous United States . This art


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