langs: 21 апреля [ru] / april 21 [en] / 21. april [de] / 21 avril [fr] / 21 aprile [it] / 21 de abril [es]
days: april 18 / april 19 / april 20 / april 21 / april 22 / april 23 / april 24
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Albert Scott Crossfield
Albert Scott Crossfield (October 2, 1921 – April 19, 2006) was an American naval officer and test pilot . In 1953, he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound . Crossfield was the first of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated b
- ... a variety of other aircraft. He married Alice Virginia Knoph (27 June 1920 – 23 September 2015) on 21 april 1943 in Corpus Christi, Texas . [3] She was of Norwegian descent and had attended Garfield High Sch ...
#2 Ronald Evans (astronaut)
Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr. (November 10, 1933 – April 7, 1990) was an American electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , officer and aviator in the United States Navy , and NASA astronaut . As Command Module Pilot on Apollo 17 he was one of the 24 astronauts to have flown to the Moon, and one of
- ... his second, third, fourth and fifth Air Medals . He flew his last mission, a combat air patrol , on april 21. [33] NASA Main article: Apollo 17 SUPPORT CREW The Ticonderoga left Dixie station on April 21, 1966 ...
- ... , on April 21. [33] NASA Main article: Apollo 17 SUPPORT CREW The Ticonderoga left Dixie station on april 21, 1966, and returned to San Diego on May 16. Evans preceded it, after taking a mail plane to the Phil ...
#3 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
- ... onsultant to help him with his speaking style. [157] Glenn announced his candidacy for president on april 21, 1983, in the John Glenn High School gymnasium. [158] He started out the campaign out-raising the fr ...
#4 Oleg Makarov (cosmonaut)
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov ( Russian : Олег Григорьевич Макаров ; 6 January 1933 – 28 May 2003) was a Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet engineer and astronaut For other people with the same name, see Oleg Makarov (disambiguation) . Oleg Makarov Born ( 1933-01-06 ) 6 January 1933 Udomlya , Soviet Union Died 2
- ... nd 16 March 1978) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (2 October 1973) Four Order of Lenin (2 October 1973, 21 april 1975, 16 March 1978, 10 December 1980) Order "Blue Nile" of Ethiopia (10 October 1981) Honorary Cit ...
#5 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
- ... the lunar module landed 270 m (890 ft) north and 60 m (200 ft) west of its target location. [12] On april 21 Young and Duke began their first EVA. [12] Young was the first to exit the lunar module, and his fir ...
#6 Frank Borman
Frank Frederick Borman II (born March 14, 1928) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , businessman, and NASA astronaut . He was the commander of Apollo 8 , the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William
- ... which included Michael Collins and James B. Irwin , who also later became astronauts , graduated on april 21, 1961. [22] Thomas P. Stafford , another future astronaut, was one of the instructors. [23] On gradu ...
#7 Sergey Zalyotin
Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin ( Russian : Серге́й Викторович Залётин ; born April 21, 1962) is a Russian cosmonaut and a veteran of two space missions. Russian cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2009 ) Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin Born
- Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin ( Russian : Серге́й Викторович Залётин ; born april 21, 1962) is a Russian cosmonaut and a veteran of two space missions. Russian cosmonaut This biography ...
- ... nal citations for verification . ( September 2009 ) Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin Born ( 1962-04-21 ) april 21, 1962 (age 60) Shchyokino , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Nationality Russian Occupation Pilot Awards ...
- ... ation. He briefly visited the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-1 in 2002. PERSONAL Born april 21, 1962, Schekino, Tula Area, RF (Russia). Father: Viktor Dmitrievich Zaletin (1930–1988). Mother: Val ...
#8 Michael López-Alegría
Michael López-Alegría (born Miguel Eladio López Alegría on May 30, 1958) is an astronaut , test pilot and commercial astronaut with dual nationality, American and Spanish; [2] a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission. He is known for having performed ten
- ... American at the length of 215 days; this time was spent on board the ISS from September 18, 2006 to april 21, 2007. López-Alegría commanded Axiom-1 , the first ever all-private team of commercial astronaut mis ...
- ... zakhstan on September 18, onboard Soyuz TMA-9 . On Expedition 14 , he performed five spacewalks. On april 21, 2007, he undocked from the ISS and returned to Earth. López-Alegría holds the all time American rec ...
- ... z-Alegría set the record for the longest space mission of any American astronaut. When he landed on april 21, his time in space on a single mission was 215 days. [7] (The longest space mission on record is tha ...
#9 Gennady Padalka
Gennady Ivanovich Padalka ( Russian : Гeннадий Иванович Падалка ; born 21 June 1958 in Krasnodar , Soviet Union ) is a Russian Air Force officer and a Roscosmos cosmonaut . Padalka currently holds the world record for the most time spent in space , at 879 days. [1] [2] [3] He worked on both Mir and
- ... the Baikonur Cosmodrome , Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, and docked with the ISS on 21 april 2004. Following a week of joint operations and handover briefings, they replaced the Expedition 8 c ...
#10 Michael Fincke
Edward Michael " Mike "/" Spanky " Fincke [1] (born March 14, 1967) is an American astronaut who formerly held the American record for the most time in space (381.6 days). His record was broken by Scott Kelly on October 16, 2015. United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut E. Michael Fincke F
- ... , Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, and docked with the International Space Station on april 21, 2004. Fincke spent six-months aboard the ISS continuing ISS science operations, maintaining station ...
#11 Space tourism
Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes. [1] There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism. Space travel for recreational purposes This article is about paying space travellers. For other commercial spacefarers, see Co
- ... 006 ( Soyuz TMA-8 ) 10 days ISS EP-4 / Anousheh Ansari US$20 million April 7, 2007 ( Soyuz TMA-10 ) april 21, 2007 ( Soyuz TMA-9 ) 10 days ISS EP-12 / Charles Simonyi US$25 million October 12, 2008 ( Soyuz TMA ...
#12 Yury Lonchakov
Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov ( Russian: Юрий Валентинович Лончаков ; born 4 March 1965) is a Russian former cosmonaut and a veteran of three space missions . [1] He has spent 200 days in space and has conducted two career spacewalks. Russian cosmonaut Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov Born ( 1965-03-04 )
- ... v served as a mission specialist. After nearly two days of flight, Endeavour docked with the ISS on 21 april 2001 at 13:59 UTC. After 8 days of docked operations, the shuttle undocked from the ISS at 17:34 UT ...
#13 Aleksandr Laveykin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin ( Russian : Александр Иванович Лавейкин ; born April 21, 1951 [1] ) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet cosmonaut Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin Born ( 1951-04-21 ) 21 April 1951 (age 71) Moscow , USSR Nationality Soviet Occupation Flight engineer Awards Hero of the S
- Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin ( Russian : Александр Иванович Лавейкин ; born april 21, 1951 [1] ) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet cosmonaut Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin Born ( 195 ...
- ... ) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet cosmonaut Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin Born ( 1951-04-21 ) 21 april 1951 (age 71) Moscow , USSR Nationality Soviet Occupation Flight engineer Awards Hero of the Soviet ...
#14 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
- ... tronaut support team responsible for orbiter cockpit setup, crew strap-in, and landing recovery. On april 21, 2001, Brown appeared on ESPN as an expert on g-force loading on the human body that led to the canc ...
#15 Thomas David Jones
Thomas David Jones (born January 22, 1955) is a former United States astronaut. He was selected to the astronaut corps in 1990 and completed four Space Shuttle flights before retiring in 2001. He flew on STS-59 and STS-68 in 1994, STS-80 in 1996, and STS-98 in 2001. His total mission time was 53 day
- ... y the Wall Street Journal . [4] Jones was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame on april 21, 2018. [5]
#16 Alvin Drew
Colonel Benjamin Alvin Drew (born November 5, 1962) is a United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut . He has been on two spaceflights ; the first was the Space Shuttle mission STS-118 to the International Space Station , in August 2007. [2] Drew's second spaceflight took place in Ma
- ... tions overseeing the US operations at Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center in Star City . [5] On april 21, 2009, he delivered a lecture “Space Shuttle Flight-118: A Mission to Build the International Space ...
#17 Andrei Babkin
Andrei Nikolaevich Babkin ( Russian : Андре́й Никола́евич Ба́бкин ) is a Russian Engineer and Cosmonaut who was selected in April 2010. He was scheduled to make his first flight into space in April 2020 onboard Soyuz MS-16 , although in February 2020 he and Nikolai Tikhonov were removed from the fli
- ... rson needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2010 ) Andrei Babkin Born ( 1969-04-21 ) april 21, 1969 (age 53) Bryansk , Russia SFSR Status Active Nationality Russian Space career RSA Cosmonaut Ti ...
- ... A Cosmonaut Time in space None Selection 2010 RSA Group EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Babkin was born on 21 april 1969 in the city of Bryansk , Russia , he graduated secondary school in 1986 and went on to study e ...
#18 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
- ... m and what a place and what an experience. Duke, saluting the U.S. flag on the surface of the Moon, april 21, 1972. [57] TRAINING Young, Mattingly and Duke were officially named as the crew of Apollo 16, the f ...
- ... ded on the Cayley Plains , 270 m (886 ft) northwest of the planned landing site, at 02:23:35 UTC on april 21. [79] Duke became the tenth person to walk upon the surface of the Moon, [80] following Young, who b ...
#19 Mikhail Tyurin
Mikhail Vladislavovich Tyurin ( Russian : Михаил Владиславович Тюрин ; born March 2, 1960) is a former Russian cosmonaut who flew several missions to the International Space Station and completed four spacewalks during his career. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation for his work
- ... z-Alegria and spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi landed southwest of Karaganda , Kazakhstan on 21 april 2007 12:30 UTC. [5] EXPEDITION 38/39 Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin seen holding the ...
#20 Charles Simonyi
Charles Simonyi ( / s ɪ ˈ m oʊ n i / ; Hungarian : Simonyi Károly , pronounced [ˈʃimoɲi ˈkaːroj] ; born September 10, 1948) is a Hungarian-American software architect . He started and led Microsoft 's applications group, where he built the first versions of Microsoft Office . [1] Hungarian-America
- ... an cosmonauts to the International Space Station , [8] and returned aboard Soyuz TMA-9 , landing on april 21, 2007. Upon arrival to the ISS on April 9, 2007, Simonyi said, "It is amazing how it appears from th ...
- ... ted return on April 20, 2007, was delayed by one day due to 'boggy ground'. He returned to Earth on april 21, 2007 along with an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut. [41] In October 2008, he booked for ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City , along the shore of Jamaica Bay . The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station . Bennett Field is currently part of the Gateway
- ... engine, from Bennett Field to Ballinrobe, Ireland . He was supposed to go to Lithuania. [268] [257] april 21, 1936 – Howard Hughes flew a Northrop Gamma , powered by a Wright Cyclone engine, from Miami to Benn ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Soyuz TMA-9
Soyuz TMA-9 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. It was a human spaceflight mission transporting personnel to and from the ISS. It launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 18 September 2006 at 08:09 MSD (04:09 UTC ), docked with the ISS
- ... 04:09 UTC ), docked with the ISS at 09:21 MSD (05:21 UTC) on 20 September, and returned to Earth on 21 april 2007. Soyuz TMA-9 transported two-thirds of ISS Expedition 14 to the space station along with one " ...
- ... 08 ( 2006-09-18UTC04:08Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of mission Landing date 21 april 2007, 12:31 ( 2007-04-21UTC12:32Z ) UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low E ...
- ... g with ISS (Relocation) Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 29 March 2007 23:54 UTC Undocking date 21 april 2007 09:11 UTC Time docked 22d 9h 17m Crew of Soyuz TMA-9: (l-r) López-Alegría, Ansari, Tyurin Soyu ...
- ... ort of Zarya ) Docking to ISS: 29 March 2007 23:54 UTC (to aft port of Zvezda ) Undocking from ISS: 21 april 2007 09:11 UTC (from aft port of Zvezda ) MISSION HIGHLIGHTS Soyuz TMA-9, known within the Internat ...
- ... from the ISS took place at 21:53 UTC on 28 September. López-Alegría and Tyurin undocked from ISS on 21 april 2007, 09:11 UTC, and landed at 12:31:30 UTC, after a seven-month stay on the station. When the caps ...
#2 Progress 25
Progress 25 ( Russian : Прогресс 25 ) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in March 1986 to resupply the Mir space station. Progress 25 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1986-023A SATCAT no. 16645 [1] Spacecraft properties Spacecraft Progr
- ... 1] Rocket Soyuz-U2 [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 21 april 1986, 00:00 UTC [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... 02 UTC, and was undocked on 20 April 1986 at 19:24:08 UTC. [3] [5] DECAY It remained in orbit until 21 april 1986, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 00:00 UTC and the mission ended at 00:48: ...
#3 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
- ... mber 25, 2010 02:02 UTC Soyuz TMA-01M October 10, 2010 00:01 UTC March 16, 2011 04:27 UTC Soyuz TMA- 21 april 6, 2011 23:09 UTC September 16, 2011 00:38 UTC Soyuz TMA-22 November 16, 2011 05:24 UTC April 27, 2 ...
#4 USA-212
USA-212 [1] was the first flight of the Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 1 ( X-37B OTV-1 ), an American robotic vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing (VTHL) spaceplane . It was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on 22 April 2010, and operated in low Earth orbit . Its designation i
- ... modate both events on the same day. [13] After a series of delays, it was set for 19 April 2010. On 21 april , the Atlas was rolled back out to the launch pad for launch. [13] The launch window on 22 April ope ...
#5 Progress M-12
Progress M-12 ( Russian : Прогресс М-12 ) was a Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1992 to resupply the Mir space station. [2] The thirtieth of sixty four Progress spacecraft to visit Mir, it used the Progress-M 11F615A55 configuration, [3] and had the serial number 213. [4] It
- ... etres (258 mi) [1] Inclination 51.6 degrees Docking with Mir Docking port Core Forward Docking date 21 april 1992, 23:21:59 UTC Undocking date 27 June 1992, 21:34:44 UTC Time docked 67 days Progress M-12 was ...
- ... o days of free flight, it docked with the Forward port of the core module of Mir at 23:21:59 GMT on 21 april . [5] [6] During the 67 days for which Progress M-12 was docked, Mir was in an orbit of around 371 b ...
#6 Bell (satellite)
Bell , also known as PhoneSat 1.0b or PhoneSat v1b was a technology demonstration satellite operated by NASA 's Ames Research Center , which was launched in April 2013. Part of the PhoneSat programme, it was one of the first three PhoneSat spacecraft to be launched. Bell Mission type Technology Oper
- ... urer NASA Spaceflight Services ISIS Launch mass 0.5 kilograms (1.1 lb) Start of mission Launch date 21 april 2013, 21:00 ( 2013-04-21UTC21Z ) UTC Rocket Antares 110 A-ONE Launch site MARS LP-0A Contractor Orb ...
- ... ght A-ONE. The primary payload was the Cygnus Mass Simulator . [5] Liftoff occurred at 21:00 UTC on 21 april 2013, from Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport , following attempts on 17 and 20 April wh ...
#7 Dong Fang Hong 1
Dong Fang Hong 1 ( simplified Chinese : 东方红一号 ; traditional Chinese : 東方紅一號 ; pinyin : Dōngfānghóng Yīhào ; lit. 'The East is Red 1' ), in the western world also known as China 1 or PRC 1 , [3] was the first space satellite of the People's Republic of China (PRC), launched successfully on 24 April 1
- ... d a manned space undertaking report to which Mao Zedong personally approved. [ citation needed ] On 21 april 2005, the Chinese Academy of Space Technology gathered the science and technology personnel who par ...
#8 TechEdSat
Technology Education Satellite ( TechEdSat ) is a successful nano-sat flight series conducted from the NASA Ames Research Center in collaboration with numerous universities (San Jose State University, University of Idaho, University of California, University of Minnesota, Smith College). While one o
- ... nter Launch mass 0.5 kg (1.1 lb) Dimensions 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm (1U) Start of mission Launch date 21 april 2013, 21:00:02.2 UTC [11] Rocket Antares 110 A-ONE Launch site Wallops Island MARS , LP-0A Contract ...
- ... a technology demonstration satellite operated by NASA's Ames Research Center, which was launched on 21 april 2013. Part of the PhoneSat programme, it was one of the first three PhoneSat spacecraft, and the fi ...
#9 Soyuz TMA-10
Soyuz TMA-10 was a human spaceflight mission using a Soyuz-TMA spacecraft to transport personnel to and from the International Space Station (ISS). The mission began at 17:31:09 UTC on April 7, 2007 when the spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. Soyuz TMA
- ... th in October 2007. Spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-9 on april 21, following eleven days of ISS handover operations. TMA-10 undocked from the ISS at 07:14 UTC on Octo ...
#10 Alexander (satellite)
Alexander , also known as PhoneSat 2.0 Beta or PhoneSat v2a is a technology demonstration satellite operated by NASA 's Ames Research Center , which was launched in April 2013. Part of the PhoneSat programme, it was one of the first three PhoneSat spacecraft, and the first Phonesat-2.0 satellite, to
- ... esearch Center Spaceflight Industries ISIS Launch mass 0.5 kg (1.1 lb) Start of mission Launch date 21 april 2013, 21:00 UTC Rocket Antares 110 A-ONE Launch site Wallops Island MARS , LP-0A Contractor Orbital ...
- ... ght A-ONE. The primary payload was the Cygnus Mass Simulator . [4] Liftoff occurred at 21:00 UTC on 21 april 2013, from Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), following attempts on 17 and 20 Ap ...
#11 STS-100
STS-100 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour . STS-100 launch on 19 April 2001, and installed the ISS Canadarm2 robotic arm. 2001 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS STS-100 Parazynski assists in installing Canadarm2 on the ISS duri
- ... Apogee altitude 375 kilometres (233 mi) [2] Inclination 51.5 deg [2] Period 91.59 minutes [2] Epoch 21 april 2001 Docking with ISS Docking port PMA-2 ( Destiny forward) Docking date 21 April 2001, 13:59 UTC U ...
- ... minutes [2] Epoch 21 April 2001 Docking with ISS Docking port PMA-2 ( Destiny forward) Docking date 21 april 2001, 13:59 UTC Undocking date 29 April 2001, 17:34 UTC Time docked 8 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes Lef ...
#12 Progress M-05M
Progress M-05M ( Russian : Прогресс М-05М ), identified by NASA as Progress 37P , is a Progress spacecraft launched by the Russian Federal Space Agency in April 2010 to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). [1] [2] The spacecraft carried fresh food and supplies for the ISS crew. Progress M
- ... he spacecraft was fuelled for its mission on 19 April 2010, [10] and mated to its launch adaptor on 21 april 2010. [11] On 22 April 2010, the spacecraft underwent a final inspection before it was encapsulated ...
#13 Minisat 01
The Minisat 01 was a satellite developed in Spain as means to kickstart its space program. The project started in 1990 and was funded by both the Inter-Ministerial Committee of Space Science and Technology (CICYT) and the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) who was also responsible for
- ... 15 TriStar registered N140SC [7] with a Pegasus-XL rocket from Gando Air Base in the Canary Islands 21 april 1997. [8] It was successfully put on a near-circular close orbit of 585 km of apoapsis and 566 km o ...
#14 Explorer 28
Explorer 28 , also called IMP-C , IMP-3 and Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-3 , was a NASA satellite launched on 29 May 1965 to study space physics , and was the third spacecraft launched in the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform program. It was powered by chemical batteries and solar panels . Th
- ... onds and was read out along with the detector accumulators. The experiment performed normally until 21 april 1966, after which several problems with the instrumentation developed, causing spikes in the count ...
#15 Progress 41
Progress 41 ( Russian : Прогресс 41 ) was a Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in March 1989 to resupply the Mir EO-4 expedition aboard the Mir space station. Progress 41 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1989-023A SATCAT no. 19895 [1] Spacecr
- ... cking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [3] Docking date 18 March 1989, 20:50:46 UTC Undocking date 21 april 1989, 01:46:15 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 40 Progress M-1 → LAUNCH Progress 41 launched o ...
- ... ith the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 18 March 1989 at 20:50:46 UTC, and was undocked on 21 april 1989 at 01:46:15 UTC. [3] [5] DECAY It remained in orbit until 25 April 1989. Progress 41 deorbited ...
#16 Progress 29
Progress 29 ( Russian : Прогресс 29 ) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in April 1987 to resupply the Mir space station. Progress 29 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1987-034A SATCAT no. 17878 [1] Spacecraft properties Spacecraft Progr
- ... s (No.127) Spacecraft type Progress 7K-TG [2] Manufacturer NPO Energia Start of mission Launch date 21 april 1987, 15:14:17 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U2 [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal ...
- ... altitude 189 km [3] Apogee altitude 237 km [3] Inclination 51.6° [3] Period 88.8 minutes [3] Epoch 21 april 1987 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [3] Docking date 21 April 1987, 15:14:17 UTC Undocki ...
- ... iod 88.8 minutes [3] Epoch 21 April 1987 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [3] Docking date 21 april 1987, 15:14:17 UTC Undocking date 11 May 1987, 03:10:01 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 28 Pro ...
- ... 1987, 03:10:01 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 28 Progress 30 → LAUNCH Progress 29 launched on 21 april 1987 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR . It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket. [2] [4] DOCKING Pr ...
- ... yuz-U2 rocket. [2] [4] DOCKING Progress 29 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 21 april 1987 at 15:14:17 UTC, and was undocked on 11 May 1987 at 03:10:01 UTC. [3] [5] DECAY It remained in ...
#17 Kosmos 487
Kosmos 487 ( Russian : Космос 487 meaning Cosmos 487 ), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.57 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1972 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used
- ... type DS-P1-Yu Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 325 kilograms (717 lb) Start of mission Launch date 21 april 1972, 11:59:59 ( 1972-04-21UTC11:59:59Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End ...
- ... es Period 91.8 minutes Kosmos 487 was successfully launched into low Earth orbit at 11:59:59 UTC on 21 april 1972. [2] The launch took place from Site 133/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome , [3] and used a Kosmos- ...
#18 STS-132
STS-132 ( ISS assembly flight ULF4 ) [5] was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on 16 May 2010. [6] STS-132 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 14 May 2010. [3] The primary payload was the Russian Rassvet Mini-Resea
- ... carrying pallet ICC-VLD. Space Shuttle Atlantis began its rollout to launch pad 39A at 23:31 EDT on 21 april 2010. [40] The complete shuttle stack and mobile launch platform were secured to the launch pad's s ...
#19 Apollo 12
Apollo 12 (November 14 – 24, 1969) was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon . It was launched on November 14, 1969, by NASA from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida . Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean perfor
- ... CM–108 and service module SM–108 were delivered to KSC on March 28, and were mated to each other on april 21. Following installation of gear and testing, the launch vehicle, with the spacecraft atop it, was ro ...
#20 Nozomi (spacecraft)
Nozomi ( Japanese : のぞみ , lit. "Wish" or "Hope," and known before launch as Planet-B ) was a Mars orbiter that failed to reach Mars due to electrical failures. The mission was terminated on December 31, 2003. [ citation needed ] Failed Mars orbiter This article needs additional citations for verific
- ... r Mars at a slower relative velocity in December 2003, or January 1, 2004. [1] FIRST EARTH FLYBY On april 21, 2002, as Nozomi was approaching Earth for the gravity assist maneuver, powerful solar flares damage ...