langs: 6 апреля [ru] / april 6 [en] / 6. april [de] / 6 avril [fr] / 6 aprile [it] / 6 de abril [es]
days: april 3 / april 4 / april 5 / april 6 / april 7 / april 8 / april 9
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
- ... . Glenn married Annie in a Presbyterian ceremony at College Drive Church in New Concord, Ohio , on april 6, 1943. [26] After advanced training at Camp Kearny , California, he was assigned to Marine Squadron ...
- ... mittee recalled how he had impressed everyone with "strength of personality and his dedication". On april 6 Donlan called Glenn to offer him a position at Project Mercury, [67] [75] one of seven candidates ch ...
- ... he Heroes and Legends building. [249] [250] His body was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on april 6, 2017. [251] [252] At the time of his death, Glenn was the last surviving member of the Mercury Seve ...
#2 Valeri Tokarev
Valeri Ivanovich Tokarev ( Russian : Валерий Иванович Токарев ; born 29 October 1952) is a Russian Air Force Colonel and test cosmonaut at the Yuri A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center . Tokarev traveled to space twice, and has performed two career spacewalks , before retiring in June 2008. [1] Vale
- ... pply ship transported scientific equipment and supplies to the station. Torakev departed the ISS on 6 april 2006. Tokarev, McArthur and Brazilian spaceflight participant Marcos Pontes returned to Earth insid ...
#3 James van Hoften
James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften (born June 11, 1944 [2] ) is an American civil and hydraulic engineer , retired U.S. Navy officer and aviator , and a former astronaut for NASA . James D. A. van Hoften Born ( 1944-06-11 ) June 11, 1944 (age 78) Fresno , California , U.S. Status Retired Nation
- ... flight time. SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE Van Hoften's EVA during STS-51-I mission STS-41-C : Challenger ( april 6 13, 1984) was launched from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida, and returned to land at Edwards Air ...
#4 Eileen Collins
Eileen Marie Collins (born November 19, 1956) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel . A former flight instructor and test pilot , Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission. American astronaut and pilot (bo
- ... ubstituted for Atlantis for the STS-114 mission. [83] Discovery was rolled out to the launch pad on april 6, 2005, but problems with the sensors in the external tank led to it being taken back to the Vehicle ...
#5 Andrey Borisenko
Andrey Ivanovich Borisenko ( Russian : Андрей Иванович Борисенко ; born 17 April 1964) is a Russian cosmonaut . [1] He was selected as a cosmonaut in May 2003, and is a veteran of two long duration missions to the International Space Station . Russian cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko Born ( 1964-04-17 ) 1
- ... autonomous flight, the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on april 6 at 23:09 UTC, with the crew officially joining the crew of Expedition 27, alongside Russian commande ...
#6 Paolo Nespoli
Major Paolo Angelo Nespoli (born 6 April 1957) is an Italian astronaut and engineer of the European Space Agency (ESA). In 2007, he first traveled into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as a mission specialist of STS-120 . In December 2010 he again traveled into space aboard the Soyuz TMA-20
- Major Paolo Angelo Nespoli (born 6 april 1957) is an Italian astronaut and engineer of the European Space Agency (ESA). In 2007, he first tr ...
- ... Astronaut and Engineer of the European Space Agency (ESA) Paolo A. Nespoli OMRI Born ( 1957-04-06 ) 6 april 1957 (age 65) Milan , Italy Status Retired Nationality Italian Occupation Italian Army Space career ...
#7 Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012) For other uses, see Neil A
- ... nd Hillary , Hillary's son Peter , Steve Fossett , and Patrick Morrow . They arrived at the Pole on april 6, 1985. Armstrong said he was curious to see what it looked like from the ground, as he had seen it o ...
#8 Terry Hart
Terry Jonathan "T.J." Hart (born October 27, 1946) is an American mechanical and electrical engineer , a retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel and pilot , and former NASA astronaut . American astronaut For other people named Terry Hart, see Terry Hart (disambiguation) . This article has
- ... APCOM with the Mission Control Team for those flights. He flew as a mission specialist on STS-41-C ( april 6 – 13, 1984) and has logged a total of 168 hours in space . STS-41-C CHALLENGER Hart (2nd from left) ...
- ... t) with STS-41-C crewmates STS-41-C Challenger was launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida, on april 6, 1984. The crew included Captain Robert Crippen (spacecraft commander), Mr. F. R. (Dick) Scobee (pil ...
#9 Lisa Nowak
Lisa Marie Nowak (née Caputo , born May 10, 1963) is an American aeronautical engineer , and former NASA astronaut and United States Navy captain . Nowak served as naval flight officer and test pilot in the Navy, and was selected by NASA for NASA Astronaut Group 16 in 1996, qualifying as a mission s
- ... moore , where she qualified to operate the electronic systems on the LTV EA-7L Corsair II . [16] On april 6, 1988, she married an Annapolis classmate, Richard T. Nowak, at the Naval Academy Chapel with Cathol ...
#10 Charles Bassett
Charles Arthur Bassett II (December 30, 1931 – February 28, 1966), ( Major , USAF ), was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot . He went to Ohio State University for two years and later graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electri
- ... 5, Bassett married Jeannie Martin. [11] They had two children: Karen (December 22, 1957) and Peter ( april 6, 1961). [4] [12] [13] DEATH Main article: 1966 NASA T-38 crash Elliot See and Charles Bassett Basset ...
#11 Aleksandr Samokutyaev
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyaev ( Russian : Александр Михайлович Самокутяев ; born 13 March 1970 in Penza , Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian politician and former cosmonaut. Samokutyaev served as a Flight Engineer for the International Space Station (ISS) long duration Expedition 27 / 28 missions
- ... ys of solo flight, the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on 6 april at 23:09 UTC. [7] Samokutyayev concluded his 164-day stay aboard the Space Station, when his spaces ...
#12 Robert Crippen
Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , and retired astronaut . He traveled into space four times: as Pilot of STS-1 in April 1981, the first Space Shuttle mission; and as Commander of STS-7 in June 1983, ST
- ... 60 and IMAX Camera Systems . Finally, the crew ran a student experiment on honey bees . It launched april 6, 1984, and landed April 13, 1984. STS-41-G Main article: STS-41-G On his final spaceflight, Crippen ...
- ... International Space Hall of Fame in 1991 and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2001. [10] [27] On april 6, 2006, he received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor , the highest award for spaceflight achiev ...
#13 Nikolai Budarin
Nikolai Mikhailovich Budarin ( Russian : Николай Михайлович Бударин ) (born April 29, 1953 in Kirya , Chuvashia ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut , a veteran of three extended space missions aboard the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station . He has also performed eight career spacewal
- ... . [7] The spacewalk started at 13:35 UTC and ended at 20:15 UTC, lasting 6 hours and 40 minutes. On april 6, 1998, Budarin conducted his fifth career spacewalk, with Talgat Musabayev. The two completed the re ...
#14 George Nelson (astronaut)
George Driver "Pinky" Nelson (born July 13, 1950) is an American physicist , astronomer , science educator , and retired NASA astronaut . American physicist, astronomer, and retired NASA astronaut George D. Nelson Born ( 1950-07-13 ) July 13, 1950 (age 72) Charles City, Iowa , U.S. Status Retired
- ... LENGER Main article: STS-41-C Nelson (2nd from right) with STS-41-C crewmates This was a seven-day ( april 6 13, 1984) mission during which the crew successfully deployed the Long Duration Exposure Facility (L ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Fantasy of Flight
Fantasy of Flight is an aviation museum in Polk City, Florida . Aviation museum in Polk City, Florida, USA Fantasy of Flight Aerial view of the site Location within Florida Show map of Florida Fantasy of Flight (the United States) Show map of the United States Established November 11, 1995 ; 26 ye
- ... Hurricane Andrew damaged many in 1992 were housed at the Weeks Air Museum in Tamiami , Florida, On april 6, 2014, it closed to the public, aside from private events and on January 30, 2015, it opened a scale ...
- ... IAL CLOSING On March 4, 2014, Fantasy of Flight announced that they would close to the public after april 6, 2014 but continue to stage private events. They further announced that they would reopen to the pub ...
#2 Modern Transportation Museum
The Modern Transportation Museum ( 交通科学博物館 , Kōtsū Kagaku Hakubutsukan ) was the corporate museum operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Minato-ku, Osaka , Japan. It opened on 21 January 1962, next to Bentencho Station on the Osaka Loop Line . [1] The collection included steam locomotiv
- ... aka, Japan Modern Transportation Museum Location within Japan Established 21 January 1962 Dissolved 6 april 2014 Location Minato-ku, Osaka , Japan Type Railway museum Public transit access Bentencho Station ...
- ... seum Public transit access Bentencho Station Website www .mtm .or .jp /eng The museum was closed on 6 april 2014, and the exhibits were moved to what eventually became the Kyoto Railway Museum in 2016. [1] S ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Intelsat I
Intelsat I (nicknamed Early Bird for the proverb "The early bird catches the worm") was the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit , on April 6, 1965. [1] [2] It was built by the Space and Communications Group of Hughes Aircraft Company (later Hughes Space and
- ... worm") was the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit , on april 6, 1965. [1] [2] It was built by the Space and Communications Group of Hughes Aircraft Company (later ...
- ... HS-303 Manufacturer Hughes Aircraft Launch mass 149 kg Power 40 watts Start of mission Launch date april 6, 1965, 23:47:50 UTC Rocket Delta D Launch site Cape Canaveral , LC-17A Contractor Douglas Aircraft C ...
#2 Venera 8
Venera 8 ( Russian : Венера-8 meaning Venus 8 ) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus and was the second robotic space probe to conduct a successful landing on the surface of Venus. [1] Venera 8 Assembly of Venera 8 Mission type Venus lander Operator Lavochkin COSPAR
- ... ers. JOURNEY TO VENUS The spacecraft took 118 days to reach Venus with one mid-course correction on 6 april 1972, separating from the bus (which contained a cosmic ray detector, solar wind detector, and ultr ...
#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
- ... r 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, 2012 ...
#4 CryoSat-2
CryoSat-2 is a European Space Agency (ESA) Earth Explorer Mission that launched on April 8th 2010. [3] CryoSat-2 is dedicated to measuring polar sea ice thickness and monitoring changes in ice sheets. [4] Its primary objective is to measure the thinning of Arctic sea ice, but has applications to oth
- ... ed atop the Dnepr. Following integrated tests, the practice countdown was successfully conducted on 6 april . [47] CryoSat-2 was launched at 13:57:04 UTC on 8 April 2010. [1] Following a successful launch, [4 ...
#5 Boeing Orbital Flight Test
The Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test (also known as Boe-OFT ) was the first orbital mission of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, conducted by Boeing as part of NASA 's Commercial Crew Program . The mission was planned to be an eight-day test flight of the spacecraft, involving a rendezvous and d
- ... In-Flight Abort Test → Boeing Starliner flights ← Boeing Pad Abort Test Boeing Starliner OFT-2 → On 6 april 2020, Boeing announced that it would do another Orbital Flight Test to prove and meet all of the te ...
#6 Kosmos 2241
Kosmos 2241 ( Russian : Космос 2241 meaning Cosmos 2241 ) was a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite that was launched in 1993 as part of the Russian Space Forces ' Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosm
- ... es Spacecraft type US-K [2] Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) [3] Start of mission Launch date 6 april 1993, 19:07 ( 1993-04-06UTC19:07Z ) UTC Rocket Molniya-M / 2BL [2] Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome ...
- ... rier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 19:07 UTC on 6 april 1993. [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#7 Long March 4C
The Long March 4C , also known as the Chang Zheng 4C , CZ-4C and LM-4C , previously designated Long March 4B-II , is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle . It is launched from the Jiuquan , Taiyuan , and Xichang Satellite Launch Centers , and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used t
- ... udi Tance-1 01B SSO Success 41 Y47 17 March 2022 07:09 JSLC , SLS-2 Yaogan 34-02 LEO Success 42 Y38 6 april 2022 23:47 JSLC , SLS-2 Gaofen 3-03 SSO Success 43 Y28 15 April 2022 18:16 TSLC , LA-9 Daqi-1 (AEMS ...
#8 Tranquility (ISS module)
Tranquility , also known as Node 3 , [3] is a module of the International Space Station (ISS). It contains environmental control systems, life support systems , a toilet, exercise equipment, and an observation cupola . American module of the International Space Station Tranquility Tranquility in 201
- ... en into account, NASA has ultimate discretion in choosing an appropriate name for the node. [15] On 6 april 2009, Stephen Colbert, in jest, threatened a lawsuit if the node was not named after him. [21] In a ...
#9 Luna 4
Luna 4 , or E-6 No.4 (Ye-6 series), sometimes known in the West as Sputnik 26 , was a Soviet spacecraft launched as part of the Luna program to attempt the first soft landing on the Moon . Following a successful launch, the spacecraft failed to perform a course correction and as a result it missed t
- ... ees [5] Period 24.21 days [5] Epoch April 2, 1963 [5] Lunar flyby (failed landing) Closest approach april 6, 1963, 1:24 UT [3] Distance 8,336.2 kilometres (5,179.9 mi) Luna ← Luna E-6 No.2 Luna E-6 No.5 → MIS ...
- ... m. the evening of April 5 but was cancelled. The spacecraft transmitted at 183.6 MHz at least until april 6. LUNAR SURFACE CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY The purpose of this experiment was to obtain information on the ...
#10 Soyuz 32
Soyuz 32 ( Russian : Союз 32 , Union 32 ) was a 1979 Soviet crewed space flight to the Salyut 6 space station . [1] It was the eighth mission to and seventh successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz 32 crew was the third long-duration crew to man the space station. Soyuz 32 COSPAR ID 19
- ... ted. [3] On 30 March, Progress 5 boosted the station's orbit, then Soyuz 32 boosted the orbit again 6 april in preparation for the forthcoming Soyuz 33 crew. Progress 5 was undocked 3 April and deorbited two ...
#11 Soyuz TMA-20
Soyuz TMA-20 was a human spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) and was part of the Soyuz programme . It lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 15, 2010, and docked with the ISS two days later. The three-person crew of Soyuz TMA-20 – Dmitri Kondratyev , Cathe
- ... tion 27 ; the other three members of the expedition arrived at the station on board Soyuz TMA-21 on april 6, 2011. The COSPAR ID of Soyuz TMA-20 was 2010-067A. [5] It is ISS flight 25S. 2010 Russian crewed sp ...
#12 Kosmos 6
Kosmos 6 ( Russian : Космос 6 meaning Cosmos 6 ), also known as DS-P1 No.1 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme [1] and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 16 was a prototype radar target satellite for anti-ballistic missile tests, which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1962. Kosmos 6
- ... irst of four to be launched. [3] Of the other three satellites, one was lost in a launch failure on 6 april 1963, and the remaining two successfully reached orbit as Kosmos 19 and Kosmos 25 . [6] SEE ALSO Sp ...
#13 Kosmos 57
Kosmos 57 ( Russian : Космос 57 meaning Cosmos 57 ) was an unmanned Soviet spacecraft launched on 22 February 1965. [3] The craft was essentially an unmanned version of Voskhod 2 . Its primary mission was to test the Volga airlock . The test was successful, but the craft was lost shortly after. The
- ... ctor OKB-1 End of mission Disposal Self-destructed Destroyed 22 February 1965 Decay date 31 March — 6 april 1965 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric [2] Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 165 km Ap ...
- ... hands. Over 100 pieces of the spacecraft were tracked, falling into the ocean between 31 March and 6 april 1965. [5] No other test or backup spacecraft was built with an EVA port. The decision was made to g ...
#14 Soyuz TM-30
Soyuz TM-30 ( Russian : Союз ТМ-30 , Union TM-30 ), also known as Mir EO -28 , was a Soyuz mission, the 39th and final human spaceflight to the Mir space station . The crew of the mission was sent by MirCorp , a privately funded company, to reactivate and repair the station. The crew also resupplied
- ... Period 91.96 minutes Epoch May 5, 2000 [1] Docking with Mir Docking port Core forward Docking date april 6, 2000, 06:31:24 UTC Undocking date June 15, 2000, 21:24 UTC Time docked 70 days, 15 hours Soyuz prog ...
- ... uz TM-30 on April 4, 2000 Soyuz TM-30 launched at 05:01:29 UT on April 4, 2000. Docking occurred on april 6 at 06:31:24 UT. Although the Soyuz docking system is automated under normal conditions, the final fe ...
#15 Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX , [3] providing satellite Internet access coverage to 40 countries. It also aims for global mobile phone service after 2023. [4] SpaceX started launching Starlink satellites in 2019. As of September 2022, Starlink consists of over 3,0
- ... [115] to replace internet services destroyed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine . [116] By 6 april 2022, SpaceX had sent over 5000 Starlink terminals to Ukraine to allow Ukrainians access to the Sta ...
#16 Soyuz TMA-21
Soyuz TMA-21 ( "Gagarin" ) was a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS). It transported three members of the Expedition 27 crew to the ISS, and docked at the station on April 6, 2011. TMA-21 is the 109th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first of which launched in 1967. The Soyuz rema
- ... S). It transported three members of the Expedition 27 crew to the ISS, and docked at the station on april 6, 2011. TMA-21 is the 109th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first of which launched in 1967. The So ...
- ... nter of the image. The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on april 6 at 23:09 UTC. [18] The docking to the Poisk module occurred as the two spacecraft were orbiting over ...
- ... lination 51.65 degrees Period 88.76 minutes Docking with ISS Docking port Poisk zenith Docking date 6 april 2011 23:09 UTC Undocking date 16 September 2011 00:38 UTC Time docked 162d 1h 29m From left to righ ...
#17 Progress M-34
Progress M-34 ( Russian : Прогресс М-34 ) was a Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1997 to resupply the Mir space station, [1] and which subsequently collided with Mir during a docking attempt, resulting in significant damage to the space station. Progress M-34 Mission type Mir
- ... 15A55 Manufacturer NPO Energia Launch mass 7,156 kilograms (15,776 lb) Start of mission Launch date 6 april 1997, 16:04:05 ( 1997-04-06UTC16:04:05Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur Site 1/5 End of m ...
- ... ir's life support system . [1] [4] LAUNCH AND DOCKING Progress M-34 was launched at 16:04:05 UTC on 6 april 1997, atop a Soyuz-U carrier rocket flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . [3] Following ...
#18 STS-135
STS-135 ( ISS assembly flight ULF7 ) [4] was the 135th and final mission of the American Space Shuttle program . [5] [6] It used the orbiter Atlantis and hardware originally processed for the STS-335 contingency mission, which was not flown. STS-135 launched on 8 July 2011, and landed on 21 July 201
- ... ectory Control System (TCS) sensor. The TriDAR hardware was installed in Atlantis' s payload bay on 6 april 2011. On STS-135, TriDAR was used to demonstrate technology for autonomous rendezvous and docking i ...
#19 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 ( Korean : 광명성 2호 , meaning Bright Star-2 [1] or Lode Star-2 [2] ) was a satellite launched by North Korea on April 5, 2009. North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 Kwangmyongsong-2 as it would have looked in orbit in a 2009 computer graphic video Mission type Communication /Technol
- ... have either snow or rain in the afternoon on April 4, cloudy skies on April 5 and clear skies from april 6 to 10, [24] as pictures of the assembled launch vehicle were publicly disclosed revealing a quite sh ...
#20 LES-3
Lincoln Experimental Satellite 3 , also known as LES-3 , was a communications satellite , the third of nine in the Lincoln Experimental Satellite . Launched by the United States Air Force (USAF) on 21 Dec 1965, it was stranded in a Geostationary Transfer Orbit rather than its planned circular high o
- ... Titan IIIC Launch site Cape Canaveral LC41 End of mission Last contact Late summer 1967 Decay date 6 april 1968 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Highly elliptical Eccentricity 0.71486 P ...
- ... iding signals necessary for UHF propagation measurements. [3] : 9–20 The satellite reentered on 6 april 1968, [10] earlier than planned, but not before all desired testing had been successfully completed ...