langs: 13 августа [ru] / august 13 [en] / 13. august [de] / 13 août [fr] / 13 agosto [it] / 13 de agosto [es]
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#1 Yuri Baturin
Yuri Mikhailovich Baturin ( Russian : Юрий Михайлович Батурин ; born 12 June 1949, in Moscow ), is a Russian cosmonaut and former politician. [1] Russian cosmonaut and former politician (born 1949) Yuri Mikhailovich Baturin Born ( 1949-06-12 ) 12 June 1949 (age 73) Moscow , Soviet Union , modern-d
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
#3 Michael Collins (astronaut)
Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin , made the first crewed landing on the surface . He was also a test pilot and major general in the
John Bennett Herrington (born September 14, 1958 in Chickasaw Nation ) is a retired United States Naval Aviator , engineer and former NASA astronaut . In 2002, Herrington became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. [note 1] Retired United States Naval Aviator and for
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
Colonel Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò , Sicily ) is an Italian astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a Colonel and test pilot for the Italian Air Force . [2] Italian engine
Clayton Conrad Anderson (born February 23, 1959) is a retired NASA astronaut . Launched on STS-117 , he replaced Sunita Williams on June 10, 2007 as a member of the ISS Expedition 15 crew. [1] He is currently an author, a motivational speaker, and a Professor of Practice at Iowa State University in
#8 Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin ( / ˈ ɔː l d r ɪ n / ; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. ; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut , engineer and fighter pilot . He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander
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
#10 James C. Adamson
James Craig Adamson (born March 3, 1946) is a former NASA astronaut and retired Colonel of the United States Army . He is married with 3 children. James Adamson flew on two missions, STS-28 and STS-43 , and completed 263 orbits and 334 hours in space . After retiring from NASA, he was recruited by A
#11 David Leestma
David Cornell Leestma (born May 6, 1949) is a former American astronaut and retired Captain in the United States Navy . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article needs to b
Richard Noel "Dick" Richards (born August 24, 1946), ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and aviator , test pilot , chemical engineer , and a former NASA astronaut . He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s. This biography of a living person needs addit
#13 Sergey Avdeev
Sergei Vasilyevich Avdeyev (Сергей Васильевич Авдеев; born 1 January 1956) is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut . Russian engineer and cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2010 ) Sergei Avdeyev Born ( 1956-01-01 ) 1 January 1956 (age 66)
#14 Mark N. Brown
Mark Neil Brown (born November 18, 1951) is an American engineer , retired colonel in the United States Air Force and former NASA astronaut . Brown spent a total of ten days in space, over two five day missions. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the
Robert Lee Stewart (born August 13, 1942) [2] is a retired brigadier general of the United States Army and a former NASA astronaut . Retired brigadier general of the United States Army and a former NASA astronaut Robert L. Stewart Born Robert Lee Stewart ( 1942-08-13 ) August 13, 1942 (age 80) Was
#16 Reinhard Furrer
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Alfred Furrer (25 November 1940 – 9 September 1995) was a German physicist and astronaut . German physicist and astronaut Reinhard Alfred Furrer Born ( 1940-11-25 ) 25 November 1940 Wörgl , Germany (now Austria) Died 9 September 1995 (1995-09-09) (aged 54) Berlin , Germany Natio
#17 Yi So-yeon
Yi So-yeon (born June 2, 1978) is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first Korean to fly in space. [1] Upon return from her mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Yi continued as a KARI researcher attending the International Space University before retiring fr
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
Kjeller Airport ( Norwegian : Kjeller flyplass ; ICAO : ENKJ ) is a military and general aviation airport located in Kjeller in Skedsmo in Viken county , Norway. Situated in the outskirts of Lillestrøm , it is 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) east northeast of Oslo , making it the airport located
Progress M-19 ( Russian : Прогресс M-19 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in 1993 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft Progress M-19 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1993-052A SATCAT no. 22745 [1] Spacecr
#2 STS-115
STS-115 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis . It was the first assembly mission to the ISS after the Columbia disaster , following the two successful Return to Flight missions, STS-114 and STS-121 . STS-115 launched from LC-39B at the
#3 Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2
The Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (also known as Boe OFT-2 ) was a repeat of Boeing's unsuccessful first Orbital Flight Test (OFT-1) of its Starliner spacecraft . The uncrewed mission was part of NASA 's Commercial Crew Program . [1] OFT-2, using Starliner Spacecraft 2 , launched 19 May 2022 and last
#4 Intelsat 8
Intelsat 8 (formerly PAS-8 ) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 166° East of longitude , serving the Pacific Ocean market. Intelsat 8 Names IS-8 PAS-8 Mission type Communications Operator PanAmSat / Intelsat COSPAR ID 1998-065A SATCAT no. 25522 Website http://www.intelsat.com
#5 Intelsat 19
Intelsat 19 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat . It was constructed by Space Systems/Loral , [1] based on the LS-1300 satellite bus . It was successfully launched by Sea Launch using a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle on 1 June 2012 at 05:22:59 UTC . [2] Upon entering service i
#6 AsiaSat 8
AsiaSat 8 then AMOS-7 is a Hong Kong -turned- Israeli geostationary communications satellite which is operated by the Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (Asiasat). Asiasat communication satellite AsiaSat 8 / AMOS-7 The launch of the Falcon 9 carrying AsiaSat 8. Mission type Communications Ope
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
#8 Skylab 3
Skylab 3 (also SL-3 and SLM-2 [2] ) was the second crewed mission to the first American space station, Skylab . The mission began on July 28, 1973, with the launch of NASA astronauts Alan Bean , Owen Garriott , and Jack Lousma in the Apollo command and service module on the Saturn IB rocket, and las
#9 Explorer 46
Explorer 46, (also Meteoroid Technology Satellite-A or MTS-A ), was a NASA satellite launched as part of Explorer program . [3] NASA satellite of the Explorer program Explorer 46 Explorer 46 satellite Names Meteoroid Technology Satellite-A MTS-A Mission type Meteroids research Operator NASA COSPAR I
#10 Discoverer 6
Discoverer 6 , also known as Corona 9003 , [1] : 236 was an American optical reconnaissance satellite launched on 19 August 1959 at 19:24:44 GMT, the third of ten operational flights of the Corona KH-1 spy satellite series. Though the spacecraft was orbited successfully, the onboard camera cease
#11 Progress 14
Progress 14 ( Russian : Прогресс 14 ) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1982 to resupply the Salyut 7 space station. Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft Progress 14 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Salyut 7 resupply COSPAR ID 1982-070A SATCAT n
#12 Explorer 27
Explorer 27 (or BE-C or Beacon Explorer-C , Beacon-C or S-66C ) was a small NASA satellite, launched in 1965, designed to conduct scientific research in the ionosphere . [2] It was powered by 4 solar panels . One goal of the mission was to study in detail the shape of the Earth by way of investigati
#13 Soyuz TM-28
TM-28 was a Soyuz mission to the Mir space station. [2] 1998 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2021 ) Soyuz TM-28 Operator Rosaviakosmos COSPAR ID 1998-047A SATCAT no. 25429 Mission duration 198 days, 16 hours, 31 minutes,
#14 Mars 6
Mars 6 ( Russian : Марс-6 ), also known as 3MP No.50P was a Soviet spacecraft launched to explore Mars. A 3MP bus spacecraft launched as part of the Mars program , it consisted of a lander, and a coast stage with instruments to study Mars as it flew past. Soviet spacecraft launched in 1973 to study
#15 WorldView-3
WorldView-3 ( WV 3 ) is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe . It was launched on 13 August 2014 to become DigitalGlobe's sixth satellite in orbit, joining Ikonos which was launched in 1999, QuickBird in 2001, WorldView-1 in 2007, GeoEye-1 in 2008, and WorldView-2 in 2009.
#16 High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1
HEAO-1 was an X-ray telescope launched in 1977. HEAO-1 surveyed the sky in the X-ray portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (0.2 keV – 10 MeV), providing nearly constant monitoring of X-ray sources near the ecliptic poles and more detailed studies of a number of objects by observations lasting 3–6
#17 Apollo 17
Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the final mission of NASA 's Apollo program , the most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon or traveled beyond low Earth orbit . Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbit
#18 SCISAT-1
SCISAT-1 is a Canadian satellite designed to make observations of the Earth's atmosphere . Its main instruments are an optical Fourier transform infrared spectrometer , the ACE-FTS Instrument, and an ultraviolet spectrophotometer , MAESTRO. These devices record spectra of the Sun, as sunlight passes
#19 USA-240
USA-240 , also referred to as Orbital Test Vehicle 3 ( OTV-3 ), is the second flight of the first Boeing X-37B , an American unmanned robotic vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing spaceplane . It was launched to low Earth orbit aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on 11 December 2012. Its mis
#20 Tempsat-1
Tempsat-1 was a United States Navy Radar calibration object, launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Thor Ablestar on August 13, 1965. It was a 14 inches (36 cm) , unguided sphere. It was mainly used in investigation of spacecraft technology and orbits. [2] [3] [4] [5] Tempsat 1 Mission type