langs: 2 августа [ru] / august 2 [en] / 2. august [de] / 2 août [fr] / 2 agosto [it] / 2 de agosto [es]
days: july 30 / july 31 / august 1 / august 2 / august 3 / august 4 / august 5
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Doug Hurley
Douglas Gerald Hurley (born October 21, 1966) is an American engineer , former Marine Corps pilot and former NASA astronaut . He piloted Space Shuttle missions STS-127 (July 2009) [3] and STS-135 (July 2011), the final flight of the Space Shuttle program . He launched into space for the third time a
- ... ocked from the International Space Station on August 1, 2020, and successfully returned to Earth on august 2, 2020, after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. [17] Demo-2 G ...
#2 John E. Blaha
John Elmer Blaha (born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas ) is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of five space missions aboard the Space Shuttle and Mir . American astronaut John E. Blaha Born John Elmer Blaha ( 1942-08-26 ) August 26, 1942 (
- ... ded with a hard surface landing on Runway 4 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. STS-43 Atlantis ( august 2 11, 1991) launched from the Kennedy Space Center carrying a five-person crew. During the nine-day mi ...
#3 Michael A. Baker
Michael Allen Baker (born October 27, 1953) is a retired captain in the United States Navy , former NASA astronaut , and the International Space Station Program Manager for International and Crew Operations, at NASA's Johnson Space Center . He is responsible for the coordination of program operation
- ... veteran of four space flights , Baker has logged 965 hours in space. He served as pilot on STS-43 ( august 2 11, 1991) and STS-52 (October 22 to November 1, 1992), and was the mission commander on STS-68 (Sept ...
- ... h during STS-68. STS-43 Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida , on august 2, 1991. During the flight, crew members deployed the fifth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-E) ...
#4 Susan Helms
Susan Jane Helms (born February 26, 1958) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general and NASA astronaut . She was the commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic); and commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California . [1] Lieutenant
- ... [16] DATES OF RANK Promotions Insignia Rank Date Lieutenant General January 21, 2011 Major General august 2, 2009 Brigadier General June 23, 2006 Colonel February 1, 2000 Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1994 Majo ...
#5 David Scott
David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon . Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15 , the fourth lunar landing; he is one of f
- ... from the early lunar crust, that was later dubbed the Genesis Rock by the press. On the third day, august 2, they went on their final moonwalk, an excursion cut short by problems with retrieving a core sample ...
#6 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
- ... The nine-day STS-43 mission aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from the Kennedy Space Center on august 2, 1991, setting a new world record for payload weight lifted to orbit. The five member crew deployed ...
#7 Bertalan Farkas
Bertalan Farkas (born August 2, 1949) is the first Hungarian cosmonaut , space explorer and fighter pilot . Hungary became the seventh nation to be represented in space by him. [1] Farkas is also the first Esperantist cosmonaut. [2] He is currently the president of Airlines Service and Trade. [ cita
- Bertalan Farkas (born august 2, 1949) is the first Hungarian cosmonaut , space explorer and fighter pilot . Hungary became the seve ...
- ... is article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals. Bertalan Farkas Born ( 1949-08-02 ) august 2, 1949 (age 73) Gyulaháza , Hungary Nationality Hungarian Occupation Pilot Space career Interkosmos C ...
#8 Shannon Lucid
Shannon Wells Lucid (born January 14, 1943) is an American biochemist and retired NASA astronaut . At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American and by a woman. She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Russian Mir space stati
- ... stponed to August 1. Unfavorable weather prompted yet another 24-hour delay. Atlantis lifted off on august 2. [47] The crew deployed TDRS-E without incident using the IUS. [47] The crew also conducted 32 physi ...
#9 G. David Low
George David Low (February 19, 1956 – March 15, 2008) [1] was an American aerospace executive and a NASA astronaut . He was born in 1956 to George M. Low , the Manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office and, later, the 14th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . With undergraduate degr
- ... y six hours on a spacewalk . He was a mission specialist on STS-32 (January 9-20, 1990) and STS-43 ( august 2- 11, 1991), and was the payload commander on STS-57 (June 21 to July 1, 1993). Low left NASA in Febru ...
- ... uttle Atlantis on STS-43 . The nine-day mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on august 2, 1991. During the flight, crew members deployed the fifth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite ( TDRS-E ...
#10 Bob Behnken
Robert Louis Behnken ( / ˈ b ɛ n k ə n / ; [1] born July 28, 1970, in St. Ann, Missouri ) is a NASA astronaut , engineer , and former Chief of the Astronaut Office . Behnken holds a Ph.D in mechanical engineering and the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force, where he served before joining NASA in 2
- ... n cosmonauts Ivan Vagner and Anatoli Ivanishin . [19] They returned to Earth in the same capsule on august 2, 2020. [20] Alongside, his seat of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor will again be used by his wife, K ...
#11 Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin [lower-alpha 1] (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space . Travelling in the Vostok 1 capsule, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. By achieving this major milestone in the Space
- ... British Interplanetary Society . [108] [109] President Jânio Quadros of Brazil decorated Gagarin on 2 august 1961 with the Order of Aeronautical Merit , Commander grade. [110] During a tour of Egypt in late J ...
#12 Yuri Gidzenko
Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko ( Russian: Юрий Павлович Гидзенко ; born March 26, 1962) is a Russian cosmonaut . [1] He was a test cosmonaut of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (TsPK). Gidzenko has flown into space three times and has lived on board the Mir and the International Space Station. He
- ... earch complex Mir and displaying courage and heroism Order of Merit for the Fatherland ; 3rd class ( august 2, 2004) – for outstanding contribution to space exploration, strengthening friendship and cooperation ...
#13 Marcos Pontes
Marcos Cesar Pontes (born 11 March 1963) is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer , AEB astronaut and author. He became the first South American and the first Lusophone to go into space when he docked onto the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-8 on March 30, 2006. He is the only Brazilian
- ... 19] On August 7, 2019 the resignation of Ricardo Galvão was published [20] after his resignation on august 2. [21] He was exonerated at the request of Bolsonaro. [17] Directors of research centres linked to th ...
#14 Valery Bykovsky
Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky ( Russian : Вале́рий Фёдорович Быко́вский ; 2 August 1934 – 27 March 2019) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three space flights: Vostok 5 , Soyuz 22 , and Soyuz 31 . He was also backup for Vostok 3 and Soyuz 37 . Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2019) Valery Bykovsky Born Valery
- Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky ( Russian : Вале́рий Фёдорович Быко́вский ; 2 august 1934 – 27 March 2019) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three space flights: Vostok 5 , Soyuz 22 , ...
- ... z 37 . Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2019) Valery Bykovsky Born Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky ( 1934-08-02 ) 2 august 1934 Pavlovsky Posad , Soviet Union Died 27 March 2019 (2019-03-27) (aged 84) Nationality Russian O ...
- ... 2 , Soyuz 31 / Soyuz 29 Mission insignia EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Born in Pavlovsky Posad , Russia, on 2 august 1934, Bykovsky was the son of Fyodor Fyodorovich Bykovsky and Klavdia Ivanova. He had an older sist ...
#15 Soichi Noguchi
Soichi Noguchi ( 野口 聡一 , Noguchi Sōichi , born 15 April 1965) is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and former JAXA astronaut . His first spaceflight was as a Mission Specialist aboard STS-114 on 26 July 2005 for NASA 's first "return to flight" Space Shuttle mission after the Columbia disaster . He w
- ... Kyōdai ( Space Brothers ), which aired on 24 June 2012 and 29 September 2012 respectively. [43] On 2 august 2015, Noguchi spoke to 33,628 fellow Scouts during the Arena Event at the 23rd World Scout Jamboree ...
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
- ... ft) cruises with Ranger (bottom left), Theodore Roosevelt (top right) and America (bottom right) On 2 august 1990, Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait, and U.S. forces moved into Saudi Arabia as part of Operation ...
#2 Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame
Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame , based in The Hangar Flight Museum in Calgary , Alberta , Canada, commemorates and honours those whose accomplishments in aviation contributed so much to Canada's development as a nation. Founded in 1973, the Hall of Fame has honoured thus far more than 200 aviators,
- ... ation Hangar Exhibit at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame was incorporated august 2, 1973. The 79 original members included all Companions of the Order of Icarus , all who had been awa ...
#3 Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center ( KSC , originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center ), located on Merritt Island , Florida , is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) ten field centers . Since December 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of human sp
- ... 974 [81] Lee R. Scherer January 19, 1975 September 2, 1979 [82] Richard G. Smith September 26, 1979 august 2, 1986 [83] Forrest S. McCartney August 31, 1987 December 31, 1991 [84] Robert L. Crippen January 199 ...
#4 Shuttleworth Collection
The Shuttleworth Collection is an aeronautical and automotive museum located at the Old Warden Aerodrome , Old Warden in Bedfordshire , England . It is the oldest in the world and one of the most prestigious, due to the variety of old and well-preserved aircraft. Aviation museum in Old Warden, Bedfo
- ... founded in 1928 by aviator Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth . While flying a Fairey Battle at night on 2 august 1940, Shuttleworth fatally crashed. His mother, in 1944, formed the Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Re ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 VENµS
Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite ( VENµS ) is a near polar sun-synchronous orbit microsatellite . It is a joint project of the Israeli Space Agency and CNES . The project was signed upon in April 2005 [5] and was launched on the 2nd of August 2017. [4] The microsatellit
- ... s (584 lb) (wet mass, of which 23 kg are fuel) [1] Power 800 watts [3] Start of mission Launch date 2 august 2017 01:58:33 [4] Rocket Vega Launch site Kourou Contractor Arianespace Orbital parameters Referenc ...
- ... 2008; [5] however due to changes of the launchers and several delays, the launch date was pushed to 2 august 2017. It was launched via a Vega launcher from Guiana Space Centre together with Italian satellite ...
#2 Ohsumi (satellite)
Ōsumi (or Ohsumi , おおすみ) is the first Japanese satellite put into orbit . It was launched on February 11, 1970 at 04:25 UTC with a Lambda 4S-5 rocket from Uchinoura Space Center by Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo , now part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (
- ... ma LA-L Contractor ISAS End of mission Last contact February 12, 1970 ( 1970-02-13 ) [2] Decay date august 2, 2003 [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Medium Earth Eccentricity 0.262379 [ ...
#3 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
- ... nto the mobile launcher platform on 26 July and rolled out to Pad 39B in the early morning hours of 2 august . The rollout was scheduled for 31 July, but a storm in the vicinity of the Kennedy Space Center res ...
#4 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
- ... cket roll out from the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad Atlas V was rolled out again 2 august 2021. The 3 August launch attempt was scrubbed due to technical problems with the propulsion system ...
#5 TDRS-5
TDRS-5 , known before launch as TDRS-E , is an American communications satellite , of first generation, which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System . It was constructed by TRW is based on a custom satellite bus which was used for all seven first generation TDRS
- ... 8 kg (4,647 lb) Dimensions 17.3 × 14.2 m (57 × 47 ft) Power 1700 watts Start of mission Launch date 2 august 1991, 15:01:59 ( 1991-08-02UTC15:01:59 ) UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-43 / IUS Launch site ...
- ... during the STS-43 mission. Atlantis launched from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on 2 august 1991 at 15:01:59 UTC (11:01:59 EDT ). [3] TDRS-E was deployed from Atlantis around six hours after ...
#6 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
- ... n August 29, 1994. [2] [3] [9] [19] AEROBRAKING Goal: To enter a circular orbit [20] May 24, 1993 – august 2, 1993 Aerobraking had long been sought as a method for slowing the orbit of interplanetary spacecraf ...
#7 HYLAS 2
HYLAS 2 is a geostationary High throughput satellite operated by Avanti Communications . HYLAS, an acronym for Highly Adaptable Satellite , was launched on an Ariane 5 from Guyana Space Centre at Kourou , French Guiana , on August 2, 2012. This article needs additional citations for verification . (
- ... ble Satellite , was launched on an Ariane 5 from Guyana Space Centre at Kourou , French Guiana , on august 2, 2012. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2012 ) HYLAS 2 Mission ...
- ... nces Corporation Launch mass 3,325 kilograms (7,330 lb) Power 5 KW [2] Start of mission Launch date august 2, 2012 ( 2012-08-02 ) Rocket Ariane 5ECA Launch site Kourou ELA-3 Contractor Arianespace Orbital para ...
#8 Intelsat 20
Intelsat 20 is a geostationary communications satellite which is operated by Intelsat . It was constructed by Space Systems/Loral , and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus . [1] It was launched on 2 August 2012, and replaces the Intelsat 7 and Intelsat 10 spacecraft at 68.5° East longitude . It is
- ... tructed by Space Systems/Loral , and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus . [1] It was launched on 2 august 2012, and replaces the Intelsat 7 and Intelsat 10 spacecraft at 68.5° East longitude . It is fully ...
- ... rer Space Systems/Loral Launch mass 6,090 kg (13,430 lb) Power 19.3 kW Start of mission Launch date 2 august 2012, 20:54 UTC Rocket Ariane 5 ECA (VA208) Launch site Centre Spatial Guyanais , ELA-3 Contractor ...
#9 STS-8
STS-8 was the eighth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger . It launched on August 30, 1983, and landed on September 5, 1983, conducting the first night launch and night landing of the Space Shuttle program . It also carried the first African-American astron
- ... r/tank stack. The stack was checked out on July 29 and 30, 1983, and moved to Launch Complex 39A on august 2, 1983. [25] INSAT-1B was loaded into the orbiter when on the pad; the overall processing time from C ...
#10 EchoStar III
EchoStar III is a communications satellite operated by EchoStar . Launched in 1997 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 61.5 degrees west for 12 years. EchoStar III Mission type Communications Operator EchoStar COSPAR ID 1997-059A SATCAT no. 25004 Mission duration 12 years Spac
- ... nsponders Band 32 K u band Coverage area Contiguous United States CURRENT STATUS EchoStar announced august 2, 2017, EchoStar III "experienced an anomaly of unknown origin" during a relocation maneuver in the p ...
#11 STS-43
STS-43 , the ninth mission for Space Shuttle Atlantis , was a nine-day mission whose primary goal was launching the TDRS-E satellite (TDRS-5). The flight also tested an advanced heatpipe radiator for potential use on the then-future space station and conducted a variety of medical and materials scie
- ... Blaha Michael A. Baker Shannon W. Lucid G. David Low James C. Adamson Start of mission Launch date 2 august 1991, 15:01:59 UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contract ...
- ... Baker S3 Lucid Adamson S4 Low Low S5 Adamson Lucid PREPARATIONS AND LAUNCH The launch took place on 2 august 1991, 11:01:59 a.m. EDT . Launch was originally set for 23 July 1991 but was moved to 24 July to al ...
- ... 12:28 p.m. due to unacceptable return-to-launch site weather conditions. Launch finally occurred on 2 august 1991 without further delays. Launch weight: 117,650 kg (259,370 lb) . MISSION HIGHLIGHTS Launch of ...
#12 Progress M-16M
Progress M-16M ( Russian : Прогресс М-16М ), identified by NASA as Progress 48P , is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station during 2012. The sixteenth Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft, it has the serial number 416 and was built by RKK Energia . Progress M-
- ... ion 51.66° Period 88.58 minutes Epoch 1 August 2012 Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 2 august 2012, 01:24:39 UTC Undocking date 9 February 2013, 13:16 UTC Time docked 191 days Cargo Mass 2639 k ...
#13 OPTSAT-3000
OPTSAT-3000 ( OPTical SATellite-3000 [4] ), or SHALOM ( Spaceborne Hyperspectral Applicative Land and Ocean Mission [3] ) is an Italian Earth observation and reconnaissance satellite developed and built by Israel Aerospace Industries and operated by the Italian Ministry of Defence . Launched on Augu
- ... built by Israel Aerospace Industries and operated by the Italian Ministry of Defence . Launched on august 2, 2017, it has an expected service life of at least 7 years. It is based on the design of the TecSAR- ...
#14 KOMPSAT-1
KOMPSAT-1 ( Korean Multi-purpose Satellite-1 ), also known as Arirang-1 , [3] was a satellite created by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and launched by a United States launch vehicle on 21 December 1999. This was the first satellite built primarily by South Korean engineers, although
- ... nighttime ionosphere along the satellite track until the unexpected power failure of the probes on 2 august 2001. [6] LAUNCH The satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on a Tauru ...
#15 Kosmos 1586
Kosmos 1586 ( Russian : Космос 1586 meaning Cosmos 1586 ) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1984 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 1586
- ... erties Spacecraft type US-K [2] Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) Start of mission Launch date 2 august 1984, 08:38 ( 1984-08-02UTC08:38Z ) 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 08:38 UTC on 2 august 1984. [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#16 Progress M-32
Progress M-32 ( Russian : Прогресс M-32 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1996 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-32 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1996-043A SATCAT no. 24071 [1] Spacecraft
- ... nutes [3] Epoch 31 July 1996 Docking with Mir Docking port Mir Core Module forward [3] Docking date 2 august 1996, 22:03:40 UTC Undocking date 18 August 1996, 09:33:45 UTC Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant- ...
- ... oyuz-U production. [5] DOCKING Progress M-32 docked with the forward port of the Mir Core Module on 2 august 1996 at 22:03:40 UTC, and was undocked on 18 August 1996 at 09:33:45 UTC to make way for Soyuz TM-2 ...
#17 Nauka (ISS module)
Nauka ( Russian : Наука , IPA: [nɐˈukə] , litt. Science ), also known as the Multipurpose Laboratory Module-Upgrade ( MLM-U ; Russian : Многоцелевой лабораторный модуль, усоверше́нствованный, or МЛМ-У ) or simply Multipurpose Laboratory Module ( MLM ), is a module of the International Space Statio
- ... needed hardware and launch restraints and transferring them to Progress MS-17 for disposal. [97] On 2 august 2021, Novitsky and Dubrov dismantled some hardware that came up in Nauka and disposed of unneeded t ...
#18 Apollo 15
Apollo 15 (July 26 – August 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the United States' Apollo program and the fourth to land on the Moon . It was the first J mission , with a longer stay on the Moon and a greater focus on science than earlier landings. Apollo 15 saw the first use of the Lunar R
- ... rewed mission to land on the Moon Apollo 15 James Irwin salutes the United States flag on the Moon, august 2, 1971 Mission type Crewed lunar landing ( J ) Operator NASA [1] COSPAR ID CSM: 1971-063A [2] LM: 197 ...
- ... lander Spacecraft component Lunar module Landing date July 30, 1971, 22:16:29 UTC [8] Return launch august 2, 1971, 17:11:23 UTC [8] Landing site 26.1322°N 3.6339°E / 26.1322; 3.6339 [13] Sample mass 77 kilo ...
- ... 49 UTC [8] Undocking date July 30, 1971, 18:13:16 UTC [8] Docking with LM Ascent Stage Docking date august 2, 1971, 19:10:25 UTC [8] Undocking date August 3, 1971, 01:04:01 UTC [8] Payload Particles and Fields ...
- ... July 26 and ended on August 7, with the lunar surface exploration taking place between July 30 and august 2. Commander David Scott and Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin landed near Hadley Rille and explored the ...
- ... used a kit provided by the Postal Service to cancel a first day cover of two stamps being issued on august 2, the current date. [ALSJ 3] [82] Scott then performed an experiment in view of the television camera ...
- ... unar rover Main article: Return of Apollo 15 to Earth Falcon lifted off the Moon at 17:11:22 GMT on august 2 after 66 hours and 55 minutes on the lunar surface. Docking with the CSM took place just under two h ...
- ... examines a boulder during the third EVA Mission Control in Houston during the third Apollo 15 EVA, august 2, 1971. CAPCOM Joe Allen is to left (pointing) with Dick Gordon next to him. Mission Control in Houst ...
#19 Salyut 6
Salyut 6 ( Russian : Салют-6 ; lit. Salute 6 ), DOS-5 , was a Soviet orbital space station , the eighth station of the Salyut programme . It was launched on 29 September 1977 by a Proton rocket . Salyut 6 was the first space station to receive large numbers of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft for huma
- ... :23 78.43 Soyuz 30 29 June 1978 20:08 rear 5 July 1978 13:15 6.71 Progress 2 9 July 1978 15:59 rear 2 august 1978 07:57 23.66 Progress 3 10 August 1978 03:00 rear 21 August 1978 – ~11 Soyuz 31 27 August 1978 ...
#20 Voyager 1
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere . Launched 16 days after its twin Voyager 2 , Voyager 1 has been operating for 45 years and 1 month as of October 5
- ... the Deep Space Network. [12] FAR FUTURE Simulated view of Voyager 1 relative to the Solar System on august 2, 2018. Simulated view of the Voyager probes relative to the Solar System and heliopause on August 2, ...
- ... August 2, 2018. Simulated view of the Voyager probes relative to the Solar System and heliopause on august 2, 2018. In about 50,000 years Voyager 1 will be as distant as several nearby stars Provided Voyager 1 ...