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Madhulika (Lika) Guhathakurta is an American Astrophysicist and scientist with NASA 's Heliophysics Science Division . She was the lead program scientist for NASA's Living With a Star initiative and serves as program scientist on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), Van Allen Probes , and Solar TEr
Leroy Gordon " Gordo " Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) was an American aerospace engineer , test pilot , United States Air Force pilot , and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury , the first human space program of the United States. Cooper learned to fly as
Linda Maxine Godwin Ph.D. (born July 2, 1952) is an American scientist and retired NASA astronaut . [1] Godwin joined NASA in 1980 and became an astronaut in July 1986. She retired in 2010. During her career, Godwin completed four space flights and logged over 38 days in space. Godwin also served as
#4 Elliot See
Elliot McKay See Jr. (July 23, 1927 – February 28, 1966) was an American engineer , naval aviator , test pilot and NASA astronaut . American test pilot and astronaut (1927–1966) Elliot See See in 1964 Born Elliot McKay See Jr. ( 1927-07-23 ) July 23, 1927 Dallas, Texas , U.S. Died February 28, 1966
#5 Ed Lu
Edward Tsang " Ed " Lu ( simplified Chinese : 卢杰 ; traditional Chinese : 盧傑 ; pinyin : Lú Jié ; born July 1, 1963) is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut . He flew on two Space Shuttle flights, and made an extended stay aboard the International Space Station . [1] American physicist and
Daisuke Enomoto ( 榎本 大輔 , Enomoto Daisuke , born April 22, 1971, nicknamed Dice-K ) is a Japanese businessman and former livedoor executive who hoped to become the fourth space tourist . He had trained at Star City, Moscow in Russia to fly with two members of Expedition 14 on board Soyuz TMA-9 , whi
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
Scott Joseph Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American engineer , retired astronaut , and naval aviator . A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on Expeditions 26 , 45 , and 46 . American engineer, retired astronaut, and retired U.S. Navy captain F
Andrew Richard "Drew" Morgan (born February 5, 1976) is a NASA astronaut from the class of 2013 . [2] [3] American astronaut Andrew R. Morgan Born ( 1976-02-05 ) February 5, 1976 (age 46) Morgantown, West Virginia , U.S. Status Active Nationality American Alma mater U.S. Military Academy Uniform
#10 Steven R. Nagel
Steven Ray Nagel (October 27, 1946 – August 21, 2014), ( Col , USAF ), was an American astronaut , aeronautical and mechanical engineer , test pilot , and a United States Air Force pilot . [1] In total, he logged 723 hours in space. [2] After NASA, he worked at the University of Missouri College of
#11 Barbara Morgan
Barbara Radding Morgan (born November 28, 1951) is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut . She participated in the Teacher in Space program as backup to Christa McAuliffe for the 1986 ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the Space Shuttle Challenger . She then trained as a Mission Specialist , an
#12 Mike Massimino
Michael James Massimino [3] / ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ m iː n oʊ / (born August 19, 1962) [4] is an American professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and a former NASA astronaut . He is the senior advisor of space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum . American astronaut and enginee
Charles Gordon Fullerton (October 11, 1936 – August 21, 2013) was a United States Air Force colonel , a USAF and NASA astronaut , and a research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility , Edwards, California . [1] His assignments included a variety of flight research and support activities pi
#14 Nick Hague
Tyler Nicklaus Hague (born on September 24, 1975) is a United States Space Force colonel and a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013 . [2] [3] Selected to be a flight engineer on the International Space Station , his first launch was on Soyuz MS-10 , which aborted shortly after take-off on October 11,
#15 Anousheh Ansari
Anousheh Ansari ( Persian : انوشه انصاری ; née Raissyan ; [2] born September 12, 1966) is an Iranian American engineer and co-founder and chairwoman of Prodea Systems. Her previous business accomplishments include serving as co-founder and CEO of Telecom Technologies, Inc. (TTI). The Ansari family i
#16 Jonny Kim
Jonathan Yong Kim (born 5 February 1984), also called Jonny Kim , is an American US Navy lieutenant commander (and former SEAL ), physician , and NASA astronaut . American sailor, physician, and astronaut This article is about the American sailor, physician, and astronaut. For the South Korean film
#17 S. David Griggs
Stanley David Griggs (September 7, 1939 – June 17, 1989) was a United States Navy officer and a NASA astronaut. He is credited with conducting the first unscheduled extra-vehicular activity of the space program during Space Shuttle mission STS-51-D . Griggs was killed when the vintage World War II -
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
#1 TRICOM-1R
TRICOM-1R , also known as Tasuki (COSPAR 2018-016A, SATCAT 43201), was a Japanese nanosatellite that was launched during the SS-520-5 sounding rocket test launch on 3 February 2018, with a mission to conduct store and forward data relay and Earth observation using a set of cameras. [1] [2] Japanese
#2 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
#3 Soyuz T-7
Soyuz T-7 ( Russian : Союз Т-7 ; code name Dnieper) was the third Soviet space mission to the Salyut 7 space station. Crew member Svetlana Savitskaya was the first woman in space in almost twenty years, since Valentina Tereshkova who flew in 1963 on Vostok 6 . 1982 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Salyu
#4 Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer
The Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer ( FAST or Explorer 70 ) was a NASA plasma physics satellite, and was the second spacecraft in the Small Explorer program (SMEX). It was launched on 21 August 1996, from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a Pegasus XL launch vehicle . The spacecraft was designed and b
#5 Skylab
Skylab was the first United States space station , launched by NASA , [3] occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three separate three-astronaut crews: Skylab 2 , Skylab 3 , and Skylab 4 . Major operations included an orbital workshop, a solar observatory ,
#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 Gemini 5
Gemini 5 (officially Gemini V ) [3] was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA 's Project Gemini . It was the third crewed Gemini flight, the eleventh crewed American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights above 100 kilometers (54 nmi) ), and the nineteenth human spaceflight of all time. It was also t
#8 Cygnus Orb-1
Orbital-1 , [6] [7] also known as Orb-1 , [7] [8] [9] was the second flight of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo spacecraft , its second flight to the International Space Station (ISS) and the third launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle . The mission launched on 9 January 2014 at 18:07:05 U
#9 Badr-1
Badr-A ( Urdu : بدر-۱ , meaning Full Moon-A ) was the first artificial and the first digital communications satellite launched by Pakistan's national space authority — the SUPARCO — in 1990. [1] The Badr-A was Pakistan 's first indigenously developed and manufactured digital communications and an ex
#10 Optus D3
Optus D3 is an Australian geostationary communications satellite , which is operated by Optus and provides communications services to Australasia . D3 was the third Optus-D satellite to be launched. It is a 2,401-kilogram (5,293 lb) satellite, which was constructed by Orbital Sciences Corporation
#11 Lunar Orbiter 1
The 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 robotic spacecraft mission, part of NASA 's Lunar Orbiter program , was the first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon. It was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo
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
#13 JCSAT-RA
JCSAT-RA , previously known as JCSAT-12 , [2] is a Japanese geostationary communications satellite , which is operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group . JCSAT-RA Mission type Communication Operator SKY Perfect JSAT Group COSPAR ID 2009-044A SATCAT no. 35755 Mission duration 15 years Spacecraft properties
#14 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
#15 OneWeb satellite constellation
The OneWeb satellite constellation is a planned initial 648- satellite internet constellation which is in the process of being completed in 2022, [2] with a goal to provide global broadband internet services to people everywhere by the end of 2023. [3] The constellation is being deployed by OneWeb ,
#16 Kosmos 49
Kosmos 49 ( Russian : Космос 49 meaning Cosmos 49 ), also known as DS-MG No.2 was a scientific satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1964. This mission used proton magnetometers to map the Earth's magnetic field and, along with Kosmos 26, represented the USSR's contribution to the Inte
#17 NOAA-13
NOAA-13 , also known as NOAA-I before launch, was an American weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA-I continued the operational, polar orbiting, meteorological satellite series operated by the National Environmental Satellite System (NESS) of
#18 Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 ( / ˈ s p ʌ t n ɪ k , ˈ s p ʊ t n ɪ k / ; see § Etymology ) was the first artificial Earth satellite . [5] It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program . It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks bef
Eutelsat 8 West C , known as Hot Bird 6 prior to 2012 and Hot Bird 13A from 2012 to 2013, is a geostationary communications satellite . Operated by Eutelsat , it provides direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting services from geostationary orbit . The satellite was part of Eutelsat's Hot Bird constellation
Harmony , also known as Node 2 , is the "utility hub" of the International Space Station . It connects the laboratory modules of the United States , Europe and Japan , as well as providing electrical power and electronic data. Sleeping cabins for four of the crew are housed here. [3] American module