langs: 26 августа [ru] / august 26 [en] / 26. august [de] / 26 août [fr] / 26 agosto [it] / 26 de agosto [es]
days: august 23 / august 24 / august 25 / august 26 / august 27 / august 28 / august 29
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Valery Korzun
Valery Grigoryevich Korzun ( Russian : Валерий Григорьевич Корзун , born 5 March 1953) is a Russian cosmonaut . He has been in space twice totalling 381 days. He has also conducted four career spacewalks. Russian cosmonaut Valery Grigoryevich Korzun Валерий Григорьевич Корзун Born ( 1953-03-05 ) 5 M
- ... pacts. The spacewalk lasted 4 hours and 25 minutes. Korzun performed his fourth career spacewalk on 26 august 2002. [6] The start of the spacewalk was delayed because of an air leak in the sealed hatches betwe ...
#2 Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut , naval aviator , test pilot , and businessman. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space, and in 1971, he walked on the Moon . American astronaut (1923–1998), first Ameri
- ... n which he served from September to December 1971. [89] He was promoted to rear admiral by Nixon on august 26, 1971, the first astronaut to reach this rank, although McDivitt had previously been promoted to bri ...
#3 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 (
- John Elmer Blaha (born august 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas ) is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astron ...
- ... d the Space Shuttle and Mir . American astronaut John E. Blaha Born John Elmer Blaha ( 1942-08-26 ) august 26, 1942 (age 80) San Antonio, Texas , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Alma mater USAFA , B.S. ...
#4 Kathryn P. Hire
Kathryn Patricia " Kay " Hire (born August 26, 1959) is a former NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve who has flown aboard two Space Shuttle missions. NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve Kathryn Hire Born ( 1959-08-26 ) August 26, 1959 (age 63) Mobile, Alabama , U.S.
- Kathryn Patricia " Kay " Hire (born august 26, 1959) is a former NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve who has flown aboard two Spac ...
- ... ttle missions. NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve Kathryn Hire Born ( 1959-08-26 ) august 26, 1959 (age 63) Mobile, Alabama , U.S. Status Retired [1] Occupation Engineer Space career NASA astro ...
#5 Sergey Treshchov
Sergey Yevgenyevich Treshchov ( Russian : Сергей Евгеньевич Трещёв ; born 18 August 1958) is a former cosmonaut of the RSC Energia . He spent 184 days in space as a flight engineer of the International Space Station long duration Expedition 5 crew. During the mission he also conducted a spacewalk. S
- ... in the Unity node on the ISS. SPACEWALKS Treschov performed his first and only career spacewalk on august 26, 2002. [3] The start of the spacewalk was delayed because of an air leak in the sealed hatches betwe ...
#6 William Shatner
William Shatner [3] OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television se
- ... e Billboard Blues Chart fifteen days later. [101] A tenth album, Bill , was announced by Shatner on august 26, 2021, and released on September 24. [102] [103] As well as recording his own series of discs, Shatn ...
#7 Gerald Carr (astronaut)
Colonel Gerald Paul Carr (August 22, 1932 – August 26, 2020) was an American mechanical and aeronautical engineer , United States Marine Corps officer , naval aviator , and NASA astronaut . He was Commander of Skylab 4 , the third and final crewed visit to the Skylab Orbital Workshop , from Novemb
- Colonel Gerald Paul Carr (August 22, 1932 – august 26, 2020) was an American mechanical and aeronautical engineer , United States Marine Corps officer , n ...
- ... pictured in 1970 Born Gerald Paul Carr ( 1932-08-22 ) August 22, 1932 Denver , Colorado , U.S. Died august 26, 2020 (2020-08-26) (aged 88) Albany, New York , U.S. Nationality American Other names Jerry Carr Alm ...
- ... ion designed by Carr's wife, artist and sculptor Pat Musick. [2] Carr died in Albany, New York , on august 26, 2020, four days after his 88th birthday. [19] [20] ORGANIZATIONS Carr was a former director of the ...
#8 Sigmund Jähn
Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn ( German: [jɛ:n ] ; 13 February 1937 – 21 September 2019) was a German cosmonaut and pilot who in 1978 became the first German to fly into space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos programme. East German cosmonaut This article may be expanded with text translated from
- ... pecific training. [1] He trained in Star City near Moscow. [4] He flew on board Soyuz 31 , launched 26 august 1978 to the Soviet space station Salyut 6 , where he conducted experiments in remote sensing of the ...
#9 William B. Lenoir
William Benjamin "Bill" Lenoir (March 14, 1939 – August 26, 2010) was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut . For other people named William Lenoir, see William Lenoir . William B. Lenoir Born ( 1939-03-14 ) March 14, 1939 Miami , Florida , U.S. Died August 26, 2010 (2010-08-26) (aged
- William Benjamin "Bill" Lenoir (March 14, 1939 – august 26, 2010) was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut . For other people named William Lenoi ...
- ... e William Lenoir . William B. Lenoir Born ( 1939-03-14 ) March 14, 1939 Miami , Florida , U.S. Died august 26, 2010 (2010-08-26) (aged 71) Sandoval County , New Mexico , U.S. Nationality American Other names Wi ...
- ... ildren. [22] Lenoir logged over 3,000 hours of flying time in jet aircraft . [11] DEATH Lenoir died august 26, 2010, after suffering head injuries during a bicycle accident [23] near his home in Sandoval County ...
#10 Joe Engle
Joe Henry Engle (born August 26, 1932) is an American pilot , aeronautical engineer and former NASA astronaut . He was the commander of two Space Shuttle missions including STS-2 in 1981, the program's second orbital flight. He also flew three flights in the Shuttle program's 1977 Approach and Landi
- Joe Henry Engle (born august 26, 1932) is an American pilot , aeronautical engineer and former NASA astronaut . He was the commander ...
- ... , see Joe Engel . American astronaut Joe H. Engle Engle in 1971 Born Joe Henry Engle ( 1932-08-26 ) august 26, 1932 (age 90) Chapman, Kansas , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Alma mater University of K ...
- ... ne operator and the last living X-15 pilot. BIOGRAPHY PERSONAL LIFE AND EDUCATION Engle was born on august 26, 1932, in Chapman , Kansas . [1] He attended primary and secondary schools in Chapman, Kansas, and h ...
#11 Brewster H. Shaw
Brewster Hopkinson Shaw Jr. (born May 16, 1945) is a retired NASA astronaut , U.S. Air Force colonel , and former executive at Boeing . Shaw was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 6, 2006. [1] Retired NASA astronaut and US Air Force colonel Brewster H. Shaw Jr. Born ( 1945-05-16 )
- ... ols Boeing's International Space Station and Space Shuttle programs. [10] He retired from Boeing on august 26, 2011. [11] PERSONAL LIFE He is married and is the father of three children. His youngest son, Brand ...
#12 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
- ... yuz 31 mission to the Salyut 6 space station with the East German Sigmund Jähn . It was launched on 26 august 1978. They joined two other cosmonauts on the space station that had arrived on Soyuz 29 . The four ...
#13 Ulf Merbold
Ulf Dietrich Merbold (born June 20, 1941) is a German physicist and astronaut who flew to space three times, becoming the first West-German citizen in space and the first non-American to fly on a NASA spacecraft. Merbold flew on two Space Shuttle missions and on a Russian mission to the space statio
- ... he East-German cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn , who had become the first German in space after launching on august 26, 1978, on Soyuz 31 . Jähn and Merbold became founding members of the Association of Space Explorers ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame
The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame recognizes aviation pioneers and contributors associated with the state of Georgia . The museum was created in 1989 by Governor Joe Frank Harris signing House Bill 110. The law called for a 15-member board to oversee the hall of fame, and for it to be housed at the
- ... tion to aviation or aerospace in Georgia. [2] The first class of seven was inducted at a banquet on august 26, 1989. [3] A second group of seven was inducted at Robins on May 18, 1991 [4] and a third class of f ...
#2 RAF Montrose
Royal Air Force Montrose or more simply RAF Montrose is a former Royal Air Force station in Forfarshire (now more commonly called Angus ) in Scotland . It became the first operational military aerodrome to be established in the United Kingdom on 26 February 1913. [2] Military museum in Angus, Scotla
- ... ry 1917, flying the F.E.2b as a bomber, and some FE2d's. [7] [8] No. 39 Reserve Squadron RFC formed 26 august 1917 No. 52 Reserve Squadron RFC September 1917 No. 36 Reserve Squadron RFC December 1917 41st Aero ...
#3 RKK Energiya museum
The RKK Energiya museum is a museum dedicated to the early achievements of Russian space exploration programmes. It is located on the grounds of the RKK Energiya factory in Korolyov , near Moscow . The date of the company founding is considered on August 26, 1946, when with the order of Dmitriy Usti
- ... RKK Energiya factory in Korolyov , near Moscow . The date of the company founding is considered on august 26, 1946, when with the order of Dmitriy Ustinov as part of the Special Design Bureau of the NII-88 was ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ( FGST , [3] also FGRST ), formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope ( GLAST ), is a space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations from low Earth orbit . Its main instrument is the Large Area Telescope (LAT), with which as
- ... a topic of dinner table and classroom discussion". [16] [17] Fermi gained its new name in 2008: On 26 august 2008, GLAST was renamed the "Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope" in honor of Enrico Fermi , a pioneer ...
#2 Suzaku (satellite)
Suzaku (formerly ASTRO-EII ) was an X-ray astronomy satellite developed jointly by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science at JAXA and NASA 's Goddard Space Flight Center to probe high energy X-ray sources, such as supernova explosions , black holes and galactic clusters . It was launched on
- ... ion. As a result, another XRS was integrated into the Hitomi X-ray satellite , launched in 2016. On 26 august 2015, JAXA announced that communications with Suzaku had been intermittent since 1 June 2015, and t ...
#3 Progress M-12M
Progress M-12M ( Russian : Прогресс М-12М ), identified by NASA as Progress 44P , was an uncrewed Progress spacecraft that was lost in a launch failure on 24 August 2011, at the start of a mission to resupply the International Space Station . It was the twelfth modernised Progress-M spacecraft to be
- ... Inclination 51.6° Epoch 24 August 2011 Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda (planned) Docking date 26 august 2011, 14:40 UTC Undocking date 5 March 2012 Time docked 192 days Cargo Mass 2670 kg Pressurised 120 ...
- ... ck with the aft port of the Zvezda module of the International Space Station at around 14:40 UTC on 26 august 2011, just over two days after launch. [1] It would have remained docked for six months, before und ...
- ... ecaution, the launch of a GLONASS satellite on a Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat , which had been scheduled for 26 august 2011, was delayed until the engines could be inspected. [7] On 9 September 2011, the FKA announced ...
#4 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
- ... l recorded at Kennedy Space Center, hit the lightning rod atop the launch pad. [11] As a result, on 26 august the Mission Management Team ordered the mission postponed for at least 24 hours to assess damage. [ ...
#5 Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer ( AMS-02 ) is a particle physics experiment module that is mounted on the International Space Station (ISS). [4] The experiment is a recognized CERN experiment (RE1). [5] [6] The module is a detector that measures antimatter in cosmic rays ; this information is needed
- ... ennedy Space Center in Florida , United States. in late May 2010. [7] This was however postponed to august 26, as AMS-02 underwent final alignment beam testing at CERN. [26] [27] AMS-02 during final alignment t ...
- ... shuttle program was discontinued. In January 2009 NASA restored AMS-02 to the shuttle manifest. On august 26, 2010, AMS-02 was delivered from CERN to the Kennedy Space Center by a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy . [40] It ...
#6 Soyuz MS-13
Soyuz MS-13 , also designated ISS flight 59S , was a crewed Soyuz mission launched on 20 July 2019 – the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing – [2] carrying three members of the Expedition 60 crew to the International Space Station : a Russian commander, an American and a European flight engin
- ... Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 20 July 2019, 22:47:50 UTC [1] Undocking date 26 august 2019, 03:35 UTC [4] Time docked 36 days, 4 hours and 48 minutes Docking with ISS (Relocation) Docki ...
- ... 6 days, 4 hours and 48 minutes Docking with ISS (Relocation) Docking port Poisk zenith Docking date 26 august 2019, 03:59 UTC [4] Undocking date 6 February 2020, 05:50:28 UTC [1] Time docked 164d 1h 51m (l-r) ...
- ... ecraft from the aft port of the Zvezda module and performed a manual docking on the Poisk module on 26 august 2019. [4] This cleared the way for Soyuz MS-14 to perform an automatic docking on Zvezda , after a ...
#7 Voyager 2
Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, to study the outer planets and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere . As a part of the Voyager program , it was launched 16 days before its twin, Voyager 1 , on a trajectory that took longer to reach gas giants Jupiter and Sa
- ... est approach July 9, 1979 Distance 570,000 kilometers (350,000 mi) Flyby of Saturn Closest approach august 26, 1981 Distance 101,000 km (63,000 mi) Flyby of Uranus Closest approach January 24, 1986 Distance 81, ...
- ... 020 ) Main article: Exploration of Saturn The closest approach to Saturn occurred at 03:24:05 UT on august 26, 1981. [39] While passing behind Saturn (as viewed from Earth), Voyager 2 probed Saturn's upper atmo ...
#8 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
- ... ctober 4, 2018 07:57 UTC Soyuz MS-11 December 3, 2018 17:33 UTC June 24, 2019 23:25 UTC Soyuz MS-13 august 26, 2019 03:59 UTC February 6, 2020 05:50 UTC Soyuz MS-16 April 9, 2020 14:13 UTC October 21, 2020 11:3 ...
#9 STS-128
STS-128 ( ISS assembly flight 17A ) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on August 28, 2009. Space Shuttle Discovery carried the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo as its primary payload. Leonardo contained a collection of experiments for study
- ... ng over two hours before the scheduled launch. [5] [6] [7] The second launch attempt, scheduled for august 26, 2009, at 01:10:22 EDT, was called off the previous evening due to an anomaly in one of the orbiter' ...
#10 Landsat 1
Landsat 1 ( LS-1 ), formerly named ERTS-A and ERTS-1, was the first satellite of the United States' Landsat program . It was a modified version of the Nimbus 4 meteorological satellite and was launched on July 23, 1972, by a Delta 900 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California . First satel
- ... 60 mi) Apogee altitude 917 kilometers (570 mi) Inclination 99.1 degrees Period 117.04 minutes Epoch august 26, 1972 [3] It was the first satellite to carry a Multispectral Scanner . The near- polar orbiting spa ...
#11 Progress 23
Progress 23 ( Russian : Прогресс 23 ) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in August 1984 to resupply the Salyut 7 space station. Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft Progress 23 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Salyut 7 resupply COSPAR ID 1984-086A SATCAT
- ... 84 Docking with Salyut 7 Docking port Aft [3] Docking date 16 August 1984, 08:11 UTC Undocking date 26 august 1984, 16:13 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 22 Progress 24 → LAUNCH Progress 23 launched on 14 ...
- ... rogress 23 docked with the aft port of Salyut 7 on 16 August 1984 at 08:11 UTC, and was undocked on 26 august 1984 at 16:13 UTC. [3] [5] DECAY It remained in orbit until 28 August 1984, when it was deorbited. ...
#12 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
- ... was also the first time an American crewed space mission held the world record for duration, set on august 26, 1965, by breaking the Soviet Union's previous record set by Vostok 5 in 1963. [4] This record might ...
#13 Monitor-E
Monitor-E was the first Russian satellite of a fleet of newly designed, small Earth observing satellites. It was launched 26 August 2005 at 18:34 UTC from Plesetsk Cosmodrome , and placed in a Sun-synchronous orbit of 524 by 544 km (326 by 338 mi) . Monitor-E Mission type Earth observation Ope
- ... t Russian satellite of a fleet of newly designed, small Earth observing satellites. It was launched 26 august 2005 at 18:34 UTC from Plesetsk Cosmodrome , and placed in a Sun-synchronous orbit of 524 by 544 km ...
- ... hev [2] Launch mass 750 kg (1,650 lb) [2] Payload mass 270 kg (600 lb) Start of mission Launch date 26 august 2005, 18:34 ( 2005-08-26UTC18:34 ) UTC [3] Rocket Rokot-KM [2] Launch site Plesetsk Site 133/3 [2] ...
- ... ltitude 524 km (326 mi) Apogee altitude 544 km (338 mi) Inclination 97.6° Period 95.3 minutes Epoch 26 august 2005, 14:34 UTC [3] Instruments PSA Pnchromatic imager (Gamma-L) RDSA Multispectral imager (Gamma-C ...
#14 Soyuz 31
Soyuz 31 ( Russian : Союз 31 , Union 31 ) was a 1978 Soviet crewed space flight to the Salyut 6 space station . [2] It was the seventh mission to and sixth successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz 31 crew were the second to visit the long-duration Soyuz 29 resident crew. Soyuz 31 Bykow
- ... r Kovalyonok Aleksandr Ivanchenkov Callsign Ястреб ( Yastreb - "Hawk") Start of mission Launch date 26 august 1978, 14:51:30 ( 1978-08-26UTC14:51:30Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur 1/5 [1] End of mi ...
- ... 1.64° Period: 88.81 minutes MISSION HIGHLIGHTS Soyuz 31, the third Intercosmos flight, was launched 26 august 1978. Cosmonauts Bykovsky and Jähn were greeted by resident crew Vladimir Kovalyonok and Aleksandr ...
#15 Kosmos 850
Kosmos 850 ( Russian : Космос 850 meaning Cosmos 850 ), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.79 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1976 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 400-kilogram (880 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used as a rad
- ... type DS-P1-Yu Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 400 kilograms (880 lb) Start of mission Launch date 26 august 1976, 11:00 ( 1976-08-26UTC11Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End of missio ...
- ... nch Kosmos 850 from Site 133/1 of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . [2] The launch occurred at 11:00 UTC on 26 august 1976, and resulted in the successfully insertion of the satellite into low Earth orbit . [3] Upon r ...
#16 Apollo 4
Apollo 4 (November 9, 1967), also known as SA-501 , was the uncrewed first test flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the rocket that eventually took astronauts to the Moon . The space vehicle was assembled in the Vehicle Assembly Building , and was the first to be launched from Kennedy Space Cente
- ... irst time the launch vehicle and spacecraft had been fully assembled. It was rolled out to LC-39 on august 26, 1967, [14] where it was joined by the Mobile Servicing Structure that allowed access to the launch ...
#17 Soyuz 29
Soyuz 29 ( Russian : Союз 29 , Union 29 ) was a 1978 crewed Soviet space mission to the Salyut 6 space station. [2] It was the fifth mission, the fourth successful docking, and the second long-duration crew for the orbiting station. Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and flight engineer Aleksandr Ivanche
- ... ugust. [3] SOYUZ 31 CREW VISITS, FIRST SOYUZ REDOCK Soyuz 29's second visiting crew was launched on 26 august on Soyuz 31 with Valery Bykovsky and East German Sigmund Jähn , the third Intercosmos participant, ...
#18 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
- ... 13:30:20 Soyuz 30 7.92 Salyut 6 - EP-4 Valery Bykovsky , Sigmund Jähn – German Democratic Republic 26 august 1978 14:51:30 Soyuz 31 3 September 1978 11:40:34 Soyuz 29 7.87 Salyut 6 - EO-3 Vladimir Lyakhov , V ...
#19 OV2-5
Orbiting Vehicle 2-5 (COSPAR ID: 1968-081A, also known as OV2-5 ), the third and last satellite of the second series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program, was an American particle science and ionosphere research satellite. Launched 26 September 1968 along with three other satell
- ... n tests and measure the Lyman-alpha hydrogen emission background . The Titan IIIC launch failure on 26 august 1966 caused the rescheduling of OV2-5's flight for 1968. [5] : 422 SPACECRAFT DESIGN The 204 kg ...
#20 FR-1 (satellite)
FR-1 [1] [4] [6] was the second French satellite . Planned as the first French satellite, it was launched on 6 December 1965—ten days after the actual first French satellite, Astérix —by an American Scout X-4 rocket from the Western Range at Vandenberg Air Force Base . The scientific satellite studi
- ... density of plasma in those portions of the Earth's atmosphere . FR-1's VLF receiver operated until 26 august 1968. FR-1 remains in orbit as of November 2020. French scientific satellite; the second French sat ...
- ... : 28 with orbit lasting a few years. [13] : 24 In fact, FR-1's VLF receiver operated until 26 august 1968, ending data collection and therefore the spacecraft's usefulness, but far exceeding the plann ...