langs: 28 августа [ru] / august 28 [en] / 28. august [de] / 28 août [fr] / 28 agosto [it] / 28 de agosto [es]
days: august 25 / august 26 / august 27 / august 28 / august 29 / august 30 / august 31
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Viktor Afanasyev (cosmonaut)
Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev ( Russian : Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев ; born 31 December 1948) is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center . He was born 31 December 1948, in Bryansk , Russian SFSR , and is married to Yelena Ya. Afanasyev
- ... From March 1998 he underwent training as the Mir-27 mission primary crew commander. 20 February to 28 august 1999, he was participating in a 189-day space flight aboard the Soyuz-TM transport vehicle and Mir ...
#2 John D. Olivas
John Daniel "Danny" Olivas (born May 25, 1966 in North Hollywood, California ) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . Olivas has flown on two space shuttle missions, STS-117 and STS-128 . He performed EVAs on both missions, totaling 34hrs 28min. American engineer and a former NASA ast
- ... served as a mission specialist on space shuttle Discovery on the STS-128 mission, which launched on august 28, 2009. Discovery carried the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module filled with science and storage racks to ...
#3 Gordon Cooper
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
- ... logy (AFIT) in Ohio . He completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering there on august 28, 1956. [4] [10] While at AFIT, Cooper met Gus Grissom , a fellow USAF officer, and the two became go ...
#4 José M. Hernández
José Moreno Hernández (born August 7, 1962) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He left NASA in 2011. American engineer and former NASA astronaut José Hernández Born José Moreno Hernández ( 1962-08-07 ) August 7, 1962 (age 60) French Camp, California , U.S. Alma mater University o
- ... l his selection on July 15, 2008, as a mission specialist on the STS-128 mission, which launched on august 28, 2009. While in orbit, Hernández became the first person to use the Spanish language in space while ...
#5 Leroy Chiao
Leroy Chiao (born August 28, 1960) is an American chemical engineer , retired NASA astronaut , entrepreneur, motivational speaker , and engineering consultant. [1] [3] Chiao flew on three Space Shuttle flights, and was the commander of Expedition 10 , where he lived on board the International Space
- Leroy Chiao (born august 28, 1960) is an American chemical engineer , retired NASA astronaut , entrepreneur, motivational speake ...
- ... vity project. Leroy Chiao Astronaut Leroy Chiao, mission commander June 7, 2006 Born ( 1960-08-28 ) august 28, 1960 (age 61) Milwaukee , Wisconsin , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Alma mater Universit ...
#6 Valeri Polyakov
Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov ( Russian : Валерий Владимирович Поляков , born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov , Russian : Валерий Иванович Коршунов , 27 April 1942 – 7 September 2022) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut . He is the record holder for the longest single stay in space , staying aboard the Mi
- ... duration spaceflights, such as crewed missions to Mars . [6] SPACEFLIGHTS Soyuz TM-6 / Soyuz TM-7 – 28 august 1988 to 27 April 1989 – 240 days, [2] 22 hours, 34 minutes [ citation needed ] Soyuz TM-18 / Soyuz ...
#7 Charles Bolden
Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born August 19, 1946) [1] is a former Administrator of NASA , a retired United States Marine Corps Major General , and a former astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. Former NASA administrator, Major-General, and astronaut For the jazz musician, see Buddy Bolden
- ... astronauts on Mars . [19] He has cited spending cuts as a concern for major NASA projects. [20] On august 28, 2012, he was the first human being to have his voice broadcast on the surface of Mars. Although the ...
#8 Scott Kelly (astronaut)
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
- ... rew experienced another loss of a resupply mission with the SpaceX CRS-7 failure. [44] [45] [46] On august 28, 2016, the crew of Soyuz TMA-16M undocked and subsequently docked the spacecraft to a different port ...
#9 Frederick W. Sturckow
Frederick Wilford Sturckow (born August 11, 1961) is an engineer , retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut , and commercial spacecraft pilot. Sturckow is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. He flew on STS-88 and STS-105 as a pilot and STS-117 and STS-128 as a commande
- ... . Sturckow was the commander of the STS-117 mission in 2007, and of the STS-128 mission launched on august 28, 2009. [5] Sturckow was also the launch CAPCOM for STS-130 in February 2010, [6] and for STS-131 in ...
#10 Bill Nelson
Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party ,
- ... ran for re-election in 2018. He ran unopposed in the Democratic Party primary, which took place on august 28, 2018. [50] [51] He faced incumbent Florida Governor Rick Scott (a Republican) in the general electi ...
#11 Patrick G. Forrester
Patrick Graham Forrester (born March 31, 1957) is a NASA astronaut , engineer, and former Chief of the Astronaut Office . He is a retired United States Army officer and Army aviator. At the time of his retirement from the U.S. Army, Forrester had achieved the rank of colonel . He is married and has
- ... dwards Air Force Base, California, having traveled 5.8 million miles in 14 days. STS-128 Discovery ( august 28- September 11, 2009) was the 128th Shuttle mission and the 30th mission to the ISS. While at the orbi ...
#12 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
- ... sked to have her GPS ankle bracelet removed, [116] to which the judge agreed on August 30. [117] On august 28, the trial judge unsealed a court document indicating that Nowak intended to pursue an insanity defe ...
#13 Kevin A. Ford
Kevin Anthony Ford (born July 7, 1960) is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and NASA astronaut . Ford has received a number of special honors and awards, some of which are the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal , Air Force Commendation Medal , Aerial Achievement Medal and the Armed Forces E
- ... iven by Zsolt Baumgartner . [1] Ford was pilot of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-128 which launched on august 28, 2009, and landed on September 11, 2009, delivering 20,000 pounds of internal and external cargo to ...
#14 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)
- ... ary 1996 – 179 days, 1 hour, 41 minutes, 45 seconds Soyuz TM-28 and Soyuz TM-29 – 13 August 1998 to 28 august 1999 – 379 days, 14 hours, 51 minutes, 9 seconds SPACEWALKS (42 HOURS, 2 MINUTES) 1. MIR EO-12 – 3 ...
#15 Christopher Sembroski
Christopher Sembroski (born August 28, 1979) is an American data engineer, Air Force veteran, and commercial astronaut , currently living in Everett, Washington , United States. He flew to orbit on Inspiration4 , a private spaceflight funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman . American data engineer, Ai
- Christopher Sembroski (born august 28, 1979) is an American data engineer, Air Force veteran, and commercial astronaut , currently living ...
- ... space tourist Chris Sembroski Chris Sembroski (June 2007) Born Christopher Sembroski ( 1979-08-28 ) august 28, 1979 (age 42) Nationality USA Occupation Data engineer (current) US Air Force missileman (former) K ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Vintage Wings of Canada
Vintage Wings of Canada is a not for profit, charitable organization, with a collection of historically significant aircraft. The facility is located at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport , Quebec , Canada. It was founded by former Cognos CEO and philanthropist Michael U. Potter. Most aircraft in
- ... CCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS The Vintage Wings de Havilland Tiger Moth crashed at the Gatineau Airport on 28 august 2009. The visiting English pilot, Howard Cook, received serious injuries in the accident. He was pr ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Explorer 13
Explorer 13 , (also called S-55A ), was a NASA satellite launched as part of the Explorer program on 25 August 1961, at 18:29:44 GMT , [1] from Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Virginia . [2] NASA satellite of the Explorer program Explorer 13 Explorer 13 satellite Names S-55A NASA S-55A Mission type M
- ... Flight Facility , LA-3 Contractor Vought Entered service 25 August 1961 End of mission Last contact 28 august 1961 Decay date 28 August 1961 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Eart ...
- ... tractor Vought Entered service 25 August 1961 End of mission Last contact 28 August 1961 Decay date 28 august 1961 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Perigee altitude 1 ...
- ... aunch vehicle . The orbit was lower than planned, and the spacecraft reentered in the atmosphere on 28 august 1961, after only slightly more than 2 days in orbit. No penetrations were recorded by this satellit ...
#2 Venera 2MV-1 No.1
Venera 2MV-1 No.1 , [2] [1] also known as Sputnik 19 in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was launched in 1962 as part of the Venera programme. Soviet spacecraft launched 1962 2MV-1 No.1 Mission type Venus lander Operator OKB-1 Harvard designation 1962 Alpha Pi 1 [1] COSPAR ID 1962-040A SATCA
- ... C02:18:45Z ) UTC Rocket Molniya 8K78 s/n T103-12 Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of mission Decay date 28 august 1962 ( 1962-08-29 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth (achieved) Heli ...
- ... engine cut off, leaving the spacecraft stranded in Earth orbit. [4] It reentered the atmosphere on 28 august 1962, three days after it had been launched. [5] [1] SPACECRAFT DESIGNATION The designations Sputni ...
#3 Nimbus 2
Nimbus 2 (also called Nimbus-C ) was a meteorological satellite . It was the second in a series of the Nimbus program . Nimbus 2 Design of Nimbus 2. Mission type Weather satellite Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1966-040A SATCAT no. 2173 Mission duration 2 years and 8 months Spacecraft properties Manufactur
- ... ] Apogee altitude 937 kilometers (582 mi) [1] Inclination 98.66° [1] Period 98.42 minutes [1] Epoch august 28, 1964 [1] Nimbus program ← Nimbus 1 Nimbus B → LAUNCH Launch of Nimbus 2. Nimbus 2 was launched on M ...
#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
- ... ssible threat from Hurricane Ernesto . Atlantis heads back to Launch Pad 39B to ride out Ernesto On 28 august 2006 it was decided to postpone the launch and rollback Atlantis to the VAB after updated forecasts ...
#5 Telstar 301
Telstar 301 is an American communications satellite launched in July 1983 and operated by AT&T. It was one of three Telstar 3 satellites, followed by Telstar 302 in 1984 and Telstar 303 in 1985. American communications satellite Telstar 301 Names Telstar 301 (1983–1995) Arabsat 1E (1995–1996) Missio
- ... Apogee altitude 36,132 kilometres (22,451 mi) Inclination 0.1 degrees Period 1436.11 minutes Epoch 28 august 1983 [1] Telstar ← Telstar 2 Telstar 302 → The satellite served as the east coast home satellite fo ...
#6 Kosmos 122
Kosmos 122 ( Russian : Космос 122 meaning Cosmos 122 ), launched on 25 June 1966, Meteor No.5L , and was one of eleven weather satellites put into orbit between 1964 and 1969. Kosmos 122 Mission type Weather COSPAR ID 1966-057A SATCAT no. 02254 Mission duration 4 months Spacecraft properties Spacecr
- ... satellite and the last in a series of prototype meteorological satellites that included Kosmos 44 ( 28 august 1964), Kosmos 58 (26 February 1965), Kosmos 100 (17 December 1965), and Kosmos 118 (11 May 1966). [ ...
#7 Nimbus 1
Nimbus 1 (also called Nimbus-A ) was a meteorological satellite . It was the first in a series of the Nimbus program . Nimbus 1 Nimbus 1 (Nimbus-A) Mission type Weather satellite Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1964-052A SATCAT no. 872 Mission duration 25 days Spacecraft properties Manufacturer RCA Astrospa
- ... 5 lb) [1] Dimensions 3.7 m × 1.5 m × 3.0 m (12.1 ft × 4.9 ft × 9.8 ft) Start of mission Launch date august 28, 1964, 08:52 ( 1964-08-28UTC08:52Z ) UTC [2] Rocket Thor-DM21 Agena-B Launch site Vandenberg 75-1-1 ...
- ... ] Apogee altitude 937 kilometers (582 mi) [1] Inclination 98.66° [1] Period 98.42 minutes [1] Epoch august 28, 1964 [1] Nimbus program ← None Nimbus 2 → LAUNCH Instruments of Nimbus-1. Nimbus 1 was launched on ...
- ... 1964 [1] Nimbus program ← None Nimbus 2 → LAUNCH Instruments of Nimbus-1. Nimbus 1 was launched on august 28, 1964, by a Thor-Agena rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California , United States. The space ...
#8 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
- ... ht 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 pa ...
- ... ue to an anomaly in one of the orbiter's fuel valves. [8] [9] [10] The launch finally took place on august 28, 2009, at 23:59 EDT. Discovery landed on September 11, 2009, at Edwards Air Force Base , which was t ...
- ... a possible launch window on August 27, 2009, at 01:10 EDT. The launch was delayed until 23:59 EDT, august 28, 2009, to allow the engineers to be fully satisfied with the vehicle. [32] Later the mission was cle ...
- ... for the mission. [33] NASA feared another delay when storms formed near the Kennedy Space Center on august 28, 2009, but the weather cleared in time for a successful launch of Discovery at 23:59 EDT. [34] [35] ...
- ... Aug 2009, 11:59:37 pm Successful 2 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes 60%; later 80% [38] MISSION TIMELINE august 28 (FLIGHT DAY 1 – LAUNCH) Space Shuttle Discovery launches from Kennedy Space Center, August 28, 2009 ...
- ... ELINE AUGUST 28 (FLIGHT DAY 1 – LAUNCH) Space Shuttle Discovery launches from Kennedy Space Center, august 28, 2009 After launch at 23:59 EDT, Discovery opened her payload bay doors. Once the doors were opened ...
#9 Kosmos 1124
Kosmos 1124 ( Russian : Космос 1124 ) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1979 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 1124 Mission type Earl
- ... erties Spacecraft type US-K [2] Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) Start of mission Launch date 28 august 1979, 00:17 ( 1979-08-28UTC00:17Z ) 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 00:17 UTC on 28 august 1979. [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#10 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
- ... appily accepted this offer. The treadmill traveled to space aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-128 on 28 august 2009, for eventual installation in the Tranquility node during STS-130 . IMAGE GALLERY Tranquility ...
#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
- ... [1] Rocket Soyuz-U [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 28 august 1984, 01:28 UTC [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... 8:11 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. The deorbit burn occurred at 01:28 UTC, with the mission ending at aro ...
#12 Lucy (spacecraft)
Lucy is a NASA space probe on a twelve-year journey to eight different asteroids, visiting a main belt asteroid as well as seven Jupiter trojans , [3] [4] asteroids which share Jupiter 's orbit around the Sun , orbiting either ahead of or behind the planet. All target encounters will be flyby encoun
- ... same orbit at a "significantly cheaper cost". On 4 April 2019, SpaceX withdrew the protest. [23] On 28 august 2020, NASA announced that Lucy had passed its Key Decision Point-D (KDP-D) with a "green light" to ...
#13 Kosmos 1774
Kosmos 1774 ( Russian : Космос 1774 meaning Cosmos 1774 ) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite launched in 1986 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 1774 Mission
- ... es Spacecraft type US-K [2] Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) [3] Start of mission Launch date 28 august 1986, 08:02 ( 1986-08-28UTC08:02Z ) 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 08:02 UTC on 28 august 1986. [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#14 STS-120
STS-120 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on 23 October 2007 from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida. [5] The mission is also referred to as ISS-10A by the ISS program. STS-120 delivered the Harmony module and reconfigured a portion of the station in
- ... he mission, the prop was flown in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars franchise. [17] On 28 august 2007, Chewbacca from the Star Wars films presented the lightsaber to NASA officials from Space Cent ...
#15 Gravity Gradient Technology Satellite
The Gravity Gradient Test Satellite was launched by the US Air Force from Cape Canaveral LC41 aboard a Titan IIIC rocket on June 16, 1966, at 14:00:01 UTC. [3] The satellite was launched along with seven IDCSP satellites, with which it shared a bus . In contrast to the solar-powered IDCSP satellites
- ... was magnetically contaminated. A follow-up GGTS mission was lost due to a launch vehicle failure on august 28, 1966. [4] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal IDCSP
#16 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
- ... ination 51.64 degrees Period 88.81 minutes Docking with Salyut 6 Docking port Aft port Docking date 28 august 1978, 16:37:37 UTC [2] Undocking date 07 September 1978, 16:37:37 UTC [3] Time docked 10d Redocking ...
#17 Phobos 1
Phobos 1 was an uncrewed Soviet space probe of the Phobos Program launched from the Baikonour launch facility on 7 July 1988. [1] Its intended mission was to explore Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos . The mission failed on 2 September 1988 when a computer malfunction caused the end-of-mission or
- ... ansmission from Phobos 1 was not received. This was traced to a faulty key-command that was sent on 28 august from ground control in Yevpatoria . A technician unintentionally left out a single hyphen in one of ...
#18 Mir
Mir ( Russian : Мир , IPA: [ˈmʲir] ; lit. ' peace ' or ' world ' ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia . Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It had a greater
- ... O-1 ), 5 February 1987 – 27 April 1989 (EO-2–EO-4), the record-breaking run from 5 September 1989 – 28 august 1999 (EO-5–EO-27), and 4 April–16 June 2000 ( EO-28 ). [47] [ page needed ] By the end, it had been ...
- ... thballed in turn and sealed off. The crew loaded their results into Soyuz TM-29 and departed Mir on 28 august 1999, ending a run of continuous occupation, which had lasted for eight days short of ten years. [1 ...
#19 QuikSCAT
The NASA QuikSCAT ( Quick Scatterometer ) was an Earth observation satellite carrying the SeaWinds scatterometer . Its primary mission was to measure the surface wind speed and direct over the ice-free global oceans via its effect on water waves . Observations from QuikSCAT had a wide array of appli
- ... rument on May 24, 2000 CLIMATE VARIABILITY TROPICAL CYCLONES QuikSCAT image of Hurricane Katrina on august 28, 2005, over the Gulf of Mexico Applications of QuikSCAT in operational tropical cyclone analysis and ...
#20 Kosmos 919
Kosmos 919 ( Russian : Космос 919 meaning Cosmos 919 ), also known as DS-P1-I No.19 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1977 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. [1] Kosmos 919 Mission type ABM radar ta
- ... 977-06-18UTC10:30Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End of mission Decay date 28 august 1978 ( 1978-08-29 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... ) , 71 degrees of inclination , and an orbital period of 95.6 minutes. [1] It decayed from orbit on 28 august 1978. [4] Kosmos 919 was the last of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched. [1] Of these, all ...