langs: 3 августа [ru] / august 3 [en] / 3. august [de] / 3 août [fr] / 3 agosto [it] / 3 de agosto [es]
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Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Georgy Shonin
Georgy Stepanovich Shonin ( Ukrainian : Гео́ргій Степа́нович Шо́нін ; 3 August 1935 – 7 April 1997; born in Rovenky , Luhansk Oblast , (now Ukraine ) but grew up in Balta of Ukrainian SSR ) was a Soviet cosmonaut , who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission . Soviet cosmonaut This article uses bare URLs
- Georgy Stepanovich Shonin ( Ukrainian : Гео́ргій Степа́нович Шо́нін ; 3 august 1935 – 7 April 1997; born in Rovenky , Luhansk Oblast , (now Ukraine ) but grew up in Balta of Ukra ...
- ... dditional citations for verification . ( March 2017 ) Georgy Stepanovich Shonin Born ( 1935-08-03 ) 3 august 1935 Rovenky , Soviet Union (now Ukraine ) Died 7 April 1997 (1997-04-07) (aged 61) Zvyozdny , Russ ...
#2 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
- ... ed to the families. [82] [83] [84] The ashes were then launched on the Explorers orbital mission on august 3, 2008, but were lost when the Falcon 1 rocket failed two minutes into the flight. [84] [85] On May 2 ...
#3 Jenni Sidey-Gibbons
Jennifer Anne MacKinnon "Jenni" Sidey-Gibbons (born August 3, 1988) is a Canadian astronaut , engineer, and academic. She was selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as one of the two members of the 2017 CSA Group alongside Joshua Kutryk . [1] [2] [3] [4] Canadian astronaut, engineer and lecture
- Jennifer Anne MacKinnon "Jenni" Sidey-Gibbons (born august 3, 1988) is a Canadian astronaut , engineer, and academic. She was selected by the Canadian Space Agen ...
- ... hD ) Space career CSA Astronaut Selection 2017 CSA Group EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Sidey was born on august 3, 1988 in Calgary , Alberta . Sidey graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science with ...
#4 Gennady Padalka
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
- ... ule (RPCM) that had cut off power to its gyroscope. The spacewalk lasted 5 hours and 40 minutes. On 3 august 2004 Gennady Padalka and Mike Fincke again left the space station to install communications gear an ...
#5 Alfred Worden
Alfred Merrill Worden (February 7, 1932 – March 18, 2020) was an American test pilot , engineer and NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. One of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon , he orbited it 74 times in the command module (CM) Endeavour
- ... cialization of Apollo 15, the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences set a hearing for august 3, 1972; among those who testified were the astronauts, Slayton, NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher ...
#6 Renate Brümmer
Renate Luise Brümmer (born 4 May 1955) is a Swiss-born German meteorological scientist and former astronaut. [1] Specialising in satellite meteorology , she was selected as an astronaut in 1987, retiring in 1993, having never been into space. Swiss-born German meteorological scientist and astronaut
- ... [4] :279 Brümmer was one of the five people in the first selection to the German astronaut team on 3 august 1987, as a payload specialist . [3] :237 Two of the selection were women, Brümmer and Heike Walpot ...
#7 Joan Higginbotham
Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham (born August 3, 1964) is an electrical engineer and a former NASA astronaut . She flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-116 as a mission specialist [2] and is the third African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison and Stephanie Wilson . [2] America
- Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham (born august 3, 1964) is an electrical engineer and a former NASA astronaut . She flew aboard Space Shuttle Discove ...
- ... ie Wilson . [2] American engineer and a former NASA astronaut Joan Higginbotham Born ( 1964-08-03 ) august 3, 1964 (age 58) Chicago , Illinois , U.S. Status Retired Alma mater Southern Illinois University, Car ...
#8 Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper (born February 7, 1963) is an American Naval officer and former NASA astronaut . [2] She has achieved the rank of Captain in the United States Navy . She is also a qualified and experienced salvage officer. Her major salvage projects include de-stranding the tanke
- ... space debris , where it eventually burned-up as it entered the Earth's atmosphere west of Mexico on august 3, 2009. [26] [27] When in orbit, it was visible from the ground using a telescope. [28] After taking ...
#9 Hans Schlegel
Hans Wilhelm Schlegel ( Überlingen , 3 August 1951) is a German physicist, a former ESA astronaut , and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. German astronaut Hans Wilhelm Schlegel Born ( 1951-08-03 ) 3 August 1951 (age 70) Überlingen , Germany Nationality German Occupation Physicist Space
- Hans Wilhelm Schlegel ( Überlingen , 3 august 1951) is a German physicist, a former ESA astronaut , and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missi ...
- ... eran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. German astronaut Hans Wilhelm Schlegel Born ( 1951-08-03 ) 3 august 1951 (age 70) Überlingen , Germany Nationality German Occupation Physicist Space career DLR / ESA A ...
#10 Rick Husband
Richard Douglas Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) was an American astronaut and fighter pilot . He traveled into space twice: as Pilot of STS-96 and Commander of STS-107 . He and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosp
- ... usbands have two children: a daughter, Laura Marie (born October 5, 1990), and a son, Matthew (born august 3, 1995). Evelyn married Bill Thompson in January 2008 and was the keynote speaker for the memorial ce ...
#11 Sergey Volkov (cosmonaut)
Sergey Aleksandrovich Volkov ( Russian : Сергей Александрович Волков ; born April 1, 1973, in Chuhuiv , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut and engineer . He was a member of three missions to the International Space Station , spending more than a year in total in space. Dur
- ... d the new ISS Expedition 30 began. An EVA by Volkov and crewmate Aleksandr Samokutyayev occurred on august 3, 2011 to move a small crane, install a communications terminal and remove and inspect antennas. Othe ...
- ... alk lasted 5 hours and 54 minutes. An EVA by Volkov and crewmate Aleksandr Samokutyayev occurred on august 3, 2011 to move a small crane, install a communications terminal and remove and inspect antennas. Othe ...
- ... s. RUSSIAN EVA #28 Volkov attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in Russian EVA # 28 on august 3, 2011 On August 3, 2011 Volkov participated in his third spacewalk. He and cosmonaut Aleksandr Samok ...
- ... Volkov attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in Russian EVA # 28 on August 3, 2011 On august 3, 2011 Volkov participated in his third spacewalk. He and cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyayev worked for ...
#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
- ... icity events and interviews. They attended X Games XII at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles from august 3 to 6, and the Houston Astros game on August 14 at Minute Maid Park , where the crew met pitcher Roge ...
#13 Aleksandr Samokutyaev
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyaev ( Russian : Александр Михайлович Самокутяев ; born 13 March 1970 in Penza , Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian politician and former cosmonaut. Samokutyaev served as a Flight Engineer for the International Space Station (ISS) long duration Expedition 27 / 28 missions
- ... cheduled. [10] SPACEWALKS Samokutyayev and Volkov work outside the ISS during Russian EVA No. 28 on 3 august 2011. RUSSIAN EVA #28 On 3 August 2011 Samokutyayev participated in his first spacewalk. He and cos ...
- ... ayev and Volkov work outside the ISS during Russian EVA No. 28 on 3 August 2011. RUSSIAN EVA #28 On 3 august 2011 Samokutyayev participated in his first spacewalk. He and cosmonaut Sergey Volkov worked for si ...
#14 Robert Michael White
Robert Michael "Bob" White (July 6, 1924 – March 17, 2010) ( Maj Gen , USAF ) [2] was an American electrical engineer , test pilot , fighter pilot , and astronaut . [3] [4] He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and
- ... nto space without a conventional spacecraft. Major Bob White was featured with a cover story in the august 3, 1962, issue of Life magazine, detailing his July 17 flight. Pilot Robert White commented on his hig ...
#15 James D. Halsell
James Donald Halsell Jr. (born September 29, 1956) is a retired United States Air Force officer, a former NASA astronaut . The veteran of five Space Shuttle missions pled guilty in 2021 to two counts of manslaughter and two counts of assault as a result of a motor vehicle accident in 2016. As of May
- ... nviction. [7] This trial was postponed due to a death in the lawyer's family [8] and rescheduled to august 3, 2020. [9] On May 27, 2021, Halsell pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter for the deaths of J ...
#16 Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) [1] is an English classical crossover soprano singer, actress and dancer. British soprano (born 1960) Sarah Brightman Brightman at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka in 2007 Born ( 1960-08-14 ) 14 August 1960 (age 62) Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire , Engl
- ... ce of winning tickets to attend the exclusive filming. [107] Dreamchaser in Concert aired on PBS on 3 august , with a setlist of twelve songs (plus two bonus songs) featuring both new songs and well-known favo ...
#17 Stephen Robinson
Stephen Kern Robinson (born October 26, 1955) is an American former NASA astronaut . American astronaut (born 1955) This article is about the NASA astronaut. For other people named Steve, Stephen or Steven Robinson, see Steve Robinson (disambiguation) . Stephen Robinson Born Stephen Kern Robinson (
- ... AREER Robinson turns the camera on himself during his historic repair job "underneath" Discovery on august 3, 2005. The Shuttle's heat shield, where Robinson removed a pair of protruding gap fillers, is reflec ...
- ... Robinson served as backup flight engineer for the International Space Station Expedition 4 . [2] On august 3, 2005, as a Mission Specialist (and Flight Engineer) on STS-114, the first Return to Flight mission ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Grants-Milan Flight Service Station
The Grants-Milan Flight Service Station , at 1116 N. Dale Carnutte Rd. in Grants, New Mexico , was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [2] United States historic place Grants-Milan Flight Service Station U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location 1116 N. Dale Carnutte
- ... t by Charley Diaz MPS Route 66 through New Mexico MPS NRHP reference No. 15000492 [1] Added to NRHP august 3, 2015 It was then part of the Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum , which honors early aviat ...
#2 Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
The Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre is located to the North of Montrose , Angus, Scotland . Montrose has the distinction of having the first operational military airfield in Great Britain and the Heritage Centre is located on the former airfield. It aims to show the human side of its history wi
- ... Lottery Fund . It was officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Angus , Mrs Georgiana Osborne, on 3 august 2014. [30] The Heritage Centres World War I artefacts are on display in the building together with ...
#3 KAI Aerospace Museum
The KAI Aerospace Museum is an aerospace museum in Sacheon , South Korea located at 35.071340°N 128.063297°E / 35.071340; 128.063297 adjacent to Sacheon Airport . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( October 2009 )
- ... This aircraft was built at Boeing's Wichita plant in 1945 and it entered service with the USAAF on august 3, 1945. [5] In 1947, this aircraft was sent to the Sacramento Air Material Center to take part in Pro ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Sentinel-1B
Sentinel-1B is a European radar imaging satellite launched on 25 April 2016. It is the second of two original satellites in the Sentinel-1 constellation , part of the European Union 's Copernicus programme on Earth observation . The satellite carries a C - SAR sensor, capable of providing high-resol
- ... confirmed that efforts to restore spacecraft capabilities would continue, [7] before announcing on 3 august 2022 that efforts to recover the mission would end. The power issue disabled the use of the satelli ...
#2 Soyuz TM-10
Soyuz TM-10 was the tenth expedition to the Russian Space Station Mir . [1] 1990 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Mir Soyuz TM-10 COSPAR ID 1990-067A SATCAT no. 20722 Mission duration 130 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes, 51 seconds Orbits completed ~2,125 Spacecraft properties Spacecraft type Soyuz-T
- ... 219 kilometres (136 mi) Inclination 51.6 degrees Period 88.7 minutes Docking with Mir Docking date 3 august 1990, 11:45:44 UTC Undocking date 10 December 1990, 02:48:11 UTC Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) ...
#3 Advanced Photovoltaic & Electronic Experiment
Advanced Photovoltaic and Electronics Experiments , also known as APEX , was a satellite -based science mission launched into Low Earth orbit on August 3, 1994, by a Pegasus rocket . The mission successfully tested the use of photovoltaic and electronic components in space . [1] APEX Operator NASA
- ... ents , also known as APEX , was a satellite -based science mission launched into Low Earth orbit on august 3, 1994, by a Pegasus rocket . The mission successfully tested the use of photovoltaic and electronic ...
- ... aStar Manufacturer Orbital Sciences Launch mass 260 kilograms (570 lb) Start of mission Launch date august 3, 1994, 14:38 ( 1994-08-03UTC14:38Z ) UTC Rocket Pegasus Launch site Balls 8 , Edwards Runway 04/22 C ...
#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
- ... e corrected. The Atlas V was immediately rolled back to the VIF, and the launch time was delayed to 3 august 2021 at 17:20:18 UTC. VALVE FAILURES, AUGUST 2021 Main article: Boeing Starliner Spacecraft 2 § Ana ...
- ... 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 on Starliner causi ...
#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
- ... Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Geostationary orbit Longitude 174° West (1991–) [1] Epoch 3 august 1991 HISTORY The launch of STS-43, carrying TDRS-E It was launched aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis du ...
#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
- ... zed orbit allowed a much higher resolution of gravimetric data to be acquired when cycle 5 began on august 3, 1993. The spacecraft performed 2,855 orbits and provided high-resolution gravimetric data for 94% o ...
#7 Kounotori 4
Kounotori 4 , also known as HTV-4 , was the fourth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle , an uncrewed cargo spacecraft launched in August 2013 to resupply the International Space Station . It launched from Tanegashima Space Center aboard H-IIB No. 4 (H-IIB F4) rocket on 3 August 2013 and connected to
- ... l Space Station . It launched from Tanegashima Space Center aboard H-IIB No. 4 (H-IIB F4) rocket on 3 august 2013 and connected to ISS by 9 August 2013; it carried 5,400 kilograms (11,900 lb) of cargo. [2] Ko ...
- ... tsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Launch mass 15900 kg Dry mass 10500 kg Start of mission Launch date 3 august 2013, 19:48:46 UTC Rocket H-IIB No. 4 Launch site Tanegashima , Yoshinobu-2 Contractor Mitsubishi H ...
- ... et flying from pad 2 of the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at Tanegashima Space Center at 19:48:46 UTC on 3 august 2013. After 5.5 days of orbital manoeuvres, it arrived to Approach Initiation Point ( 5 kilometres ...
#8 Kedr
Kedr ( Russian : кедр meaning Siberian pine ; Yuri Gagarin 's callsign during the Vostok 1 mission), also known as ARISSat 1 and RadioSkaf-2 (formerly known as SuitSat 2 ), was [1] an amateur radio minisatellite operated by RKK Energia as part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
- ... 1-01-28UTC01:31:39Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur 1/5 Deployed from ISS Deployment date 3 august 2011 End of mission Decay date 4 January 2012 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime ...
- ... January. [6] Kedr was deployed from the ISS by Sergey Volkov during an extra-vehicular activity on 3 august 2011 [7] and re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 4 January 2012, [1] having spent 154 days in orbit. " ...
#9 TechEdSat
Technology Education Satellite ( TechEdSat ) is a successful nano-sat flight series conducted from the NASA Ames Research Center in collaboration with numerous universities (San Jose State University, University of Idaho, University of California, University of Minnesota, Smith College). While one o
- ... operties Spacecraft type CubeSat Dimensions 30 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm (3U) Start of mission Launch date 3 august 2013, 19:48:46 UTC Rocket H-IIB F4 Launch site Tanegashima Space Center , Yoshinobu LC-Y2 Contracto ...
- ... imes larger than TechEdSat-1. TechEdSat-3p was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on 3 august 2013 from Tanegashima Space Center , Japan on the Kounotori 4 (HTV-4) International Space Station c ...
#10 Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ( SOHO ) is a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft built by a European industrial consortium led by Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus Defence and Space ) that was launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS launch vehicle on 2 December 1995, to study the Sun . It
- ... t one revolution every 53 seconds. Once SOHO was located, plans for contacting SOHO were formed. On 3 august , a carrier was detected from SOHO, the first signal since 25 June 1998. After days of charging the ...
#11 Mars 5
Mars 5 ( Russian : Марс-5 ), also known as 3MS No.53S was a Soviet spacecraft launched to explore Mars. A 3MS spacecraft launched as part of the Mars programme , it successfully entered orbit around Mars in 1974. However, it failed a few weeks later. [4] Mars 5 Mission type Mars orbiter [1] Operator
- ... 5 into heliocentric orbit bound for Mars. The spacecraft performed course correction manoeuvres on 3 august 1973 and 2 February 1974. [5] MARS ORBIT The probe reached Mars on 12 February. At 14:44:25 the spa ...
#12 Progress 31
Progress 31 ( Russian : Прогресс 31 ) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in August 1987 to resupply the Mir space station. Progress 31 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1987-066A SATCAT no. 18283 [1] Spacecraft properties Spacecraft Prog
- ... s (No.138) Spacecraft type Progress 7K-TG [2] Manufacturer NPO Energia Start of mission Launch date 3 august 1987, 20:44:11 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U2 [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal ...
- ... altitude 187 km [3] Apogee altitude 250 km [3] Inclination 51.6° [3] Period 88.9 minutes [3] Epoch 3 august 1987 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [3] Docking date 5 August 1987, 22:27:35 UTC Undocki ...
- ... 1987, 23:57:41 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 30 Progress 32 → LAUNCH Progress 31 launched on 3 august 1987 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR . It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket. [2] [4] DOCKING Pr ...
#13 PRESat
PharmaSat Risk Evaluation Satellite (or PRESat ) nanosatellite , for NASA , was about the size of a loaf of bread, weighed about 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) and was constructed in just six months. [2] PRESat PRESat satellite Mission type Technology demonstration Operator NASA COSPAR ID 2008-F01 Mission dura
- ... rch Center Launch mass 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) Power Solar cells and batteries Start of mission Launch date 3 august 2008, 03:34 UTC Rocket Falcon 1 # 3 Launch site Kwajalein Atoll , Omelek Contractor SpaceX Orbital ...
- ... and acceleration. [2] LAUNCH The satellite was lost in the failure of the third Falcon 1 launch, on 3 august 2008, at 03:34 UTC . [3] MISSION Although NASA was not able to test this payload in space, NASA mis ...
#14 BSAT-1a
BSAT-1a was a geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Hughes (now Boeing ) on the HS-376 platform. It was originally ordered and operated by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT). It was used as the main satellite to broadcast television channels for NHK a
- ... e 110°E longitude until it was replaced, along its backup BSAT-1b , by BSAT-3a . [3] [7] [8] [9] On 3 august 2010, it was decommissioned and placed on a graveyard orbit . [5] BSAT-1a Mission type Communicatio ...
- ... space Entered service 1 August 1997 End of mission Disposal placed in a graveyard orbit Deactivated 3 august 2010 ( 2010-08-04 ) [5] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Geostationary Longitu ...
- ... 2007 BSAT-3a took over the broadcasting of analog and digital signals from BSAT-1a and BSAT-1b. On 3 august 2010, BSAT-1a was placed in a graveyard orbit and decommissioned. [7] [11]
#15 STS-114
STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster . Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC ), 26 July 2005. The launch, 907 days (approx. 29 months) after the loss of Columbia , was approved despite unresolved fuel sensor anomalies in th
- ... ISS crew . Hatches between orbiter and ISS closed 03:24 EDT: T+10:16:45 Orbiter undocks from ISS 8 august 03: 20 EDT: T+12:16:41 Mission Control waves off the first of two landing opportunities for Space Shuttl ...
#16 STS-114
STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster . Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC ), 26 July 2005. The launch, 907 days (approx. 29 months) after the loss of Columbia , was approved despite unresolved fuel sensor anomalies in th
- ... dealt with during the third spacewalk of the mission. The spacewalk was conducted on the morning of 3 august . Robinson easily removed the two fillers with his fingers. Later on the same day, NASA officials sa ...
- ... cewalk to replace CMG 11:14 EDT: T +06:00:35 Spacewalk completed successfully (duration 6 h 30 min) 3 august 04:48 EDT: T +07:18:09 Noguchi and Robinson begin third spacewalk. Robinson to remove two protrudin ...
#17 Mariner 4
Mariner 4 (together with Mariner 3 known as Mariner-Mars 1964 ) was the fourth in a series of spacecraft intended for planetary exploration in a flyby mode. It was designed to conduct closeup scientific observations of Mars and to transmit these observations to Earth . Launched on November 28, 1964,
- ... n of the taped images to Earth began about 8.5 hours after signal reacquisition and continued until august 3. All images were transmitted twice to ensure no data was missing or corrupt. [2] Each individual pho ...
#18 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
- ... ng Orbital Flight Test 2 was delayed 96 hours while the crew continued checkouts of Nauka . [91] On 3 august 2021, it was decided to use Zvezda ' s engines to correct the station's orbit parameters for the re ...
#19 Kosmos 936
Kosmos 936 or Bion 4 ( Бион 4 , Космос 936 ) was a Bion satellite . [4] The mission involved nine countries in a series of biomedical research experiments. The experiments were primarily follow-ups to the Bion 3 (Kosmos 782) flight. Scientists from the Bulgaria , Czechoslovakia , East Germany , Fran
- ... Bion Bus Zenit Manufacturer TsSKB Launch mass 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) [1] Start of mission Launch date 3 august 1977, 14:01:00 UTC Rocket Soyuz-U 11A511U s/n D15000-113 Launch site Plesetsk , Site 43/3 Contracto ...
- ... of equipment could be contained in the external Nauka module. [1] LAUNCH Kosmos 936 was launched on 3 august 1977, at 14:01:00 UTC by a Soyuz-U launch vehicle from Plesetsk Cosmodrome . The mission ended afte ...
#20 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
- ... a berthing location for US Space Shuttles . [55] The EO-7 relief crew arrived aboard Soyuz TM-10 on 3 august 1990. The new crew arrived at Mir with quail for Kvant -2's cages, one of which laid an egg en rout ...