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Robert Allan Ridley Parker (born December 14, 1936) is an American physicist and astronomer , former Director of the NASA Management Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory , and a retired NASA astronaut . He was a Mission Specialist on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-9 and STS-35 . Retired American
Valery Ilyich Rozhdestvensky (Russian: Валерий Ильич Рождественский; 13 February 1939 – 31 August 2011) was a Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet cosmonaut Valery Ilyich Rozhdestvensky Born ( 1939-02-13 ) 13 February 1939 Leningrad , Soviet Union Died 31 August 2011 (2011-08-31) (aged 72) Nationality Soviet
Anna Lee Fisher ( née Sims ; born August 24, 1949) is an American chemist , emergency physician and a former NASA astronaut . Formerly married to fellow astronaut Bill Fisher , and the mother of two children, in 1984 she became the first mother in space. During her career at NASA, she was involved w
Pavel Vladimirovich Vinogradov ( Russian : Павел Владимирович Виноградов ; born 31 August 1953 in Magadan , USSR ) is a cosmonaut and former commander of the International Space Station . As of May 2013, he has flown into space three times, aboard Mir and the International Space Station , and is one
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951) is an American geologist and oceanographer , and a former NASA astronaut and US Navy officer. She was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions. "Kathryn Sullivan" redirects here. For other uses, see Kathryn Sullivan (disambiguation) . American geolo
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
Bruce McCandless II (born Byron Willis McCandless ; [1] June 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017) was a United States Navy officer and aviator , electrical engineer , and NASA astronaut . In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions, he completed the first untethered spacewalk by using the
#8 Leonid Popov
Leonid Ivanovich Popov ( Russian : Леони́д Ива́нович Попо́в ; born August 31, 1945) is a former Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet cosmonaut In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions , the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Popov . This biography of a living person needs additio
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
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya ( Russian : Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая ; born 8 August 1948) is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space. On her 1984 Soyuz T-12 mission she became the first woman to fly to space twice, a
Anthony Wayne England (born May 15, 1942), better known as Tony England , is an American, former NASA astronaut . Selected in 1967, England was among a group of astronauts who served as backups during the Apollo and Skylab programs. Like most others in his class, he flew during the Space Shuttle pro
The Challenge , or Doctor's House Call [note 2] ( Russian : Вызов , romanized : Vyzov ) is an upcoming Russian space drama film co-written and directed by Klim Shipenko partially filmed on the International Space Station . It stars Yulia Peresild , Miloš Biković , and Vladimir Mashkov in the title
#13 Sally Ride
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist . Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space , after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982.
#14 Naoko Yamazaki
Naoko Yamazaki ( 山崎 直子 , Yamazaki Naoko , born December 27, 1970) is a Japanese engineer and former astronaut at JAXA . She was the second Japanese woman to fly in space. [2] [3] [4] The first was Chiaki Mukai . [3] Not to be confused with Naoki Yamazaki . Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki Born ( 19
Bryan Daniel O'Connor (born September 6, 1946) is a retired United States Marine Corps Colonel and former NASA astronaut . [1] He was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2008. [2] For other people with the same name, see Brian O'Connor (disambiguation) . This article has multip
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
The Alberta Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada. The museum is located on-site at the former Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport on the southwest corner of the field (11410 Kingsway Avenue ). [1] [2] Aviation museum in Edmonton, Alberta Alberta Av
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
AMOS-4 is an Israeli commercial communications satellite , operated by Spacecom Satellite Communications , Tel Aviv -based, part of the AMOS series of satellites . AMOS communications satellite For Bible chapter, see Amos 4 . AMOS-4 Names Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite-4 Mission type Communi
#2 SpaceX CRS-1
SpaceX CRS-1 , also known as SpX-1 , [8] was SpaceX's first operational cargo mission to the International Space Station , under their Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA . It was the third flight for the uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft , and the fourth overall flight for the co
#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
#4 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
#5 Soyuz MS-19
Soyuz MS-19 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 5 October 2021, at 08:55:02 UTC . [2] It was the 147th flight of a crewed Soyuz spacecraft. The launching crew consisted of Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov , Russian film director Klim Shipenko and Russian actress Yulia Peresild . [3] Shipenko
The Long March 4C , also known as the Chang Zheng 4C , CZ-4C and LM-4C , previously designated Long March 4B-II , is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle . It is launched from the Jiuquan , Taiyuan , and Xichang Satellite Launch Centers , and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used t
Progress MS-17 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-17 ), Russian production No. 446, identified by NASA as Progress 78P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). This was the 169th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2021 Russian resupply spaceflight to t
#8 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
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 ( Korean : 광명성 3호 ; Hanja : 光明星3號 ; lit. Bright Star-3 [2] or Lode Star-3 [3] ) was a North Korean Earth observation satellite which, according to the DPRK , was for weather forecast purposes, and whose launch was widely portrayed in the West to be a veiled ballistic missile t
#10 Progress M-48
Progress M-48 ( Russian : Прогресс М-48 ), identified by NASA as Progress 12P , was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station . It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 248. [1] Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-48 Progress M-48 approaching the
#11 SSOT (satellite)
The Satellite System for Terrestrial Observation, Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra (SSOT) , also known as FASat-Charlie , [1] is a Chilean satellite which was launched on December 16, 2011. [2] The objective of the SSOT is to have a satellite system for the observation of Earth based
#12 Progress M-06M
Progress M-06M ( Russian : Прогресс М-06М ), identified by NASA as Progress 38P , is a Russian Progress spacecraft which was launched in June 2010 to resupply the International Space Station . It was the 38th Progress to dock with the space station and the third of year 2010. Progress M-06M Progress
#13 FASat-Alfa
FASat-Alfa was to become the first Chilean satellite, and was constructed under a Technology Transfer Program between the Chilean Air Force (FACH) and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) of the United Kingdom. The primary goal of the Program was to obtain for Chile the basic scientific and techno
#14 STS-51-I
STS-51-I was the 20th mission of NASA 's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle Discovery . During the mission, Discovery deployed three communications satellites into orbit. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on August 27, 1985, and landed at Edwards Air
#15 IRAS
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite ( Dutch : Infrarood Astronomische Satelliet ) ( IRAS ) was the first space telescope to perform a survey of the entire night sky at infrared wavelengths . [6] Launched on 25 January 1983, [2] its mission lasted ten months. [7] The telescope was a joint project of
#16 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 ( Korean : 광명성 2호 , meaning Bright Star-2 [1] or Lode Star-2 [2] ) was a satellite launched by North Korea on April 5, 2009. North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 Kwangmyongsong-2 as it would have looked in orbit in a 2009 computer graphic video Mission type Communication /Technol
#17 Kosmos 221
Kosmos 221 ( Russian : Космос 221 meaning Cosmos 221 ), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.14 , was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles . It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik pr
#18 Lunokhod 1
Lunokhod 1 ( Russian: Луноход-1 ("Moonwalker 1"), also known as Аппарат 8ЕЛ № 203 ("Device 8EL No. 203")) was the first of two robotic lunar rovers landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of its Lunokhod program . The Luna 17 spacecraft carried Lunokhod 1 to the Moon in 1970. Lunokhod 1 was t
The Albert Einstein ATV , or Automated Transfer Vehicle 004 ( ATV-004 ), was a European uncrewed cargo resupply spacecraft , named after the German-born physicist Albert Einstein . [3] It was built to supply the International Space Station (ISS) with propellant, water, air, and dry cargo, and also t
#20 Kosmos 2419
Kosmos 2419 ( Russian : Космос 2419 meaning Cosmos 2419 ) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2005 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2417 and Kosmos 2418 . Kosmos 2419 Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Space Forces COS