langs: 14 декабря [ru] / december 14 [en] / 14. dezember [de] / 14 décembre [fr] / 14 dicembre [it] / 14 de diciembre [es]
days: december 11 / december 12 / december 13 / december 14 / december 15 / december 16 / december 17
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Robert A. Parker
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
- Robert Allan Ridley Parker (born december 14, 1936) is an American physicist and astronomer , former Director of the NASA Management Office at th ...
- ... ople named Robert Parker, see Robert Parker (disambiguation) . Robert A. Parker Born ( 1936-12-14 ) december 14, 1936 (age 85) New York City , New York , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Other names Rober ...
- ... hours flying time in jet aircraft and 463 hours in space. [1] BIOGRAPHY EARLY LIFE Parker was born december 14, 1936, in New York City , but grew up in Shrewsbury , Massachusetts . He attended primary and second ...
#2 Randolph Bresnik
Randolph James "Komrade" [2] [3] Bresnik (born September 11, 1967) is a retired officer in the United States Marine Corps and an active NASA astronaut . [4] A Marine Aviator by trade, Bresnik was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 19 in May 2004. [5] He first launched to space on STS-129 ,
- ... to install more cameras. The duration was 6 hours and 49 minutes. [20] Bresnik returned to Earth on december 14, 2017. The Soyuz MS-05 landed on 8:38 UTC. [21] The duration of the mission was 138 days, 16 hours, ...
#3 Paolo Nespoli
Major Paolo Angelo Nespoli (born 6 April 1957) is an Italian astronaut and engineer of the European Space Agency (ESA). In 2007, he first traveled into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as a mission specialist of STS-120 . In December 2010 he again traveled into space aboard the Soyuz TMA-20
- ... astronaut Peggy Whitson which appear in episode 10 of the series. [15] Nespoli returned to Earth on 14 december 2017. The Soyuz MS-05 landed at 8:38 UTC, [14] giving a mission duration of 138 days, 16 hours, 56 ...
#4 Yuri Romanenko
Yuri Viktorovich Romanenko ( Russian : Ю́рий Ви́кторович Романе́нко ; born 1 August 1944) is a former Soviet cosmonaut , twice Hero of the Soviet Union (March 16, 1978 and September 26, 1980). Over his career, Yuri Romanenko spent a total of 430 days 20 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds in space and 18 ho
- ... utenant (October 27, 1966) Captain (February 3, 1971) Major (February 21, 1974) Lieutenant Colonel ( december 14, 1976) Colonel (March 17, 1978) Discharged from military service on October 2, 1995, because of reac ...
#5 Sergey Ryazansky
Sergey Nikolayevich Ryazansky ( Russian : Серге́й Николаевич Рязанский ; born November 13, 1974) is a Russian cosmonaut . He was selected as commander of the IMBP-6 cosmonaut group in 2003, but later transferred to the TsPK Cosmonaut Group. [2] Ryazansky made his first spaceflight aboard the Soyuz T
- ... 7] He is Flight Engineer for Expedition 52 , and Expedition 53 . [8] Ryazansky returned to Earth on december 14, 2017. The Soyuz MS-05 landed on 8:38 UTC. [9] The duration of the mission was 138 days, 16 hours, 5 ...
- ... 25 minutes 3 20 hours 05 minutes 2 Soyuz MS-05 28 July 2017, 15:41 UTC ISS-52 / ISS-53 Soyuz MS-05 14 december 2017, 08:38 UTC 138 days 16 hours 57 minutes 1 07 hours 34 minutes Total 304 days 23 hours 22 minut ...
#6 Catherine Coleman
Catherine Grace " Cady " Coleman (born December 14, 1960) is an American chemist , an engineer , a former United States Air Force colonel, and a retired NASA astronaut . [1] She is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions, and departed the International Space Station on May 23, 2011, as a crew member
- Catherine Grace " Cady " Coleman (born december 14, 1960) is an American chemist , an engineer , a former United States Air Force colonel, and a retire ...
- ... Air Force officer and NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman Born Catherine Grace Coleman ( 1960-12-14 ) december 14, 1960 (age 61) Charleston, South Carolina , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Alma mater Mass ...
#7 Steve MacLean (astronaut)
Steven Glenwood MacLean FRCGS (born December 14, 1954) is a Canadian astronaut . He was the President of the Canadian Space Agency , from September 1, 2008 to February 1, 2013. [1] [2] Canadian astronaut (born 1954) Steven Maclean Born ( 1954-12-14 ) December 14, 1954 (age 67) Ottawa, Ontario , Ca
- Steven Glenwood MacLean FRCGS (born december 14, 1954) is a Canadian astronaut . He was the President of the Canadian Space Agency , from September ...
- ... 2008 to February 1, 2013. [1] [2] Canadian astronaut (born 1954) Steven Maclean Born ( 1954-12-14 ) december 14, 1954 (age 67) Ottawa, Ontario , Canada Status Retired Nationality Canadian Occupation Physicist Spa ...
#8 Matthias Maurer
Matthias Josef Maurer (born 18 March 1970) is a German European Space Agency astronaut and Materials scientist , who was selected in 2015 to take part in space training. German astronaut Matthias Maurer Maurer in 2020 Born ( 1970-03-18 ) 18 March 1970 (age 52) St. Wendel , Saarland , West Germany
- ... 28 July 2020, Maurer was announced as a backup crew member for Thomas Pesquet on SpaceX Crew-2 . On 14 december 2020, ESA announced a competition to name Maurer's mission; the winner would be announced in summer ...
- ... aut Matthias Maurer's first spacewalk, EVA 80. He posted it to his social media on 5 April 2022. On 14 december 2020, Maurer was officially assigned to the SpaceX Crew-3 mission, which launched on 10 November 20 ...
Museum / Museum
#1 United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
The United States Astronaut Hall of Fame , located inside the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Heroes & Legends building on Merritt Island, Florida , honors American astronauts and features the world's largest collection of their personal memorabilia, focusing on those astronauts who have been i
- ... and the property was added to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The Hall of Fame re-opened december 14, 2002. [4] The Hall of Fame, which was originally located just west of the NASA Causeway, closed to ...
#2 National Naval Aviation Museum
The National Naval Aviation Museum , formerly known as the National Museum of Naval Aviation and the Naval Aviation Museum , is a military and aerospace museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola , Florida . Military and aerospace museum in Pensacola, FL, USA National Naval Aviation Museum F-14A
- ... r in 2014 and was replaced by Captain Sterling Gilliam, Jr. [17] HISTORY The museum was established 14 december 1962 in a cramped 8,500-square-foot building erected during World War II. It was dedicated in June ...
#3 Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City , along the shore of Jamaica Bay . The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station . Bennett Field is currently part of the Gateway
- ... me from Newfoundland, but was the first pilot to fly non-stop to London in 13:17 hours. [269] [257] december 14, 1936 – Major Alexander de Seversky flew a Seversky SEV-3 , powered by a Wright Cyclone engine, from ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Kosmos 2457
Kosmos 2457 ( Russian : Космос 2457 meaning Cosmos 2457 ) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2009 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2456 and Kosmos 2458 . Kosmos 2457 Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Space Forces COS
- ... ] Dimensions 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2] Power 1,540 watts [2] Start of mission Launch date december 14, 2009, 10:38 ( 2009-12-14UTC10:38Z ) UTC Rocket Proton-M / DM-2 [2] Launch site Baikonur 81/24 Orbit ...
- ... r rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 10:38 UTC on 14 december 2009. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#2 GSAT-3
GSAT-3 , also known as EDUSAT , was a communications satellite which was launched on 20 September 2004 by the Indian Space Research Organisation . EDUSAT is the first Indian satellite built exclusively to serve the educational sector. It is mainly intended to meet the demand for an interactive satel
- ... mi) Apogee altitude 36,084 kilometres (22,422 mi) Inclination 2.71 degrees Period 24.17 hours Epoch 14 december 2013, 14:55:38 UTC [4] GSAT ← GSAT-2 GSAT-4 → EDUSAT carries five K u band transponders providing s ...
#3 Ariel 3
Ariel 3 ( UK 3 or United Kingdom Research Satellite 3 ) was a satellite in the Ariel programme , a satellite partnership between the US and UK. Three of the onboard experiments continued research from the first two missions and two experiments were designed for new research topics. It was launched f
- ... from the West coast. Ariel 3 was shut down in September 1969, and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere 14 december 1970. For the moped, see Ariel 3 (moped) . Ariel 3 Ariel 3 with its paddles in the deployed positio ...
- ... berg SLC-5 End of mission Disposal Decommissioned Deactivated September 1969 ( 1969-10 ) Decay date 14 december 1970 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Eccentricity 0.008 Perigee alt ...
- ... only. The satellite was completely shut down in September 1969. Its orbit decayed steadily until on 14 december 1970 when Ariel 3 re-entered Earth's atmosphere. [1] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal
#4 ACRIMSAT
The Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite , or ACRIMSAT was a satellite carrying the ACRIM-3 ( Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor 3 ) instrument. It was one of the 21 observational components of NASA 's Earth Observing System program. The instrument followed upon the ACRIM-1
- ... RIM-3 instrument monitored total solar irradiance (TSI). [3] Contact with the satellite was lost on 14 december 2013. [4] Satellite of NASA's Earth Observing System program ACRIMSAT ACRIMSAT satellite Names Acti ...
- ... ciences Corporation Entered service April 2000 End of mission Deactivated 30 July 2014 Last contact 14 december 2013 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [2] Regime Sun-synchronous orbit Perigee ...
- ... es could no longer sustain operations. The spacecraft has not responded to ground commands since on 14 december 2013. After several unsuccessful recovery attempts and extensive failure analysis, the mission was ...
#5 Surveyor 6
Surveyor 6 was the sixth lunar lander of the American uncrewed Surveyor program that reached the surface of the Moon . Surveyor 6 landed on the Sinus Medii . A total of 30,027 images were transmitted to Earth. Surveyor 6 Surveyor model on Earth Mission type Lunar lander Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1967-
- ... Z ) UTC Rocket Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-36B End of mission Last contact december 14, 1967 ( 1967-12-15 ) ; last useful data November 24 Lunar lander Landing date November 10, 1967, 01: ...
- ... n November 24, 1967, the spacecraft was shut down for the two-week lunar night. Contact was made on december 14, 1967, but no useful data was obtained. Lunar soil surveys were completed using photographic and alp ...
#6 USA-193
USA-193 , also known as NRO Launch 21 ( NROL-21 or simply L-21 ), was a United States military reconnaissance satellite ( radar imaging ) launched on 14 December 2006. [2] It was the first launch conducted by the United Launch Alliance (ULA). [3] Owned by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), th
- ... simply L-21 ), was a United States military reconnaissance satellite ( radar imaging ) launched on 14 december 2006. [2] It was the first launch conducted by the United Launch Alliance (ULA). [3] Owned by the N ...
- ... ally Boeing , then Lockheed Martin Launch mass 2,300 kg (5,100 lb) [1] Start of mission Launch date 14 december 2006, 21:00:00 UTC Rocket Delta II 7920-10 Launch site Vandenberg , SLC-2W Contractor United Launch ...
- ... na extended, USA-193 was about the size of a basketball court (~30 × 15 m). [7] LAUNCH DATA Launch: 14 december 2006 at 21:00:00 UTC [2] Launch vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II-7920 launch vehicle [8] La ...
#7 TDRS-10
TDRS-10 , known before launch as TDRS-J , is an American communications satellite which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System . It was constructed by the Boeing Satellite Development Center , formerly Hughes Space and Communications , and is based on the BSS-601
- ... 4] TDRS-10 separated from its carrier rocket into a geosynchronous transfer orbit . At 01:00 UTC on 14 december , following a series of apogee burns, it reached geostationary orbit. [5] DEPLOYMENT TDRS-J was init ...
#8 SpaceX Crew-3
SpaceX Crew-3 was the fourth operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight of the Commercial Crew Program . The mission successfully launched on 11 November 2021 at 02:03:31 UTC to the International Space Station . [4] It was the maiden flight of Crew Dr
- ... ion in September 2020. [10] [11] [12] NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Thomas Marshburn were added on 14 december 2020 to the crew. [13] [14] The fourth seat was left open in anticipation that a Russian cosmonaut ...
#9 Viking 2
The Viking 2 mission was part of the American Viking program to Mars , and consisted of an orbiter and a lander essentially identical to that of the Viking 1 mission. [1] Viking 2 was operational on Mars for 1281 sols ( 1316 days ; 3 years, 221 days ). The Viking 2 lander operated on the surface
- ... n ended at the beginning of solar conjunction on October 5, 1976. The extended mission commenced on december 14, 1976, after solar conjunction. On December 20, 1976, the periapsis was lowered to 778 km and the in ...
#10 Mariner 1
Mariner 1 , built to conduct the first American planetary flyby of Venus , was the first spacecraft of NASA 's interplanetary Mariner program . Developed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory , and originally planned to be a purpose-built probe launched summer 1962, Mariner 1's design was changed when the Ce
- ... ugust. [24] On 27 August 1962, Mariner 1's sister spacecraft was successfully launched, becoming on 14 december 1962 the first spacecraft to return data from the vicinity of Venus. [3] : 171, 177 SEE ALSO ...
#11 STS-27
STS-27 was the 27th NASA Space Shuttle mission, and the third flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis . Launching on 2 December 1988 on a four-day mission, it was the second shuttle flight after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of January 1986. STS-27 carried a classified payload for the U.S. Departme
- ... nds. Atlantis was returned to the Kennedy Space Center on 13 December 1988 and moved into an OPF on 14 december 1988. There has been speculation that an EVA was conducted during this mission. [7] Interviews with ...
#12 FedSat
FedSat (Australia's 'Federation Satellite'; sometimes FedSat 1 ; COSPAR 2002-056B, SATCAT 27598) was an Australian scientific research satellite launched from Tanegashima Space Center , Japan by a NASDA H-IIA launch vehicle [1] [2] [3] on 14 December 2002 (NASDA is now merged with JAXA ). The satell
- ... llite launched from Tanegashima Space Center , Japan by a NASDA H-IIA launch vehicle [1] [2] [3] on 14 december 2002 (NASDA is now merged with JAXA ). The satellite was developed by the Cooperative Research Cent ...
#13 SDS-1
The Small Demonstration Satellite ( SDS ) is a spacecraft or satellite which is built as part of a JAXA programme to develop and demonstrate technology for and through small satellites. One of the mid-term goals is also to demonstrate formation flying. SDS-1 launched aboard an H-IIA rocket on 23 Jan
- ... mme started in spring 2006, and continues on from the MicroLabSat spacecraft, which was launched on 14 december 2002, and ceased operations on 27 September 2006. The following experiments were aboard: MTP (Multi ...
#14 STS-88
STS-88 was the first Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour , and took the first American module, the Unity node , to the station. [2] First Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station STS-88 Endeavour ' s Canadarm positio
- ... eployed SAC-A, a small satellite for the Argentinean National Commission of Space Activities . [25] 14 december (FLIGHT DAY 12) On the last full day on orbit, the crew deployed a small Air Force satellite called ...
#15 Kosmos 1514
Kosmos 1514 or Bion 6 (in Russian : Космос 1514 , Бион 6 ) was a biomedical research mission that was launched on 14 December 1983, at 07:00:00 UTC . It was part of the Bion programme . Soviet spacecraft aimed at biological experiments in space Kosmos 1514 / Bion 6 Kosmos 1514 (Bion 6) spacecraft Na
- ... Bion 6 (in Russian : Космос 1514 , Бион 6 ) was a biomedical research mission that was launched on 14 december 1983, at 07:00:00 UTC . It was part of the Bion programme . Soviet spacecraft aimed at biological e ...
- ... acecraft type Bion Manufacturer TsSKB Launch mass 5,700 kg (12,600 lb) Start of mission Launch date 14 december 1983, 07:00:00 UTC Rocket Soyuz-U 11A511U s/n Yu15000-371 Launch site Plesetsk , Site 41/1 Contract ...
#16 Kounotori 6
Kounotori 6 ( こうのとり6号機 ) , also known as HTV-6 , was the sixth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle , an uncrewed cargo spacecraft launched to resupply the International Space Station . It was launched at 13:26:47 UTC on 9 December 2016 aboard H-IIB launch vehicle from Tanegashima Space Center . 2016
- ... pleted at 18:24, on 13 December 2016 UTC, [31] and the hatch opened at 19:44 UTC. [32] Since 07:44, 14 december 2016, Exposed Pallet (EP) was extracted from Unpressurised Logistics Carrier (ULC) of Kounotori 6 b ...
#17 Mariner 2
Mariner 2 ( Mariner-Venus 1962 ), an American space probe to Venus , was the first robotic space probe to conduct a successful planetary encounter. The first successful spacecraft in the NASA Mariner program , it was a simplified version of the Block I spacecraft of the Ranger program and an exact c
- ... Cape Canaveral on August 27, 1962, and passed as close as 34,773 kilometers (21,607 mi) to Venus on december 14, 1962. [3] 1962 space probe to Venus Mariner 2 Depiction of Mariner 2 in space Mission type Planetar ...
- ... ,560 kilometers (56,946,310 nautical miles) Epoch December 27, 1962 Flyby of Venus Closest approach december 14, 1962 Distance 34,773 kilometers (18,776 nautical miles) Mariner ← Mariner 1 Mariner 3 → President K ...
- ... brief solar flares , as well as cosmic rays from outside the Solar System . As it flew by Venus on december 14, 1962, Mariner 2 scanned the planet with its pair of radiometers, revealing that Venus has cool clou ...
- ... planet, [33] passing as close as 34,773 kilometers (21,607 mi) to Venus after 110 days of flight on december 14, 1962. [3] POST ENCOUNTER After encounter, cruise mode resumed. Spacecraft perihelion occurred on De ...
- ... rint-out of data from the flyby The microwave radiometer made three scans of Venus in 35 minutes on december 14, 1962 starting at 18:59 UTC. [23] The first scan was made on the dark side, the second was near the ...
#18 Kosmos 2456
Kosmos 2456 ( Russian : Космос 2456 meaning Cosmos 2456 ) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2009 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2457 and Kosmos 2458 . Kosmos 2456 Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Space Forces COS
- ... ] Dimensions 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2] Power 1,540 watts [2] Start of mission Launch date december 14, 2009, 10:38 ( 2009-12-14UTC10:38Z ) UTC Rocket Proton-M / DM-2 [2] Launch site Baikonur 81/24 Orbit ...
- ... r rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 10:38 UTC on 14 december 2009. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#19 Kosmos 461
Kosmos 461 ( Russian : Космос 461 meaning Cosmos 461 ), also known as DS-U2-MT No.1 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 680-kilogram (1,500 lb) spacecraft, [1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used to
- ... 9.2 degrees of inclination , and an orbital period of 94.55 minutes. [7] It completed operations on 14 december 1972, [1] before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 21 February 1979. [7] SEE ALS ...
#20 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
- ... tion of infrared space telescopes began when NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer launched on 14 december 2009 aboard a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base . Known as WISE, the telescope provide ...