langs: 16 декабря [ru] / december 16 [en] / 16. dezember [de] / 16 décembre [fr] / 16 dicembre [it] / 16 de diciembre [es]
days: december 13 / december 14 / december 15 / december 16 / december 17 / december 18 / december 19
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Thomas P. Stafford
Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17, 1930) is an American former Air Force officer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut , and one of 24 people who flew to the Moon . He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1969 to 1971. United States astronaut (born 1930) Thomas P. Stafford Stafford
- ... aft kept station for about five hours, coming within feet of each other. Gemini 6A splashed down on december 16, and was recovered by USS Wasp . [1] : 70–76 GEMINI 9A Main article: Gemini 9A Stafford (right) ...
#2 Stephen Bowen (astronaut)
Stephen Gerard "Steve" Bowen (born February 13, 1964) is a United States Navy submariner and a NASA astronaut ; he was the second submariner to travel into space. Bowen has been on three spaceflights , all of which were Space Shuttle missions to the International Space Station . His first mission, S
- ... S-133, but had a bicycle injury shortly before the mission, and so he was replaced by Bowen. [2] On december 16, 2021, NASA assigned Bowen as commander of SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the ISS, scheduled to launch in ...
#3 Mary Helen Johnston
Mary Helen Johnston (born September 17, 1945), later also Mary Helen McCay , is an American scientist and former astronaut . Working with NASA as an engineer in the 1960s and '70s, Johnston aspired to be an astronaut; she unsuccessfully applied in 1980 before becoming a payload specialist in 1983. J
- ... atory (GPL) of MSFC. The exercise was named Concept Verification Test (CVT) Test No. 4 and began on december 16 for five days. The team of four women, all scientists, conducted eleven experiments to test their fe ...
#4 Wally Schirra
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. ( / ʃ ɜːr ˈ ɑː / , March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury , which was the United States ' first effort to put human beings into space
- ... e foot of each other and kept station for 5 hours. Following the rendezvous, Gemini 6A deorbited on december 16 and was recovered in the Atlantic ocean southeast of Cape Canaveral by the USS Wasp . [1] : 157–16 ...
#5 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
- ... itions 24 and 25 as part of her training for Expedition 26 . Coleman launched on December 15, 2010 ( december 16, 2010 Baikonur time ), aboard Soyuz TMA-20 to join the Expedition 26 mission aboard the Internationa ...
#6 Jim Lovell
James Arthur Lovell Jr. ( / ˈ l ʌ v əl / ; born March 25, 1928) is an American retired astronaut , naval aviator , test pilot and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8 , he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders , one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbi
- ... nce between them varying between 0.30 and 90 meters (1 and 300 ft) . Gemini 6A returned to Earth on december 16. [54] In the final two days of the mission, Lovell had time to read part of Drums Along the Mohawk b ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Cosmodome
Cosmodome is a space science museum and education centre located in Laval, Quebec , Canada. Cosmodome is the home to both Space Camp Canada and the Space Science Centre (a museum). Space Camp Canada welcomed its first campers in July 1994 while the Space Science Centre opened its doors to the public
- ... replica of an Ariane 4 rocket outside the Cosmodome Location of the Cosmodome in Laval Established december 16, 1994 Location 2150 Autoroute des Laurentides , Laval , Quebec , Canada Coordinates 45.5668°N 73.744 ...
#2 Quonset Air Museum
The Quonset Air Museum was an aerospace museum located at Quonset Point Air National Guard Station in North Kingstown, Rhode Island . Aviation museum in North Kingstown, Rhode Island Quonset Air Museum Location within Rhode Island Established 1992 Dissolved 2016 Location North Kingstown, Rhode Islan
- ... extension. [8] Later, in June, a $4 million request for state funding failed to materialize. [9] On december 16, 2016, it was announced that the museum would not reopen. [10] Although many aircraft in the collect ...
#3 Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour
The Future of Flight Aviation Center , officially known as Boeing Future of Flight , is an aviation museum and education center located at the northwest corner of Paine Field in Mukilteo, Washington . It is the starting point for the Boeing Tour, a guided tour of a portion of the nearby Boeing Evere
- ... viation Center & Boeing Tour (2005–2018) National Flight Interpretive Center (planning) Established december 16, 2005 ; 16 years ago ( 2005-12-16 ) Location 8415 Paine Field Boulevard Mukilteo, Washington Coordin ...
- ... of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour on December 9, 2004. [3] The facility ultimately opened on december 16, 2005. [2] Boeing took over operation of the facility on October 12, 2018, after Snohomish County's ...
#4 Royal Thai Air Force Museum
The Royal Thai Air Force Museum is located in Don Mueang District , Bangkok , Thailand . It is located on the Phahonyothin Road just to the south of Wing 6 of the domestic terminal of the Don Mueang Airport . It was served by the Royal Thai Air Force Museum BTS station since 16 December 2020. [1] Mi
- ... inal of the Don Mueang Airport . It was served by the Royal Thai Air Force Museum BTS station since 16 december 2020. [1] Military Aviation Museum in Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base, Bangkok Royal Thai Air F ...
#5 Museum of Transport and Technology
The Museum of Transport and Technology ( MOTAT ) is a science and technology museum located in Western Springs , Auckland , New Zealand. It is located close to the Western Springs Stadium , Auckland Zoo and the Western Springs Park . The museum has large collections of civilian and military aircraft
- ... d track set under bitumen were laid within the museum boundaries with trams commencing operation on 16 december 1967. The Museum tramline was later extended beyond the Museum grounds along Gt. North Road and ope ...
#6 Tri-State Warbird Museum
The Tri-State Warbird Museum is a private, not-for-profit [2] aviation museum located in Batavia, Ohio , in Clermont County next to the Clermont County Airport . [3] Military aviation museum in Ohio, United States Tri-State Warbird Museum Location in Ohio Established 2003 ( 2003 ) Location Batavia
- ... a flyover at Wright Memorial Hill for the 113th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight on 16 december 2016. [23] AIRCRAFT ON DISPLAY AIRWORTHY Cincinnati Miss at Willow Run Airport in August 2005. The ...
#7 TAM Museum
The TAM Museum ( Portuguese : Museu TAM ), also known as the Museu Asas de um Sonho (Wings of a Dream Museum), was an aviation museum in the city of São Carlos , within the state of State of São Paulo , Brazil. The museum was located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from central São Carlos and 250 kilometer
- ... e Memorial at São José dos Campos Airport , near the Embraer plant, but this never happened. [5] On december 16, 2019, the president of the Brazilian Aviation Institute (IBA), Francisco Lyra, announced to an audi ...
#8 Eskişehir Aviation Museum
Eskişehir Aviation Museum , also known as Eskişehir Aviation Park , ( Turkish : Havacılık Müzesi or Havacılık Parkı ) is an open-air museum in Eskişehir , Turkey for civil and military aviation. Established in 1997, it is operated by Anadolu University . Eskişehir Aviation Museum Havacılık Müzesi Lo
- ... iversity . Eskişehir Aviation Museum Havacılık Müzesi Location of the museum in Turkey. Established december 16, 1997 ; 24 years ago ( 1997-12-16 ) Location Eskişehir , Turkey Coordinates 39°47′12″N 30°30′02″E Ty ...
- ... or of a C-47 cargo aircraft was arranged as a cafeteria. [3] The open-air museum was inaugurated on december 16, 1997, and initially operated by a foundation. On May 28, 1999, the museum building was opened. Afte ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Explorer 51
Explorer 51 , also called as AE-C ( Atmospheric Explorer-C ), was a NASA scientific satellite belonging to series Atmosphere Explorer , being launched on 16 December 1973, at 06:18:00 UTC , from Vandenberg board a Delta 1900 launch vehicle . [1] NASA satellite of the Explorer program Explorer 51 Exp
- ... er-C ), was a NASA scientific satellite belonging to series Atmosphere Explorer , being launched on 16 december 1973, at 06:18:00 UTC , from Vandenberg board a Delta 1900 launch vehicle . [1] NASA satellite of t ...
- ... enter Launch mass 658 kg (1,451 lb) Dimensions 140 cm (55 in) diameter Start of mission Launch date 16 december 1973, 06:18:00 UTC [1] Rocket Thor-Delta 1900 (Thor 585 / Delta 099) Launch site Vandenberg , SLC-2 ...
- ... 85 / Delta 099) Launch site Vandenberg , SLC-2W Contractor Douglas Aircraft Company Entered service 16 december 1973 End of mission Decay date 12 December 1978 [2] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric ...
#2 Telstar 401
Telstar 401 is a communications satellite owned by AT&T Corporation , which was launched in 1993, to replace Telstar 301 . It was rendered inoperable by a magnetic storm in 1997. Communications satellite Telstar 401 Mission type Communication Operator AT&T Corporation COSPAR ID 1993-077A SATCAT no.
- ... 00 Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Launch mass 3,375 kilograms (7,441 lb) Start of mission Launch date 16 december 1993, 00:40:02 ( 1993-12-16UTC00:40:02Z ) UTC Rocket Atlas IIAS AC-108 Launch site Cape Canaveral L ...
#3 HYLAS-1
HYLAS (or HYLAS-1 ) is a British satellite in geostationary orbit. HYLAS, which is an acronym for Highly Adaptable Satellite , is a communications satellite and was launched by the European Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guyana Space Centre at Kourou in French Guiana . [3] It is located at the orb
- ... de 35,801 kilometres (22,246 mi) [2] Inclination 0.05 degrees [2] Period 1,436.15 minutes [2] Epoch 16 december 2010 [2] CONSTRUCTION HYLAS was constructed by EADS Astrium for the UK telecommunications company A ...
#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
- ... oeing announced that 29 March 2021 was the targeted launch date for the OFT-2 mission. [14] [11] On 16 december 2020, Boeing officials released the official mission patch for the Orbital Flight Test-2 mission. [ ...
#5 TeLEOS-1
TeLEOS-1 is Singapore 's first commercial earth observation satellite launched on a PSLV-C29 vehicle of ISRO from SDSC ( Satish Dhawan Space Center ) at Sriharikota on 16 December 2015 along with other five satellites developed in Singapore. The satellite is aimed at providing high temporal imagery
- ... e launched on a PSLV-C29 vehicle of ISRO from SDSC ( Satish Dhawan Space Center ) at Sriharikota on 16 december 2015 along with other five satellites developed in Singapore. The satellite is aimed at providing h ...
- ... Systems) Pte Ltd Launch mass 400 kilograms (880 lb) Power 1,660 watts Start of mission Launch date 16 december 2015 Rocket PSLV-XL C29 [1] Launch site Satish Dhawan SLP Contractor ISRO Orbital parameters Refere ...
- ... the launch of the TeLEOS-1 Earth Observation Satellite. Subsequently, the satellite was launched on 16 december 2015. [3] On 26 July 2016, STEE announced the commencement of its commercial imagery service of the ...
- ... eLEOS-1, along with five other Singaporean satellites, was launched successfully aboard PSLV-C29 on 16 december 2015. The launch took place at 6 PM local time from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the southeastern ...
#6 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
- ... uch that they both arrived at the target planet within nine days of each other, between the 8th and 16 december . [17] Only Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12 was available for the launching of Atlas-Agena rockets, ...
#7 Simulation-to-Flight 1
Simulation-to-Flight 1 ( STF-1 ) is a microsatellite built by the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility (IV&V) in Fairmont, West Virginia with the collaboration of the West Virginia Space Grants Consortium and West Virginia University . Microsatellite This article contai
- ... dation Facility Launch mass ≈ 4 kg (8.8 lb) Dimensions 10 × 10 × 30 cm Start of mission Launch date 16 december 2018 [1] Rocket Electron Launch site Mahia LC-1 Contractor Rocket Lab Orbital parameters Reference ...
- ... ket Lab Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth orbit STF-1 was launched on 16 december 2018 on an Electron rocket as part of NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) Mission 1 ...
- ... d at Huntington Beach California [8] STF-1 Loading into CubeSat deployed SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH INTO LEO 16 december 2018 | Successful launch into Low Earth orbit [9] FIRST CONTACT 19 December 2018 | STF-1 team made ...
#8 CoRoT
CoRoT (French: Co nvection, Ro tation et T ransits planétaires ; English: Co nvection, Ro tation and planetary T ransits) was a space telescope mission which operated from 2006 to 2013. The mission's two objectives were to search for extrasolar planets with short orbital periods, particularly those
- ... 10 to 5 July 2010; LRc06 , from 5 July 2010 to 27 September 2010; LRa04 , from 27 September 2010 to 16 december 2010; LRa05 , from 16 December 2010 to 5 April 2011; LRc07 , from 5 April 2011 to 30 June 2011; SRc ...
- ... 5 July 2010 to 27 September 2010; LRa04 , from 27 September 2010 to 16 December 2010; LRa05 , from 16 december 2010 to 5 April 2011; LRc07 , from 5 April 2011 to 30 June 2011; SRc03 , from 1 July 2011 to 5 July ...
#9 Telstar
Telstar is the name of various communications satellites . The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. It successfully relayed through space the first television pictures, telephone calls, and telegraph i
- ... 5 Space Shuttle Discovery Kennedy LC-39A 76° W HS-376 630 kg (1,390 lb) Telstar 401 Lockheed Martin december 16, 1993 Atlas IIAS AC-108 Cape Canaveral LC-36B 97° W AS-7000 3,375 kg (7,441 lb) Telstar 402 Lockheed ...
#10 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
- ... 08:35:34 ( 1998-12-04UTC08:35:34Z ) UTC [1] Launch site Kennedy LC-39A End of mission Landing date 16 december 1998, 03:53 ( 1998-12-16UTC03:54Z ) UTC Landing site Kennedy SLF Runway 15 Orbital parameters Refer ...
#11 GeneSat-1
GeneSat-1 is a NASA fully automated, CubeSat spaceflight system that provides life support for bacteria E. Coli K-12 . The system was launched into orbit on 16 December 2006, from Wallops Flight Facility . [1] GeneSat-1 began to transmit data on its first pass over the mission's California ground st
- ... system that provides life support for bacteria E. Coli K-12 . The system was launched into orbit on 16 december 2006, from Wallops Flight Facility . [1] GeneSat-1 began to transmit data on its first pass over th ...
- ... ions 10 cm × 10 cm × 34 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 13.4 in) Power 4.5 watts Start of mission Launch date 16 december 2006, 12:00:00 UTC Rocket Minotaur 1 Launch site MARS , LP-0B Contractor Orbital Sciences Corporati ...
- ... Rocket Minotaur 1 Launch site MARS , LP-0B Contractor Orbital Sciences Corporation Entered service 16 december 2010 End of mission Decay date 4 August 2010 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit R ...
#12 Gemini 6A
Gemini 6A (officially Gemini VI-A ) [2] was a 1965 crewed United States spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program . The mission, flown by Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford , achieved the first crewed rendezvous with another spacecraft, its sister Gemini 7 . Although the Soviet Union had twice previou
- ... GLV , s/n 62-12561 Launch site Cape Kennedy LC-19 End of mission Recovered by USS Wasp Landing date december 16, 1965, 15:28:50 ( 1965-12-16UTC15:28:51Z ) UTC Landing site North Atlantic Ocean 23°35′N 67°50′W Orb ...
- ... ination : 28.97° Period : 88.7 min STATIONKEEPING WITH GT-7 Start: December 15, 1965 19:33 UTC End: december 16, 1965 00:52 UTC Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes OBJECTIVE Stafford and Schirra before the pre-launch c ...
#13 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
- ... uch that they both arrived at the target planet within nine days of each other, between the 8th and 16 december . [30] Only Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12 was available for the launching of Atlas-Agena rockets, ...
#14 Gemini 7
Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII ) [5] was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program . It was the fourth crewed Gemini flight, the twelfth crewed American spaceflight, and the twenty-first crewed spaceflight including Soviet flights and X-15 flights above the Kármán line . The crew of Frank
- ... nation : 28.9° Period : 90.54 min STATIONKEEPING WITH GT-6A Start: December 15, 1965 19:33 UTC End: december 16, 1965 00:52 UTC Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes OBJECTIVES This section does not cite any sources . ( ...
#15 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
- ... e 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 base ...
#16 Koreasat 1
Koreasat 1 (also known as Mugunghwa 1 and Europe*Star B ) was a South Korean communications satellite launched by a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida , United States. Owned by KT Corporation . [3] Koreasat 1 → Europe*Star B Mission type Communications Operator KT Corpor
- ... ta II 7925 Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-17B [2] End of mission Disposal Decommissioned Deactivated december 16, 2005 ( 2005-12-17 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Geostationary Longitude 1 ...
- ... B and operated it at 47.5° E where it was focused on Hungary. The satellite went out of service on december 16, 2005, and was moved to the graveyard orbit . As of March 9, 2007, it was located at 152.88° E drift ...
#17 AEROS (satellite)
AEROS [5] : 12 satellites were to study the aeronomy i. e. the science of the upper atmosphere and ionosphere , in particular the F region under the strong influence of solar extreme ultraviolet radiation . To this end the spectrum of this radiation was recorded aboard by one instrument (of type
- ... 71 Spacecraft properties Launch mass 125.7 kilograms (277 lb) Start of mission Launch date AEROS A: 16 december 1972 [1] AEROS B: 16 July 1974 [2] Rocket Scout Launch site Vandenberg AFB End of mission Decay dat ...
- ... h vehicles: Scout Launch location: Western Space and Missile Center at Vandenberg AFB Launch dates: 16 december 1972 (AEROS), 16 July 1974 (AEROS B) Re-entry dates: 22 August 1973 (AEROS), 2 September 1975 (AERO ...
#18 TacSat-2
TacSat-2 is the first in a series of U.S. military experimental technology and communication satellites . TacSat-2 (also known as JWS-D1 ((Joint Warfighting Space-Demonstrator 1) or RoadRunner ) [2] was an experimental satellite built by the USAF 's Air Force Research Laboratory with an operational
- ... t Systems Inc. (MSI) (bus) Launch mass 370 kg (820 lb) Power 500 watts Start of mission Launch date 16 december 2006, 12:00:00 UTC Rocket Minotaur I # 6 Launch site MARS , Wallops Island , LP-0B Contractor Orbit ...
- ... Development Center , NASA , Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Busek LAUNCH TacSat-2 was launched on 16 december 2006 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport , Wallops Island Flight Facility , using an Orbital S ...
#19 XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton , also known as the High Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy Mission and the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission , is an X-ray space observatory launched by the European Space Agency in December 1999 on an Ariane 5 rocket. It is the second cornerstone mission of ESA's Horizon 2000 programme. Named after
- ... ore commanding the on-board propulsion systems to fire a total of five times, which, between 10 and 16 december , changed the orbit to 7,365 × 113,774 km (4,576 × 70,696 mi) with a 38.9-degree inclination. This r ...
#20 Soyuz T-1
Soyuz T-1 ( Russian: Союз Т-1 , also called Soyuz T ) [1] was a 1979-80 unmanned Soviet space flight, a test flight of a new Soyuz craft which docked with the orbiting Salyut 6 space station . 1979 Soviet test spaceflight to Salyut 6 Soyuz T-1 Mission type Test flight COSPAR ID 1979-103A SATCAT no.
- ... yuz-T Manufacturer NPO Energia Launch mass 6,450 kilograms (14,220 lb) Start of mission Launch date 16 december 1979, 12:30 ( 1979-12-16UTC12:30Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of mission Land ...
- ... Docking with Salyut 6 MISSION PARAMETERS Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-ST Mass: 6450 kg Crew: None Launched: 16 december 1979 Landed: 25 March 1980 MISSION HIGHLIGHTS Four months had passed since the last Salyut 6 crew ( ...
- ... viets did launch a craft that month, it was not what observers expected. [1] Soyuz T-1 was launched 16 december , and was the fourth unmanned test flight of a modified version of the Soyuz spacecraft, the first t ...