langs: 19 декабря [ru] / december 19 [en] / 19. dezember [de] / 19 décembre [fr] / 19 dicembre [it] / 19 de diciembre [es]
days: december 16 / december 17 / december 18 / december 19 / december 20 / december 21 / december 22
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 John M. Grunsfeld
John Mace Grunsfeld (born October 10, 1958) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and has served as NASA Chief Scientist . His academic background includes research in high energy astrophysics , cosmic ray physics and the emerging field
- ... d the government van in question was, in fact, the Space Shuttle . STS-103 Space Shuttle Discovery ( december 19 27, 1999) was an eight-day mission during which the crew successfully installed new gyroscopes and s ...
#2 Daniel M. Tani
Daniel M. Tani (born February 1, 1961) is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut . He was born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania , but considers Lombard, Illinois , to be his hometown. [1] American engineer and NASA astronaut Daniel M. Tani Tani in 2001 Born ( 1961-02-01 ) February 1, 1961 (age
- ... Center in Utah as part of the Japanese American internment program of the U.S. government. [11] On december 19, 2007, during Tani's stay on the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 16, he was in ...
#3 Jean-François Clervoy
Jean-François André Clervoy (born 19 November 1958) is a French engineer and a CNES and ESA astronaut . He is a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2020 ) French astronaut Jean-François Clervoy Born ( 1958-11-19 ) 19 Nov
- ... ewalker on this mission. He logged 221 hours and 20 minutes in space and 144 earth orbits. STS-103 ( december 19 – 27, 1999) primary objectives was the repair of the Hubble space telescope , which was put to sleep ...
#4 Michael E. Fossum
Michael Edward Fossum (born December 19, 1957, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota ) is a former American astronaut , engineer , and the Chief Operating Officer of Texas A&M University at Galveston . He flew into space on board the NASA Space Shuttle missions STS-121 and STS-124 and served as a mission spe
- Michael Edward Fossum (born december 19, 1957, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota ) is a former American astronaut , engineer , and the Chief Oper ...
- ... der of Expedition 29 aboard the International Space Station . Michael E. Fossum Born ( 1957-12-19 ) december 19, 1957 (age 64) Sioux Falls, South Dakota Status Retired [1] Nationality American Alma mater Texas A& ...
#5 Chris Hadfield
Chris Austin Hadfield OC OOnt MSC CD (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian retired astronaut , engineer, fighter pilot , and musician. The first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space , he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space
- ... st Canadian commander of the International Space Station, leading Expedition 35 after its launch on december 19, 2012. [17] His craft docked with the station on December 21. He remained on the station for five mo ...
- ... e $10 banknote on the same day. Main articles: Soyuz TMA-07M , Expedition 34 , and Expedition 35 On december 19, 2012, Hadfield launched in the Soyuz TMA-07M flight for a long duration stay on board the ISS as pa ...
#6 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
- ... all new instruments and upgraded systems on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Discovery launched on december 19, 1999, and rendezvoused with the HST after 40 orbits. The STS-103 mission specialists conducted thre ...
#7 Roman Romanenko
Roman Yurievich Romanenko (Major, Russian Air Force; Russian : Роман Юрьевич Романенко ; born 9 August 1971) is a Russian retired cosmonaut at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center . He is also a politician, sitting in the State Duma since 2021 representing the Chertanovo constituency . Russian
- ... rth along with astronauts, Robert Thirsk and Frank de Winne on 1 December 2009. EXPEDITION 34/35 On 19 december 2012, Romanenko was launched to space on Soyuz TMA-07M along with Chris Hadfield and Thomas Marshbu ...
#8 Frederick W. Leslie
Fred Weldon Leslie is an American scientist who flew on the NASA STS-73 Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist . American astronaut Fred Weldon Leslie Born ( 1951-12-19 ) 19 December 1951 (age 70) Ancón , Panama Nationality American Occupation Scientist Space career NASA Payload Specialist
- ... Specialist Time in space 15d 21h 34m Missions STS-73 Mission insignia BACKGROUND Leslie was born on december 19, 1951, in Ancón, Panama . He is an instrument rated commercial pilot with more than 900 hours in var ...
- ... Shuttle mission as a payload specialist . American astronaut Fred Weldon Leslie Born ( 1951-12-19 ) 19 december 1951 (age 70) Ancón , Panama Nationality American Occupation Scientist Space career NASA Payload Sp ...
#9 Jack Swigert
John Leonard Swigert Jr. (August 30, 1931 – December 27, 1982) was an American NASA astronaut , test pilot , mechanical engineer , aerospace engineer , United States Air Force pilot , and politician . In April 1970, as command module pilot of Apollo 13 , he became one of twenty-four astronauts who f
- ... rrow cancer . [25] On November 2, 1982, he won the seat with 64% of the popular vote. [26] DEATH On december 19, 1982, seven weeks after his election, he was airlifted from his home in Littleton to Georgetown Uni ...
#10 Scott D. Tingle
Scott David Tingle (born July 19, 1965) is a NASA astronaut . [1] He was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20 , qualifying in 2011. Serving as a flight engineer as part of Expedition 54 and 55 , Tingle launched into space on board Soyuz MS-07 in December 2017, and returne
- ... aft was reverted to the older two-day rendezvous scheme. The three safely arrived aboard the ISS on december 19 and joined the Expedition 54 crew. [2] On January 23, 2018, Tingle performed his first EVA with Mark ...
#11 Yusaku Maezawa
Yusaku Maezawa ( 前澤 友作 , Maezawa Yūsaku , born 22 November 1975) is a Japanese billionaire entrepreneur and art collector. He founded Start Today in 1998 and launched the online fashion retail website Zozotown in 2004, now Japan's largest. Most recently, Maezawa introduced a custom-fit apparel brand
- ... which every participant will receive a sum of money "from space." [23] [24] The campaign started on 19 december . [25] He returned as planned on 20 December. [26] MOST RETWEETED On 5 January 2019, Maezawa success ...
#12 Thomas Marshburn
Thomas Henry Marshburn (born August 29, 1960) is an American physician and a NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of three spaceflights to the International Space Station . [1] [2] American physician and NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn Born Thomas Henry Marshburn ( 1960-08-29 ) August 29, 1960 (age 62
- ... Engineer on Expedition 34/35 to the International Space Station, launching aboard Soyuz TMA-07M on december 19, 2012, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, along with crew members Chris Hadfield of the Can ...
Museum / Museum
#1 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
- ... The Museum tramline was later extended beyond the Museum grounds along Gt. North Road and opened on 19 december 1980. A further extension along Motions Road to Auckland Zoo commenced services on 5 December 1981 ...
#2 U.S. Space & Rocket Center
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is a museum operated by the government of Alabama , showcasing rockets , achievements, and artifacts of the U.S. space program. Sometimes billed as "Earth's largest space museum", astronaut Owen Garriott described the place as, "a great way to le
- ... rved as the Alabama Energy Information Center. [37] The Spacedome IMAX theater at the museum opened december 19, 1982. [38] The theater closed October 7, 2018 and was converted into the Intuitive Planetarium, fea ...
- ... reminder to visitors of Alabama's role in the space program." [55] The dome theater addition opened december 19, 1982, [38] and was replaced in early 2019 by the INTUITIVE Planetarium. [39] The 1986 film SpaceCam ...
#3 Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada
The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (formerly the Western Canada Aviation Museum ) is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada. The museum opened to the public in its new location on 21 May 2022. [2] Aviation museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Location within
- ... facility in 2013 with the design firm Reich&Petch. [8] The museum received the Royal designation on december 19, 2014 to become the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada . [9] The museum closed its Ferry Road s ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Skynet 5D
Skynet 5D is a military communications satellite operated by Airbus Defence and Space on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence . It was the last of four Skynet 5 satellites to be launched. Skynet 5D A CGI impression of Skynet 5D in orbit Mission type Military communications Operator Astrium Serv
- ... tar 3000S Manufacturer Astrium Launch mass 4,800 kilograms (10,600 lb) Start of mission Launch date 19 december 2012, 21:49 ( 2012-12-19UTC21:49Z ) UTC Rocket Ariane 5ECA VA211 Launch site Kourou ELA-3 Contracto ...
- ... by an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket flying from ELA-3 at Kourou . The launch occurred at 21:49 UTC on 19 december 2012. [5] Skynet 5D was one of two satellites aboard the rocket, the other being Mexsat Bicentenari ...
#2 Progress M-28M
Progress M-28M ( Russian : Прогресс М-28М ), identified by NASA as Progress 60P was a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) during 2015. It was launched on 3 July 2015, less than a week following the failure of SpaceX CRS-7 and the previous failure o
- ... nd was built by RKK Energia . Progress M-28M Progress M-28M shortly after undocking from the ISS on 19 december 2015. Mission type International Space Station resupply Operator Roscosmos COSPAR ID 2015-031A SATC ...
- ... 8 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 19 december 2015, 11:28 UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric [2] Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... h 3 July 2015 Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 5 July 2015, 07:11 UTC Undocking date 19 december 2015, 07:35 UTC Time docked 167 days Cargo Mass 2381 kg Pressurised 1393 kg Fuel 520 kg Gaseous 48 ...
- ... e Pirs docking compartment on 5 July 2015 at 07:11 UTC. The spacecraft undocked from the station on 19 december 2015 at 07:35 UTC. CARGO The typhoon Soudelor photographed from the ISS on 5 August 2015 while the ...
#3 Apstar 7
Apstar-7 is a Chinese communications satellite which is operated by APT Satellite as part of the Apstar system. It was launched in 2012 as a replacement for the Apstar 2R satellite launched in 1997. [3] Chinese communications satellite Apstar 7 Mission type Communication Operator APT Satellite COSPA
- ... mi) Apogee altitude 35,802 kilometres (22,246 mi) Inclination 0.04 degrees Period 23.93 hours Epoch 19 december 2013, 16:37:15 UTC [2] Apstar-7 was constructed by Thales Alenia Space , and is based on the Spaceb ...
#4 Composante Spatiale Optique
Composante Spatiale Optique ( CSO ; English: Optical Space Component) is a French military Earth observation satellite program of third generation. It replaces the Helios 2 satellites. It is sometimes referred to as the MUltinational Space-based Imaging System for Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Ob
- ... d) Launch mass 3,655 kg (8,058 lb) (CSO-1) 3,652 kg (8,051 lb) (CSO-2) Start of mission Launch date 19 december 2018, 13:37:00 UTC (CSO-1) 29 December 2020, 16:42:07 UTC (CSO-2) 2023 (planned) (CSO-3) Rocket Soy ...
#5 Intelsat 19
Intelsat 19 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat . It was constructed by Space Systems/Loral , [1] based on the LS-1300 satellite bus . It was successfully launched by Sea Launch using a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle on 1 June 2012 at 05:22:59 UTC . [2] Upon entering service i
- ... 2004 mission, sensors registered a similar signature at about the same point in the flight. [10] On 19 december 2012, Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and Sea Launch confirmed that the Independent Oversight Board (IOB) ...
#6 Soyuz MS-07
Soyuz MS-07 was a Soyuz spaceflight launched on 17 December 2017 at 07:21 UTC. [1] It transported three members of the Expedition 54 crew to the International Space Station . Soyuz MS-07 was the 136th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander, Japanese doctor, and an Am
- ... Regime Low Earth orbit Inclination 51.66° Docking with ISS Docking port Rassvet nadir Docking date 19 december 2017, 08:39 UTC [2] Undocking date 3 June 2018, 09:16 UTC Time docked 166 days 0 hour 37 minutes Fr ...
#7 NigComSat-1
NigComSat-1 was a Nigerian communication satellite . The initial contract to build the satellite was signed in 2004. It was launched in China by Nasrda and became the third African geosynchronous communication satellite , when it was launched at 16:01 UTC on 13 May 2007, aboard a Chinese Long March
- ... fourth quarter of 2011 as a replacement for the failed NigComSat-1. It was successfully launched on december 19, 2011. [4]
#8 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
- ... CESSFUL LAUNCH INTO LEO 16 December 2018 | Successful launch into Low Earth orbit [9] FIRST CONTACT 19 december 2018 | STF-1 team made successful contact with West Virginia’s First Spacecraft, STF-1 [10] FIRST I ...
#9 ALMASat-1
ALMASat-1 (ALma MAter SATellite) was a micro satellite developed by University of Bologna for demonstrative purposes to benefit Earth observation missions. The project was funded by Italian Ministry of Research . [2] ALMASat-1 Mission type Technology Operator University of Bologna COSPAR ID 2012-006
- ... mi) Apogee altitude 1,250 kilometres (780 mi) Inclination 69.5 degrees Period 100.32 minutes Epoch 19 december 2013, 04:49:04 UTC [1] ABOUT THE SATELLITE The satellite was made from high quality aluminium and r ...
#10 Kosmos 24
Kosmos 24 ( Russian : Космос 24 meaning Cosmos 24 ) or Zenit-2 No.15 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite . It was a first generation, low resolution spacecraft. A Zenit-2 satellite, Kosmos 24 was the fifteenth of eighty-one such spacecraft to be launched [3] [4] and had a mass
- ... ies Spacecraft type Zenit-2 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 4730 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 19 december 1963 09:21:00 GMT Rocket Vostok-2 s/n G15001-03 Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 Contractor OKB-1 En ...
- ... ow Earth Perigee altitude 204 km Apogee altitude 391 km Inclination 65.0° Period 90.5 minutes Epoch 19 december 1963 A Vostok-2 rocket, serial number G15001-03, [5] was used to launch Kosmos 24. The launch took ...
- ... serial number G15001-03, [5] was used to launch Kosmos 24. The launch took place at 09:28:58 UTC on 19 december 1963, from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . [6] Following its successful arrival in orbit the ...
- ... 1963-052A and the Satellite Catalog Number 00712. Kosmos 24 was operated in a low Earth orbit . On 19 december 1963, it had a perigee of 204 kilometres (127 mi) , an apogee of 391 kilometres (243 mi) , with inc ...
#11 Skylab 4
Skylab 4 (also SL-4 and SLM-3 [2] ) was the third crewed Skylab mission and placed the third and final crew aboard the first American space station . Third crewed mission to Skylab Skylab 4 The final view of Skylab, from the departing mission 4 crew, with Earth in the background Operator NASA COSPAR
- ... electrographic camera during a Skylab spacewalk on December 25, 1973. Solar prominence photographed december 19, 1973 by the Apollo Telescope Mount The all-rookie astronaut crew arrived aboard Skylab to find that ...
#12 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
- ... Plesetsk , Site 41/1 Contractor TsSKB End of mission Recovered by Soviet Space Forces Landing date 19 december 1983, 04:48 UTC Landing site 52°42′N 62°48′E Rudny , Kazakhstan , Soviet Union Orbital parameters R ...
- ... the rats were at gestation day 13 of their 21-day cycle. [4] The mission ended after five days, on 19 december 1983. [1] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal 1983 in spaceflight Animals in space
#13 Soyuz TMA-07M
Soyuz TMA-07M ( Russian : Союз ТМА-07M ) was a spaceflight launched to the International Space Station in 2012 which transported three members of the Expedition 34 crew to the station. The Soyuz remained docked to the space station and served as an emergency escape vehicle for the Expedition 35 incr
- ... omanenko Chris Hadfield Thomas Marshburn Callsign Парус (" Sail ") [2] Start of mission Launch date 19 december 2012, 12:12:36 ( 2012-12-19UTC12:12:36Z ) UTC [3] [4] Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End ...
- ... g transported to the launch site on 17 December 2012. The TMA-07M spacecraft launches to the ISS on 19 december 2012. The Soyuz FG rocket was rolled out to Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 17 December. The ...
- ... uz TMA-06M launch before that took place from Site 31/6 . The countdown operations started early on 19 december about eight hours before the planned launch time. The crew enjoyed their final breakfast and partic ...
- ... o the left and right seats respectively. The Soyuz FG rocket carrying Soyuz TMA-07M was launched on 19 december 2012 at 12:12:35 UTC from Site 1/5 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in freezing weather conditions. Two m ...
- ... The Soyuz rocket erection on 17 December 2012. The TMA-07M crew wave to spectators before launch on 19 december 2012. The joined Expedition 34 crew. Expedition 35 inside Soyuz TMA-07. Soyuz TMA-07M Undocking fro ...
#14 Kosmos 108
Kosmos 108 ( Russian : Космос 108 meaning Cosmos 108 ), also known as DS-U1-G No.1 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 355 kilograms (783 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Office , and was used to study
- ... 002. Kosmos 108 was the first of two DS-U1-G satellites to be launched, the other being Kosmos 196 ( 19 december 1967). [7] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 219 kilometres (136 mi) , an apogee of 855 ...
#15 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 ( COTS 2 ), also known as Dragon C2+ , was the second test-flight for SpaceX 's uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft. It launched in May 2012 on the third flight of the company's two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The flight was performed under a funded agreement from NASA as t
- ... to berth the Dragon. [79] The launch date moved as follows: 6 June 2011, 8 October 30 November and 19 december ; [80] and 7 January 2012, 30 April, and 7 May. [80] With a busy launch schedule at Cape Canaveral, ...
#16 STS-61-C
STS-61-C was the 24th mission of NASA 's Space Shuttle program , and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia . It was the first time that Columbia , the first space-rated Space Shuttle orbiter to be constructed, had flown since STS-9 . The mission launched from Florida 's Kennedy Space Center
- ... orbiter compartment was delayed, and the mission was rescheduled for the following day. However, on december 19, 1985, the countdown was stopped at T-14 seconds due to an out-of-tolerance turbine reading on the r ...
#17 Kosmos 136
Kosmos 136 ( Russian : Космос 136 meaning Cosmos 136 ) or Zenit-2 No.47 was a Soviet , first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 136 was the forty-fourth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [4] [5] and had a
- ... ies Spacecraft type Zenit-2 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 4730 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 19 december 1966 12:00:01 GMT Rocket Vostok-2 s/n N15001-09 Launch site Plesetsk , Site 41/1 Contractor OKB-1 E ...
- ... ow Earth Perigee altitude 188 km Apogee altitude 280 km Inclination 64.6° Period 89.4 minutes Epoch 19 december 1966 Kosmos 136 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number N15001-09, [6] flying from Site 41 ...
- ... 09, [6] flying from Site 41/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . The launch took place at 12:00:01 GMT on 19 december 1966, [7] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designat ...
- ... e Satellite Catalog Number 02624. [1] Kosmos 136 was operated in a low Earth orbit , at an epoch of 19 december 1966, it had a perigee of 188 kilometres (117 mi) , an apogee of 280 kilometres (170 mi) , an incli ...
#18 Mexsat-3
Mexsat-3 , also known as Mexsat Bicentenario or simply Bicentenario , is the first of three Mexican satellites forming the MEXSAT telecommunications network, and is named to commemorate the bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico . It was launched on 19 December 2012 to serve the other two satell
- ... 2,935 kilograms (6,471 lb) Power 3.5 kW/ Lithium Ion batteries Start of mission Launch date 18:50, december 19, 2012 (UTC) ( 2012-12-19T18 : 50Z ) Rocket Ariane 5 ECA Launch site Guiana Space Centre , ELA-3 Orbi ...
- ... rk, and is named to commemorate the bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico . It was launched on 19 december 2012 to serve the other two satellites in the network, Mexsat-1 and Mexsat-2, as a fixed satellite ...
#19 SpaceX CRS-21
SpaceX CRS-21 , also known as SpX-21 , was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station which launched on 6 December 2020. [1] [2] The mission was contracted by NASA and was flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon 2 . This was the first flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Pha
- ... til at least 2028. The Bishop Airlock began construction in 2015, and was berthed to Tranquility on 19 december 2020 by the Canadarm2 . [22] EXPERIMENTS BioAsteroid is an experiment designed to test the infrastr ...
#20 Soyuz MS-20
Soyuz MS-20 was a Russian Soyuz spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on 8 December 2021. [1] Unlike previous Soyuz flights to the ISS, Soyuz MS-20 did not deliver any crew members for an ISS Expedition or serve as a lifeboat for any crew members on board the station. Instead
- ... ocking with ISS Docking port Poisk zenith Docking date 8 December 2021, 13:40:44 UTC Undocking date 19 december 2021, 23:50:30 UTC Time docked 11 days, 10 hours and 9 minutes Maezawa, Misurkin and Hirano Soyuz p ...