langs: 25 декабря [ru] / december 25 [en] / 25. dezember [de] / 25 décembre [fr] / 25 dicembre [it] / 25 de diciembre [es]
days: december 22 / december 23 / december 24 / december 25 / december 26 / december 27 / december 28
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) [2] is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate . [3] [4] [5] In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group , which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. [6] British entrepreneur and business magnate Not to be c
- ... an around-the-world balloon flight by Branson, Fossett, and Lindstrand ends in the Pacific Ocean on 25 december 1998. Branson made several world record-breaking attempts after 1985, when in the spirit of the Blu ...
#2 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
- ... eplace gyroscopes and a transmitter, and to install a new computer guidance sensor and recorder. On december 25, 1999, the crew celebrated the only Christmas holiday of the Space Shuttle in orbit with a reading b ...
#3 Talgat Musabayev
Talgat Amangeldyuly Musabayev ( Kazakh : Талғат Аманкелдіұлы Мұсабаев , Talğat Amankeldıūly Mūsabaev ; born 7 January 1951) [1] is a Kazakh test pilot and former cosmonaut who flew on three spaceflights . His first two spaceflights were long-duration stays aboard the Russian space station Mir . His
- ... – for their courage and heroism in the implementation of the international space flight 3rd class ( 25 december 1998) – for their courage and selflessness shown during spaceflight on the orbital scientific resea ...
#4 Gennady Strekalov
Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov ( Russian : Генна́дий Миха́йлович Стрека́лов ; 26 October 1940 – 25 December 2004) [1] was an engineer, cosmonaut , and administrator at Russian aerospace firm RSC Energia . He flew into space five times and lived aboard the Salyut 6 , Salyut 7 , and Mir space stations
- ... eer and cosmonaut Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov Born 26 October 1940 Mytishchi , Soviet Union Died december 25, 2004 (2004-12-25) (aged 64) Moscow , Russia Nationality Soviet Occupation Flight Engineer Space car ...
- Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov ( Russian : Генна́дий Миха́йлович Стрека́лов ; 26 October 1940 – 25 december 2004) [1] was an engineer, cosmonaut , and administrator at Russian aerospace firm RSC Energia . He ...
- ... tolievna Telezhina; the couple had two daughters, Tatiana and Natalia. [3] [2] He died in Moscow on 25 december 2004, from cancer, aged 64. [1] CAREER After leaving school, Strekalov began work as an apprentice ...
#5 Ko San
Ko San (born October 19, 1976) is CEO and founder of TIDE Institute and ATEAM Ventures. In this Korean name , the family name is Ko . Ko San Born ( 1976-10-19 ) October 19, 1976 (age 45) Busan , South Korea Nationality South Korean Occupation Entrepreneur , Researcher Space career KAP Astronaut Se
- ... amsung Advanced Institute of Technology as a researcher. His research topic was computer vision. On december 25, 2006, he was chosen as one of two finalists in the Korean Astronaut Program , set to fly as a crew ...
#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
- ... otal of ten orbits of the Moon in 20 hours and ten minutes, [77] and began their return to Earth on december 25 ( Christmas Day ) with a rocket burn made on the Moon's far side, out of radio contact with Earth. W ...
#7 Michael P. Anderson
Michael Phillip Anderson (December 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut . Anderson and his six fellow crew members were killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere . [1] An
- Michael Phillip Anderson ( december 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut . Anderson and hi ...
- ... ronaut and scientist Michael P. Anderson 1995 portrait Born Michael Phillip Anderson ( 1959-12-25 ) december 25, 1959 Plattsburgh, New York , United States Died February 1, 2003 (2003-02-01) (aged 43) over Texas ...
#8 Nikolai Budarin
Nikolai Mikhailovich Budarin ( Russian : Николай Михайлович Бударин ) (born April 29, 1953 in Kirya , Chuvashia ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut , a veteran of three extended space missions aboard the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station . He has also performed eight career spacewal
- ... - for services to the state in space exploration and for his courage and professionalism 3rd class ( 25 december 1998) - for courage and selflessness shown during spaceflight on the orbital scientific research co ...
#9 Ravish Malhotra
Ravish Malhotra (born 25 December 1943 in Lahore , British India ) is a retired Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force . He was an Air Force test pilot stationed at the test centre in Bangalore . He was also the Air Officer Commanding of Hindon Air Force Station near Delhi. Indian Air Force pilot Air
- Ravish Malhotra (born 25 december 1943 in Lahore , British India ) is a retired Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force . He was an Air ...
- ... Force Station near Delhi. Indian Air Force pilot Air Commodore Ravish Malhotra Born ( 1943-12-25 ) 25 december 1943 (age 78) Lahore , Punjab , British India Status Retired Nationality Indian Occupation Test Pil ...
- ... Friendship of Peoples [1] in 1984 and the Kirti Chakra in 1985. [2] EARLY LIFE Malhotra was born on 25 december 1943 in Lahore , in former British India to a family with three other siblings. [3] His mother was ...
#10 Yi So-yeon
Yi So-yeon (born June 2, 1978) is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first Korean to fly in space. [1] Upon return from her mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Yi continued as a KARI researcher attending the International Space University before retiring fr
- ... on Space Center by Crew Systems instructor Glenn Johnson. Yi was one of the two finalists chosen on december 25, 2006 through the Korean Astronaut Program . On September 5, 2007, the Korean Ministry of Science an ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Aviodrome
The Nationaal Luchtvaart-Themapark Aviodrome (also known simply as Aviodrome ) is a large aerospace museum in the Netherlands that has been located on Lelystad Airport since 2003. [1] [2] Previously the museum was located at Schiphol Airport . [3] Aerospace museum at Lelystad Airport in the Netherla
- ... In doing so the aviation museum became an aerospace museum. Due to bankruptcy, the museum closed on 25 december 2011, but it reopened on 28 April 2012 after a takeover by the Libéma Group. COLLECTION AIRCRAFT CO ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 EchoStar XIV
EchoStar XIV is an American geostationary communications satellite which is operated by EchoStar . It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 119° West, from where it is used to provide high-definition television direct broadcasting services to the continental United States for Dish N
- ... mi) Apogee altitude 35,803 kilometers (22,247 mi) Inclination 0.01 degrees Period 23.93 hours Epoch 25 december 2013, 09:24:45 UTC [1] Transponders Band 103 J band (IEEE K u band ) EchoStar XIV was built by Spac ...
#2 Kosmos 2418
Kosmos 2418 ( Russian : Космос 2418 meaning Cosmos 2418 ) 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 2419 . Kosmos 2418 Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Space Forces COS
- ... ch mass 1415 kg [2] Dimensions 1.3 m diameter [2] Power 1540 watts [2] Start of mission Launch date december 25, 2005, 05:07 ( 2005-12-25UTC05:07Z ) UTC Rocket Proton-K / DM-2 [1] Launch site Baikonur , Site 81/2 ...
- ... r rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 05:07 UTC on 25 december 2005. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#3 Soyuz TMA-14
The Soyuz TMA-14 ( Russian : Союз ТМА-14 , Union TMA-14 ) was a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station , which launched on 26 March 2009. It transported two members of the Expedition 19 crew as well as spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi on his second self-funded flight to the space sta
- ... d children ages 6 to 15 to design and submit a patch for Soyuz TMA-14 from October 25, 2008 through december 25, 2008. On December 29, 2008, Roscosmos hosted a ceremony to announce the winners. Anna Chibiskova, 1 ...
#4 Kosmos 2394
Kosmos 2394 ( Russian : Космос 2394 meaning Cosmos 2394 ) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2002 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2395 and Kosmos 2396 . [3] Kosmos 2394 Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Space Forces
- ... es Spacecraft GC 791 Spacecraft type Uragan Manufacturer Reshetnev ISS Start of mission Launch date december 25, 2002, 07:37 ( 2002-12-25UTC07:37Z ) UTC Rocket Proton-K / DM-2M [1] Launch site Baikonur 81/23 Orbi ...
- ... r rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 07:37 UTC on 25 december 2002. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#5 NuSTAR
NuSTAR ( Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array , also named Explorer 93 and SMEX-11 ) is a NASA space-based X-ray telescope that uses a conical approximation to a Wolter telescope to focus high energy X-rays from astrophysical sources, especially for nuclear spectroscopy , and operates in the range
- ... measuring polarization (cancelled 2012) James Webb Space Telescope , infrared telescope launched on 25 december 2021 List of X-ray space telescopes XRISM , joint Japan-USA X-ray telescope under development
#6 GSAT-12
GSAT-12 is communication satellite designed and developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It is the second satellite to be launched and placed on a GTO using PSLV . [3] GSAT-12 Mission type Communications Operator ISRO COSPAR ID 2011-034A SATCAT no. 37746 Mission duration Planned: 8 year
- ... mi) Apogee altitude 35,803 kilometres (22,247 mi) Inclination 0.01 degrees Period 23.93 hours Epoch 25 december 2013, 01:49:32 UTC [2] Transponders Band 12 Extended C band GSAT ← GSAT-8 GSAT-10 → SATELLITE GSAT- ...
#7 Apollo 8
Apollo 8 (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon . The crew orbited the Moon ten times without landing, and then departed safely back to Earth . [1] [2] [3] These three astronauts — Frank Borman , James Lovell
- ... er Spacecraft component CSM Orbital insertion December 24, 1968, 9:59:20 UTC [10] Orbital departure december 25, 1968, 6:10:17 UTC [9] Orbits 10 Orbital parameters Periselene altitude 110.6 kilometers (59.7 nmi) ...
- ... affirmative, you are the best ones to know." [79] The spacecraft began its journey back to Earth on december 25, Christmas Day . [48] UNPLANNED MANUAL REALIGNMENT Later, Lovell used some otherwise idle time to do ...
#8 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
- ... 7:42 UTC End : November 23, 00:15 UTC Duration : 6 hours, 33 minutes Carr and Pogue – EVA 2 Start : december 25, 1973, 16:00 UTC End : December 25, 23:01 UTC Duration : 7 hours, 01 minute Carr and Gibson – EVA 3 ...
- ... TC Duration : 6 hours, 33 minutes Carr and Pogue – EVA 2 Start : December 25, 1973, 16:00 UTC End : december 25, 23:01 UTC Duration : 7 hours, 01 minute Carr and Gibson – EVA 3 Start : December 29, 1973, 17:00 UT ...
- ... t Kohoutek photographed with the far-ultraviolet electrographic camera during a Skylab spacewalk on december 25, 1973. Solar prominence photographed December 19, 1973 by the Apollo Telescope Mount The all-rookie ...
- ... 3] [25] NASA added that there may also have been confusion with a known ground equipment failure on december 25; this left them unable to track Skylab for one orbit, but the crew were notified of this issue ahead ...
#9 Kosmos 2436
Kosmos 2436 ( Russian : Космос 2436 meaning Cosmos 2436 ) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2007 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2434 and Kosmos 2435 . Kosmos 2436 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 25, 2007, 19:32 ( 2007-12-25UTC19:32Z ) 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 19:32 UTC on 25 december 2007. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#10 Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble ) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope , but it is one of the largest and most versatile, renowned both as a vital research tool and as a publi
- ... d successor to the Hubble telescope is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which was launched on 25 december 2021. [10] [11] [12] CONCEPTION, DESIGN AND AIM PROPOSALS AND PRECURSORS Astronaut Owen Garriott wo ...
- ... y the Earth for almost one-half of each orbit. Animation of Hubble's orbit from 31 October 2018, to 25 december 2018. Earth is not shown. Due to the precession of the orbit, the location of the CVZ moves slowly ...
- ... ASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency since 1996, [270] and was launched on 25 december 2021, on an Ariane 5 rocket. [271] Although JWST is primarily an infrared instrument, its coverage ...
#11 Venera 9
Venera 9 ( Russian : Венера-9 , lit. ' Venus-9 ' ), manufacturer's designation: 4V-1 No. 660 , [3] was a Soviet uncrewed space mission to Venus . It consisted of an orbiter and a lander. It was launched on June 8, 1975, at 02:38:00 UTC and had a mass of 4,936 kilograms (10,882 lb) . [4] The or
- ... with several instruments and experiments. It performed 17 survey missions from October 26, 1975, to december 25, 1975. The orbiter consisted of a cylinder with two solar panel wings and a high gain parabolic ante ...
#12 Compass-IGSO1
Compass-IGSO1 , also known as Beidou-2 IGSO1 is a Chinese navigation satellite which will become part of the Compass navigation system . It was launched in July 2010, and became the fifth Compass satellite to be launched after Compass-M1 , G2 , G1 , and G3 . Chinese navigation satellite Compass-IGSO
- ... i) Apogee altitude 35,924 kilometres (22,322 mi) Inclination 54.47 degrees Period 23.93 hours Epoch 25 december 2013, 12:35:30 UTC [2] Compass-IGSO1 was launched at 21:30 GMT on 31 July 2010. [3] The launch used ...
#13 Kosmos 2448
Kosmos 2448 ( Russian : Космос 2448 meaning Cosmos 2448 ) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2008 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2447 and Kosmos 2449 . Kosmos 2447 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 25, 2008, 10:43 ( 2008-12-25UTC10:43Z ) 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 10:43 UTC on 25 december 2008. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#14 Terrestrial Planet Finder
The Terrestrial Planet Finder ( TPF ) was a proposed project by NASA to construct a system of space telescopes for detecting extrasolar terrestrial planets . TPF was postponed several times and finally cancelled in 2011. [1] [2] There were two telescope systems under consideration, the TPF-I , which
- ... dial Velocity Planet Searcher James Webb Space Telescope – NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope launched on 25 december 2021 Kepler space telescope – Tenth mission of the Discovery program; optical space telescope for e ...
#15 Venera 11
The Venera 11 ( Russian : Венера-11 meaning Venus 11 ) was a Soviet uncrewed space mission which was part of the Venera program to explore the planet Venus . Venera 11 was launched on 9 September 1978 at 03:25:39 UTC . [2] 1978 Soviet uncrewed spacecraft which successfully landed on Venus Venera 11
- ... its flight platform on December 23, 1978 the lander entered the Venus atmosphere two days later on december 25 at 11.2 km/s. During the descent, it employed aerodynamic braking followed by parachute braking and ...
- ... ght platform continued on past Venus in a heliocentric orbit. Near encounter with Venus occurred on december 25, 1978, at approximately 35,000 km altitude. The flight platform acted as a data relay for the descen ...
- ... i) Inclination 51.5° Flyby of Venus Spacecraft component Venera 11 flight platform Closest approach 25 december 1978 Distance ~35,000 kilometers (22,000 mi) Venus lander Spacecraft component Venera 11 descent cr ...
- ... 5,000 kilometers (22,000 mi) Venus lander Spacecraft component Venera 11 descent craft Landing date 25 december 1978, 03:24 Landing site 14°S 299°E (near Phoebe Regio ) Venera ← Venera 10 Venera 12 → Separating ...
- ... with atmospheric braking. It made a soft landing on the surface at 06:24 Moscow Time (03:24 UT) on 25 december after a descent time of approximately 1 hour. The touchdown speed was 7 to 8 m/s. Information was t ...
#16 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.
- ... T-1 successfully docked at the forward port. [2] The Soyuz lifted the orbit of the space station on 25 december and remained docked to it for 95 days, during which time the station remained unoccupied. It undock ...
#17 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
- ... ch mass 1415 kg [2] Dimensions 1.3 m diameter [2] Power 1540 watts [2] Start of mission Launch date december 25, 2005, 05:07 ( 2005-12-25UTC05:07Z ) UTC Rocket Proton-K / DM-2 [1] Launch site Baikonur , Site 81/2 ...
- ... r rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 05:07 UTC on 25 december 2005. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#18 AISSat-1
AISSat-1 is a satellite used to receive Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals. Launched on 12 June 2010 from Satish Dhawan Space Center as a secondary payload , AISSat-1 is in a sun-synchronous low Earth orbit . Initially a development project, the satellite has since passed into ordinary op
- ... 84 mi) Apogee altitude 635 kilometres (395 mi) Inclination 98.02 degrees Period 97.11 minutes Epoch 25 december 2013, 12:05:42 UTC [2] The satellite was developed as a cooperation between the Norwegian Defence R ...
#19 Progress 39
Progress 39 ( Russian : Прогресс 39 ) was a Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in December 1988 to resupply the Mir EO-4 expedition aboard the Mir space station. Progress 39 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1988-114A SATCAT no. 19728 [1] Spac
- ... s (No.147) Spacecraft type Progress 7K-TG [2] Manufacturer NPO Energia Start of mission Launch date 25 december 1988, 04:11:37 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U2 [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal ...
- ... altitude 187 km [3] Apogee altitude 238 km [3] Inclination 51.6° [3] Period 88.8 minutes [3] Epoch 25 december 1988 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [3] Docking date 27 December 1988, 05:35:10 UTC Undo ...
- ... 1989, 06:45:34 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 38 Progress 40 → LAUNCH Progress 39 launched on 25 december 1988 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR . It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket. [2] [4] DOCKING Pr ...
#20 Progress M-51
Progress M-51 ( Russian : Прогресс М-51 ), identified by NASA as Progress 16P , was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station . It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 351. [1] Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-51 Progress M-51 departing the IS
- ... 6° Period 92.0 minutes Epoch 23 December 2004 Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 25 december 2004, 23:57:45 UTC Undocking date 27 February 2005, 16:06:30 UTC Time docked 64 days Cargo Mass 250 ...
- ... r 2004. [1] DOCKING The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 23:57:45 UTC on 25 december 2004. [2] [3] It remained docked for 64 days before undocking at 16:06:30 UTC on 27 February 2005. ...