langs: 9 декабря [ru] / december 9 [en] / 9. dezember [de] / 9 décembre [fr] / 9 dicembre [it] / 9 de diciembre [es]
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Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Valery Korzun
Valery Grigoryevich Korzun ( Russian : Валерий Григорьевич Корзун , born 5 March 1953) is a Russian cosmonaut . He has been in space twice totalling 381 days. He has also conducted four career spacewalks. Russian cosmonaut Valery Grigoryevich Korzun Валерий Григорьевич Корзун Born ( 1953-03-05 ) 5 M
- ... pacewalk, the two cosmonauts installed MCSA cables. Korzun performed his second career spacewalk on 9 december 1996. The main purpose was to complete connections of the cooperative solar array to provide more e ...
#2 Michael R. Clifford
Michael Richard Clifford (October 13, 1952 – December 28, 2021) was a United States Army officer and NASA astronaut . Clifford was a Master Army Aviator and logged over 3,400 hours flying in a wide variety of fixed and rotary winged aircraft. He retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of lieutenant c
- ... returned with the rest of the STS-53 crew, which landed at Edwards Air Force Base , California , on december 9, 1992. [14] STS-59 For his next spaceflight, he served aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on the STS-59 ...
#3 Yuri Glazkov
Yury Nikolayevich Glazkov ( Russian : Ю́рий Никола́евич Глазко́в ; 2 October 1939 – 9 December 2008) [1] [2] was a Soviet Air Force officer and a cosmonaut . Glazkov held the rank of major general in the Russian Air Force . Yuri Nikolayevich Glazkov Born ( 1939-10-02 ) October 2, 1939 Moscow , USSR
- Yury Nikolayevich Glazkov ( Russian : Ю́рий Никола́евич Глазко́в ; 2 October 1939 – 9 december 2008) [1] [2] was a Soviet Air Force officer and a cosmonaut . Glazkov held the rank of major gener ...
- ... ussian Air Force . Yuri Nikolayevich Glazkov Born ( 1939-10-02 ) October 2, 1939 Moscow , USSR Died 9 december 2008 (2008-12-09) (aged 69) Moscow , Russia Nationality Soviet Occupation Pilot Awards Hero of the ...
#4 John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator , engineer , astronaut , businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth , circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA
- ... at age 77, the oldest human to touch the stars." [307] Obama issued a presidential proclamation on december 9, 2016, ordering the US flag to be flown at half-staff in Glenn's memory. [308] NASA administrator Ch ...
#5 William Oefelein
William Anthony " Bill " Oefelein ( / ˈ oʊ f ɛ l aɪ n / ; born March 29, 1965) is an American freelance adventure writer and photographer and former NASA astronaut who, on his only spaceflight, piloted the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission. [4] American astronaut William A. Oefelein Oefelein in 2003 Bor
- ... Branch. Oefelein's only mission was piloting Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-116 , which launched on december 9, 2006, logging over 308 hours in space before landing on December 22. [4] [8] [9] [10] Five months a ...
- ... GHT EXPERIENCE Oefelein served as pilot for the STS-116 mission aboard Space Shuttle Discovery from december 9 to 22, 2006. The seven-member crew on this 12-day mission continued construction of the Internationa ...
#6 Roy D. Bridges Jr.
Roy Dubard Bridges Jr. (born July 19, 1943) is an American pilot , engineer , retired United States Air Force officer , test pilot , former NASA astronaut and the former director of NASA 's John F. Kennedy Space Center and Langley Research Center . As a command pilot, he has over 4,460 flying hours,
- ... 3 Lieutenant colonel August 10, 1979 Major November 19, 1973 Captain June 13, 1968 First lieutenant december 9, 1966 Second lieutenant June 9, 1965 AWARDS AND DECORATIONS USAF Master Astronaut badge United State ...
#7 Christopher Ferguson
Christopher J. "Fergy" Ferguson (born September 1, 1961) is a Boeing commercial astronaut and a retired United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut . He was the pilot of Space Shuttle Atlantis on his first mission to space, STS-115 , which launched on September 9, 2006 and returned to Earth on Sep
- ... e 40d 10h 03m Selection 1998 NASA Group 17 Missions STS-115 , STS-126 , STS-135 Mission insignia On december 9, 2011, he retired from NASA and became director of Crew and Mission Operations for Boeing 's Commerc ...
#8 Robert Curbeam
Robert Lee Curbeam, Jr. (born March 5, 1962) is a former NASA astronaut and captain in the United States Navy . [1] He currently holds the record for the most spacewalks during a single spaceflight, accomplished during the STS-116 mission, when Curbeam completed four spacewalks. [1] American astrona
- ... g the solar array wing on the International Space Station's P6 truss during his fourth EVA STS-116 ( december 9 22, 2006), launched December 9, 2006, at 8:47 p.m. EST, was a mission to the International Space Sta ...
- ... nternational Space Station's P6 truss during his fourth EVA STS-116 (December 9–22, 2006), launched december 9, 2006, at 8:47 p.m. EST, was a mission to the International Space Station. The mission involved the ...
#9 Mark Kelly
Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician, businessman, retired astronaut , and U.S. Navy captain serving as the junior United States senator from Arizona since December 2020. [3] A member of the Democratic Party , he was elected in the special election triggered by the de
- ... " vote on the nomination of Kathryn C. Davis to the United States Court of Federal Claims . [62] On december 9, Kelly voted "no" on a resolution blocking President Donald Trump from selling $23 billion in drones ...
#10 Stephanie Wilson
Stephanie Diana Wilson (born September 27, 1966) is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut . She flew to space onboard three Space Shuttle missions, and is the second African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison . As of 2021 , [update] her 42 days in space are the most of any female
- ... controller at Houston for the first all woman spacewalk by Christina Koch and Jessica Meir [13] On december 9, 2020 NASA announced that Stephanie Wilson was among the candidates for the Artemis program and if s ...
#11 Sunita Williams
Sunita Lyn Williams (born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer who formerly held the records for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Williams was assigned to the International Sp
- ... aunched to the International Space Station (ISS) with STS-116 , aboard Space Shuttle Discovery , on december 9, 2006, to join the Expedition 14 crew. In April 2007, the Russian members of the crew rotated, chang ...
#12 Mark L. Polansky
Mark Lewis " Roman " Polansky (born June 2, 1956, in Paterson, New Jersey ) is an American aerospace engineer and research pilot and a former NASA astronaut . Polansky received the nickname "Roman" as a joke, because he shares a last name with director Roman Polanski . He flew on three Space Shuttle
- ... resident Expedition 1 crew. Mission duration was 12 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes. STS-116 DISCOVERY ( december 9 22, 2006) The seven-member crew on this 12-day mission continued construction of the ISS outpost by ...
#13 Robert D. Cabana
Robert Donald Cabana (born January 23, 1949) is the Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a NASA astronaut (currently as a non-flight eligible management astronaut ), and a veteran of four Space Shuttle flights. [1] [2] He served as Chief of the Astrona
- ... ng 115 orbits of the Earth in 175 hours, Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on december 9, 1992. [7] STS-65 Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 8, 1994, returni ...
#14 Anne McClain
Anne Charlotte McClain (born June 7, 1979) is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army , engineer and a NASA astronaut. [2] Her call sign , "Annimal", dates back to her bruising rugby days; [3] she also uses the call sign in her Twitter handle, AstroAnnimal. She was a Flight Engineer for Expedition 58
- ... She flew to the International Space Station in December 2018 and returned to Earth in June 2019. On december 9, 2020, McClain was announced as one of NASA's Artemis astronauts . EXPEDITION 58/59 For her first sp ...
#15 Alvin S. White
Alvin Swauger White (December 9, 1918 – April 29, 2006) was an American test pilot and mechanical engineer . He flew the maiden flights of both XB-70 Valkyrie aircraft, the first 2,000 mph (3,200 km/h) flight, and all subsequent Mach 3 exploration flights. [1] Alvin S. White Born Alvin Swauger W
- Alvin Swauger White ( december 9, 1918 – April 29, 2006) was an American test pilot and mechanical engineer . He flew the maiden flig ...
- ... flight, and all subsequent Mach 3 exploration flights. [1] Alvin S. White Born Alvin Swauger White december 9, 1918 Berkeley, California , U.S. Died April 29, 2006 (2006-04-29) (aged 87) Tucson, Arizona , U.S. ...
- ... n Test pilot Space career USAF Test Pilot Selection 1958 MISS Group Missions None BIOGRAPHY Born on december 9, 1918, to Harold H. White Sr. (1888–1974) and Ruth A. Winkleman (1894–1975) in Berkeley, California ...
#16 Aleksandr Kaleri
Aleksandr "Sasha" Yuriyevich Kaleri ( Russian : Александр Юрьевич Калери ; born in Jūrmala , Latvia on 13 May 1956) is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri has most recently been in space aboard the ISS serving a
- ... board the Mir orbital station as a backup crew flight engineer of the Mir-3 mission from 1 April to 9 december 1987. He took a training course for a spaceflight aboard the Mir as a backup crew flight engineer o ...
- ... ore electrical power to the Mir station. [8] The spacewalk was Kaleri's second career spacewalk. On 9 december 1996, Kaleri and fellow cosmonaut Valery Korzun completed a 6 hours 36 minutes long spacewalk. The ...
#17 Jonny Kim
Jonathan Yong Kim (born 5 February 1984), also called Jonny Kim , is an American US Navy lieutenant commander (and former SEAL ), physician , and NASA astronaut . American sailor, physician, and astronaut This article is about the American sailor, physician, and astronaut. For the South Korean film
- ... According to NASA, Kim will work in the Astronaut Office while awaiting a flight assignment. [6] On 9 december 2020, NASA formally announced that Kim would join 17 other astronauts in training for a 2024 Moon l ...
#18 Guion Bluford
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer , retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot , and former NASA astronaut in which capacity he became the second person of African descent to go to space . [1] [2] [lower-alpha 1] Before becoming an astronaut,
- ... fter completing 115 orbits of the Earth in 175 hours, Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base on december 9, 1992. [6] With the completion of his fourth flight, Bluford has logged over 688 hours in space. [6] ...
Museum / Museum
#1 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
- ... unanimous approval to rename the facility as the Future 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 th ...
#2 Aeronautics Museum of Maracay
Venezuelan Air Force's Museo Aeronáutico de Maracay (Aeronautics Museum of Maracay) is a historical aviation museum of military and civic aeronautic technology inaugurated on 10 December 1963 and located at the installations of the former Aeropuerto Nacional Florencio Gómez (the first airport in Mar
- ... ember 1963 Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt inaugurated the museum in a ceremony in situ . On 9 december 1976 a Hall of Fame was added where military memorabilia dating back to the country's independence ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Granat
The International Astrophysical Observatory "GRANAT" (usually known as Granat ; Russian : Гранат , lit. pomegranate ), was a Soviet (later Russian) space observatory developed in collaboration with France, Denmark and Bulgaria . It was launched on 1 December 1989 aboard a Proton rocket and placed in
- ... 0.0 December 1, 1991 23,893 179,376 311.9 82.6 320.3 December 1, 1994 58,959 144,214 343.0 86.5 306. 9 december 1, 1996 42,088.8 160,888 9.6 93.4 302.2 INSTRUMENTATION SIGMA SIGMA instrument The hard X-ray and l ...
#2 Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe , also known as Pioneer Venus 2 or Pioneer 13 , was a spacecraft launched in 1978 to explore Venus as part of NASA 's Pioneer program . This part of the mission included a spacecraft bus which was launched from Earth carrying one large and three smaller probes, which aft
- ... ocation, returning data as they descended into the planet's thick atmosphere. The entry occurred on december 9, 1978. American robotic spacecraft send to Venus in 1978; last spacecraft in Pioneer program This ar ...
- ... UTC Rocket Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-36A End of mission Last contact december 9, 1978, 20:22:55 UTC (bus) December 9, 1978, 20:55:34 ( 1978-12-09UTC20:55:35Z ) UTC (day probe) Orbi ...
- ... Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-36A End of mission Last contact December 9, 1978, 20:22:55 UTC (bus) december 9, 1978, 20:55:34 ( 1978-12-09UTC20:55:35Z ) UTC (day probe) Orbital parameters Reference system Helio ...
- ... egrees Period 284.0 days Venus atmospheric probe Spacecraft component Large Probe Atmospheric entry december 9, 1978, 18:45:32 UTC Impact date 19:39:53 UTC Impact site 4.4°N 304.0°E / 4.4; 304.0 Venus atmosphe ...
- ... N 304.0°E / 4.4; 304.0 Venus atmospheric probe Spacecraft component North Probe Atmospheric entry december 9, 1978, 18:49:40 UTC Impact date 19:42:40 UTC Impact site 59.3°N 4.8°E / 59.3; 4.8 Venus atmospheri ...
- ... 59.3°N 4.8°E / 59.3; 4.8 Venus atmospheric probe Spacecraft component Day Probe Atmospheric entry december 9, 1978, 18:52:18 UTC Impact date 19:47:59 UTC Impact site 31.3°S 317.0°E / -31.3; 317.0 Venus atmos ...
- ... 317.0°E / -31.3; 317.0 Venus atmospheric probe Spacecraft component Night Probe Atmospheric entry december 9, 1978, 18:56:13 UTC Impact date 19:52:05 UTC Impact site 28.7°S 56.7°E / -28.7; 56.7 Venus atmosph ...
- ... te 19:52:05 UTC Impact site 28.7°S 56.7°E / -28.7; 56.7 Venus atmospheric probe Atmospheric entry december 9, 1978, 20:21:52 UTC Pioneer ( Pioneer Venus ) ← Pioneer 12 IN CONTEXT There was also an orbiter laun ...
- ... r 16, 1978, and the three small probes on November 20. All four probes and the bus reached Venus on december 9, 1978. The large probe was the first to enter the atmosphere, at 18:45:32 UTC, followed over the nex ...
#3 Kosmos 880
Kosmos 880 ( Russian : Космос 880 meaning Cosmos 880 ) was a satellite which was used as a target for tests of anti-satellite weapons . It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1976 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme, [1] and used as a target for Kosmos 886 , as part of the Istrebitel Spu
- ... t type Lira Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 650 kilograms (1,430 lb) Start of mission Launch date 9 december 1976, 20:00 ( 1976-12-09UTC20Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-3M Launch site Plesetsk 132/2 Orbital parameters ...
- ... arrier rocket, [3] from Site 132/2 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . The launch occurred at 20:00 UTC on 9 december 1976. [4] Kosmos 880 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 558 kilometres (347 mi) , ...
- ... stroyed by Kosmos 886 on 27 December. [2] The last catalogued piece of debris decayed from orbit on 9 december 2001. [5] Kosmos 880 was the fourth of ten Lira satellites to be launched, [1] of which all but the ...
#4 Progress MS-13
Progress MS-13 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-13 ), Russian production No. 443, identified by NASA as Progress 74P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station . [2] This was the 165th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2019 Russian resupply spaceflight to th
- ... ric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Inclination 51.66° Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 9 december 2019, 10:35:11 UTC [1] Undocking date 8 July 2020, 18:22 UTC Time docked 212 days, 7 hours, 46 minu ...
- ... hour trajectory used on Progress MS-12 . Progress MS-13 docked with the Pirs module at 10:38 UTC on 9 december 2019. [7] CARGO The Progress MS-13 spacecraft delivered 2480 kg of cargo, with 1350 kg being pressu ...
#5 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
- ... ed by SpaceX themselves. [13] LAUNCH DELAYS Boeing CST-100 Starliner for OFT-2 Arrives at SLC-41 On 9 december 2020, NASA and Boeing announced that 29 March 2021 was the targeted launch date for the OFT-2 missi ...
#6 STS-122
STS-122 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis . STS-122 marked the 24th shuttle mission to the ISS, and the 121st Space Shuttle flight overall. [4] 2008 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS STS-122 Canadarm2 takes Columbus fr
- ... 6 December 2007, but due to engine cutoff sensor (ECO) reading errors, the launch was postponed to 9 december 2007. [5] During the second launch attempt, the sensors failed again, and the launch was halted. [6 ...
- ... t would be consistent with what has been seen in the past. If the sensors fail during re-tanking on 9 december 2007, this would indicate that the issue is not consistent with the evidence seen in the past. Mana ...
- ... ontrol the liquid hydrogen reserves, including upgrades to the flow meters inside the engines. [28] 9 december (LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2) Engineers Peter Johnson and Dr. Carlos Mata working on the time-domain reflectom ...
#7 CBERS-3
China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 3 ( CBERS-3 ), also known as Ziyuan I-03 or Ziyuan 1D , was a remote sensing satellite intended for operation as part of the China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program between the Chinese Center for Resources Satellite Data and Application and Brazilian Nat
- ... ] Launch mass 1,980 kilograms (4,370 pounds) [2] Power 2,300 watts [2] Start of mission Launch date 9 december 2013, 03:26 ( 2013-12-09UTC03:26Z ) UTC Rocket Chang Zheng 4B Launch site Taiyuan Satellite Launch ...
- ... E A Chang Zheng 4B carrier rocket was used to launch CBERS-3. The launch took place at 03:26 UTC on 9 december 2013, using Launch Complex 9 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center . The satellite was intended to ...
#8 Cygnus OA-4
OA-4 , previously known as Orbital-4 , was the fourth successful flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its third flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA . [8] [9] With the Antares launch vehicle und
- ... ad ever launched on an Atlas V. [10] The spacecraft rendezvoused with and was berthed to the ISS on 9 december 2015. [6] It was released on 19 February 2016 after 72 days at the International Space Station. Deo ...
- ... nclination 51.64° Berthing at the International Space Station Berthing port Unity nadir RMS capture 9 december 2015, 11:19 UTC [6] Berthing date 9 December 2015, 14:26 UTC Unberthing date 19 February 2016, 10:3 ...
- ... al Space Station Berthing port Unity nadir RMS capture 9 December 2015, 11:19 UTC [6] Berthing date 9 december 2015, 14:26 UTC Unberthing date 19 February 2016, 10:38 UTC [7] RMS release 19 February 2016, 12:26 ...
#9 TechEdSat
Technology Education Satellite ( TechEdSat ) is a successful nano-sat flight series conducted from the NASA Ames Research Center in collaboration with numerous universities (San Jose State University, University of Idaho, University of California, University of Minnesota, Smith College). While one o
- ... eSat Launch mass 4 kg (8.8 lb) Dimensions 10 cm x 10 cm x 35 cm (3.5U) Start of mission Launch date 9 december 2016 Rocket H-IIB F6 Launch site Tanegashima Space Center , Yoshinobu LC-Y2 Contractor Mitsubishi H ...
- ... ) Inclination 51.64° Period 92.61 minutes TechEdSat-5 was a 4 kg, 3.5U CubeSat that was launched on 9 december 2016 aboard the Kounotori 6 (HTV-6) cargo resupply spacecraft, and was deployed from the Internatio ...
#10 Kosmos 31
Kosmos 31 ( Russian : Космос 31 meaning Cosmos 31 ), also known as DS-MT No.2 was a technology demonstration satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1964 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. Its primary mission was to demonstrate an electric gyrodyne orientation system . [3]
- ... ost in a launch failure on 1 June 1963, and the third will be Kosmos 51 , which will be launched on 9 december 1964. [7] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal 1964 in spaceflight
#11 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
- ... 2 statute miles. The crew conducted interviews with ABC News , Discovery Channel , and MSNBC . [21] 9 december (FLIGHT DAY 7, EVA 2) At 3:33 pm EST , Mission Specialists Jerry Ross and Jim Newman commenced on a ...
- ... er 1998 22:10 8 December 1998 05:31 7 hours, 21 minutes Began Unity installation. EVA 2 Ross Newman 9 december 1998 20:33 10 December 1998 03:35 7 hours, 02 minutes Continued Unity installation. EVA 3 Ross Newm ...
#12 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
- ... pacecraft 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 Japanese resupply spaceflight ...
- ... yload mass 5900 kg Dimensions 9.8 metre of long, 4.4 metre of diameter Start of mission Launch date 9 december 2016, 13:26:47 UTC Rocket H-IIB No. 6 Launch site Tanegashima , Yoshinobu 2 Contractor Mitsubishi H ...
- ... leak from piping. [24] The H-IIB launch vehicle carrying Kounotori 6 lifted off at 13:26:47 UTC on 9 december 2016, and 15 minutes 11 seconds later, Kounotori 6 was released into initial 200 × 300 km orbit. [2 ...
- ... tial 200 × 300 km orbit. [25] [26] SFINKS experiment payload began the data collection at 14:16, on 9 december 2016, but it stopped unexpectedly after 509 seconds. [27] After a series of orbital manoeuvres, Kou ...
#13 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
- ... Inclination 28.87 degrees [3] Gemini 7 Mission Report (PDF) January 1966 Period 90.54 minutes Epoch december 9, 1965 [4] (L-R) Lovell, Borman Project Gemini ← Gemini 5 Gemini 6A → CREW Position Astronaut Command ...
- ... RAMETERS launch Mass : 3,663 kilograms (8,076 lb) , landing mass: 1,958 kilograms (4,317 lb) [3] At december 9 epoch , five days after launch: Perigee : 299 kilometers (161 nmi) Apogee : 302 kilometers (163 nmi) ...
#14 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
- ... o COTS missions to accelerate the program into the operational supply mission phase in 2012. [8] On 9 december , NASA officially approved the merger of the COTS 2 and 3 missions into the renamed Dragon C2+ fligh ...
- ... sful launches, and the Space Transportation System 's shuttle fleet recently being retired. [22] On 9 december 2011, NASA formally approved the two missions' merger, and set the initial launch date for 7 Februa ...
#15 OICETS
The Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite ( OICETS ), also called Kirari , was an experimental satellite launched by JAXA to demonstrate interorbital communication between satellites through optical (laser) means. OICETS was originally slated for a launch on the second J-I la
- ... as decommissioned and its mission terminated on 24 September 2009 at 05:48 UTC. [3] ACHIEVEMENTS On 9 december 2005, JAXA succeeded in establishing optical links between OICETS and Artemis. During March 2006, a ...
#16 Badr-1
Badr-A ( Urdu : بدر-۱ , meaning Full Moon-A ) was the first artificial and the first digital communications satellite launched by Pakistan's national space authority — the SUPARCO — in 1990. [1] The Badr-A was Pakistan 's first indigenously developed and manufactured digital communications and an ex
- ... cket Long March 2E Launch site Xichang , LA-2 End of mission Last contact 21 August 1990 Decay date 9 december 1990 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Perigee altitude 2 ...
- ... ission Rates 1200,600,300,150 baud DCE Memory Bank 8 kilobyte Launch Date 16 July 1990 Reentry Date 9 december 1990 SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Badr-B Badr (satellite) Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commis ...
#17 Pioneer Venus project
The Pioneer Venus project was part of the Pioneer program consisting of two spacecraft, the Pioneer Venus Orbiter and the Pioneer Venus Multiprobe , launched to Venus in 1978. The program was managed by NASA 's Ames Research Center . Two spacecraft send to Venus in 1978 This article needs additional
- ... tober 1992. The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe deployed four small probes into the Venusian atmosphere on december 9, 1978. All four probes transmitted data throughout their descent to the surface. One probe survived ...
- ... 16, 1978 and the three small probes on November 20. All four probes entered the Venus atmosphere on december 9, followed by the bus. The Pioneer Venus large probe was about 1.5 m in diameter and equipped with 7 ...
#18 STS-135
STS-135 ( ISS assembly flight ULF7 ) [4] was the 135th and final mission of the American Space Shuttle program . [5] [6] It used the orbiter Atlantis and hardware originally processed for the STS-335 contingency mission, which was not flown. STS-135 launched on 8 July 2011, and landed on 21 July 201
- ... he center engine on 7 December 2010, followed by the lower-right engine and the lower-left on 8 and 9 december 2010 respectively inside Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-1). The event marked the last set of main ...
#19 Salyut 6
Salyut 6 ( Russian : Салют-6 ; lit. Salute 6 ), DOS-5 , was a Soviet orbital space station , the eighth station of the Salyut programme . It was launched on 29 September 1977 by a Proton rocket . Salyut 6 was the first space station to receive large numbers of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft for huma
- ... 19 September 1980 20:49 rear 26 September 1980 12:35 6.62 Progress 11 30 September 1980 20:03 rear 9 december 1980 13:23 69.72 Soyuz T-3 28 November 1980 18:54 front 10 December 1980 09:10 11.59 Progress 12 26 ...
#20 Columbus (ISS module)
Columbus is a science laboratory that is part of the International Space Station (ISS) and is the largest single contribution to the ISS made by the European Space Agency (ESA). ESA science observatory on the International Space Station The Columbus Module on the International Space Station Hans Sch
- ... urs. This was later revised into a 72-hour delay, resulting in a next launch attempt set for Sunday december 9, 2007. This launch attempt was scrubbed when one of the ECO sensors again failed during fuelling. Th ...