langs: 12 февраля [ru] / february 12 [en] / 12. februar [de] / 12 février [fr] / 12 febbraio [it] / 12 de febrero [es]
days: february 9 / february 10 / february 11 / february 12 / february 13 / february 14 / february 15
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Frank De Winne
Frank, Viscount De Winne (born 25 April 1961, in Ledeberg , Belgium) is a Belgian Air Component officer and an ESA astronaut . He is Belgium's second person in space (after Dirk Frimout ). He was the first ESA astronaut to command a space mission when he served as commander of ISS Expedition 21 . ES
- ... l test programmes and for all pilot-vehicle interfaces for future aircraft/software updates. [2] On 12 february 1997 De Winne encountered engine problems while flying in an F-16 Fighting Falcon over densely popu ...
#2 Richard H. Truly
Richard Harrison Truly (born November 12, 1937) is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy , a former fighter pilot , engineer , astronaut , and was the eighth administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1989 to 1992. He was the first former astronaut to h
- ... ry mission. The resulting photograph has since become known as the Pale Blue Dot photograph. [8] On 12 february 1992, Truly was fired as Administrator. Two weeks before, Vice President Dan Quayle had met with Tr ...
#3 James M. Taylor
James Martin Taylor (November 27, 1930 – September 4, 1970) was a United States Air Force astronaut and test pilot . Although he trained for the USAF Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL), the program was cancelled before any of the MOL crews reached space. [1] For the president of the Heartland Institute
- ... gram was presented in the Public Television series NOVA episode called Astrospies which first aired february 12, 2008. [6] To be in MOL, you had to be smart and you had to be a leader. To me, Jimmy was among the ...
#4 Scott Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aeronautical engineer , astronaut , and aquanaut . He was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts selected for NASA 's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American (after
- ... ch brought the United States into World War II , and he resolved to become a naval aviator . [8] On february 12, 1943, he enlisted at the U.S. Navy 's recruiting officer at Lowry Field near Denver . He then trave ...
#5 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
- ... elly announced his candidacy for Arizona's Class 3 U.S. Senate seat in the 2020 special election on february 12, 2019. He won the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020, and defeated incumbent Republican Martha McS ...
- ... in Arizona Kelly at the launch of his U.S. Senate campaign in downtown Phoenix in February 2019 On february 12, 2019, Kelly announced that he would run as a Democrat in the 2020 United States Senate special elec ...
#6 Ivan Anikeyev
Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev ( Russian : Иван Николаевич Аникеев ; 12 February 1933 – 8 August 1992) was a Soviet cosmonaut who was dismissed from the Soviet space program for disciplinary reasons. Soviet cosmonaut candidate Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev Born ( 1933-02-12 ) 12 February 1933 Soviet Union
- Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev ( Russian : Иван Николаевич Аникеев ; 12 february 1933 – 8 August 1992) was a Soviet cosmonaut who was dismissed from the Soviet space program for di ...
- ... for disciplinary reasons. Soviet cosmonaut candidate Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev Born ( 1933-02-12 ) 12 february 1933 Soviet Union Died 8 August 1992 (1992-08-08) (aged 59) Nationality Russian Space career Soviet ...
#7 Anton Shkaplerov
Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov ( Russian : Антон Николаевич Шкаплеров ; born 20 February 1972) is a Russian cosmonaut . He is a veteran of four spaceflights. [1] Russian cosmonaut Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov Anton Shkaplerov in August 2017 as taken by Bill Ingalls Born ( 1972-02-20 ) 20 February 1972
- ... on November 16, 2011. After 2 days in orbit they docked with the ISS, to begin Expedition 29/30. On february 12, 2012, Shkaplerov and fellow cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko conducted a six-hour spacewalk outside the ISS ...
#8 Richard E. Lawyer
Richard Earl "Dick" Lawyer (November 8, 1932 – November 12, 2005) was a USAF astronaut , test pilot , and combat veteran. Although he trained for the USAF Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL), the program was cancelled before any of the MOL crews reached space . [1] Richard E. Lawyer Born ( 1932-11-08 )
- ... OL program was presented in the Public Television series NOVA episode called Astrospies which aired february 12, 2008. [12] One spacesuit was sent to the Smithsonian Institution 's National Air and Space Museum a ...
#9 Francis G. Neubeck
Francis Gregory "Greg" Neubeck (born April 11, 1932) is a retired Colonel in the United States Air Force and a former USAF astronaut . Although he trained for the USAF Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL), the program was cancelled before any of the MOL crews reached space. [1] Francis G. Neubeck Born (
- ... program was presented in the public television series NOVA episode called "Astrospies" which aired february 12, 2008. [9] ARPS Class III graduates Front row: Edward Givens , Tommie Benefield, Charlie Bassett , N ...
#10 Robert Michael White
Robert Michael "Bob" White (July 6, 1924 – March 17, 2010) ( Maj Gen , USAF ) [2] was an American electrical engineer , test pilot , fighter pilot , and astronaut . [3] [4] He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and
- ... d universities across the United States. White was promoted to the grade of major general effective february 12, 1975, with date of rank July 1, 1972. In March became Chief of Staff of the Fourth Allied Tactical ...
#11 Lachlan Macleay
Lachlan "Mac" Macleay (born June 13, 1931) is a retired colonel in the United States Air Force and a former USAF astronaut . Although he trained for the USAF Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL), the program was cancelled before any of the MOL crews reached space. [1] Lachlan Macleay Born ( 1931-06-13 )
- ... OL program was presented in the Public Television series NOVA episode called Astrospies which aired february 12, 2008. [7] Several of the MOL astronauts, including Lachlan Macleay, were interviewed for this docum ...
#12 Oleg Kononenko
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko ( Russian : Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко ; Turkmen : Oleg Dmitriýewiç Kononenko ; born 21 June 1964 in Turkmenistan ) is a Russian cosmonaut from the Turkmen SSR. [1] He has flown to the International Space Station four times, as a flight engineer for Expedition 17 aboard So
- ... Earth on 1 July 2012. [11] SPACEWALKS Spacewalker Oleg Kononenko seen outside the Space Station on 12 february 2012. Kononenko conducted his first spacewalk on 10 July 2008 when he ventured into space from the ...
- ... and Kononenko wore an Orlan suit with blue stripes. The spacewalk lasted 5 hours and 54 minutes. On 12 february 2012, Kononenko and colleague cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov were scheduled to conduct a six-hour space ...
Museum / Museum
#1 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
- ... Three World War II veterans received the French Legion of Honour at an event held at the museum on 12 february 2013. [15] The museum's B-25 performed a flyover for Doolittle Raider Tom Griffin 's funeral on 9 M ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Ohsumi (satellite)
Ōsumi (or Ohsumi , おおすみ) is the first Japanese satellite put into orbit . It was launched on February 11, 1970 at 04:25 UTC with a Lambda 4S-5 rocket from Uchinoura Space Center by Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo , now part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (
- ... 4:25Z ) UTC Rocket Lambda-4S Launch site Kagoshima LA-L Contractor ISAS End of mission Last contact february 12, 1970 ( 1970-02-13 ) [2] Decay date August 2, 2003 [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentri ...
#2 USA-193
USA-193 , also known as NRO Launch 21 ( NROL-21 or simply L-21 ), was a United States military reconnaissance satellite ( radar imaging ) launched on 14 December 2006. [2] It was the first launch conducted by the United Launch Alliance (ULA). [3] Owned by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), th
- ... SA-193 with a missile reportedly began on 4 January 2008, with President Bush approving the plan on 12 february 2008, [24] at an expected cost of US$40 million to US$60 million. [25] The task force had as its go ...
#3 ARGOS (satellite)
The Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite ( ARGOS ) was launched on 23 February 1999 carrying nine payloads for research and development missions by nine separate researchers. The mission terminated on 31 July 2003. Not to be confused with Argos (satellite system) . ARGOS Artist's rendi
- ... er (upper-level winds). [20] 8 February 1999 - launch postponed due to weather (upper-level winds). 12 february 1999 - launch postponed due to weather (upper-level winds). [21] 13 February 1999 - launch postpone ...
#4 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
- ... est airlock at 22:11 UTC (17:11 EST), which marked the official end of their 7-hour, 58 minute EVA. 12 february (FLIGHT DAY 6) Hans Schlegel is working on outfitting Columbus . A view at the cone end of Columbus ...
#5 Voyager 2
Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, to study the outer planets and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere . As a part of the Voyager program , it was launched 16 days before its twin, Voyager 1 , on a trajectory that took longer to reach gas giants Jupiter and Sa
- ... ansmitted, subsequently executed, and relayed back with a successful communication message. [15] On february 12, 2021, full communications with the probe were restored after a major antenna upgrade that took a ye ...
#6 GhanaSat-1
GhanaSat-1 was the first Ghanaian nanosatellite to be launched into space. [4] It was designed and built in two years in conjunction with the Kyushu Institute of Technology Birds-1 program, which has the goal of helping countries build their first satellite. First ghanaian spacecraft GhanaSat-1 Ghan
- ... ruary 2017, and was then transferred to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on 12 february 2017. [6] The GhanaSat-1 Birds designation is Bird GG. [11] MISSION LAUNCH SpaceX launch of CRS-11 ...
#7 Kosmos 76
Kosmos 76 ( Russian : Космос 76 meaning Cosmos 76 ), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.3 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles . [3] It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and launched in 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik prog
- ... hich all but seven were successful. It replaced the previous satellite, DS-P1-Yu No.2 , launched on 12 february 1965, which had failed to reach orbit due to a second stage malfunction [4] SEE ALSO Spaceflight po ...
#8 Munin (satellite)
Munin was a Swedish nanosatellite . It was launched on November 21, 2000 on a Delta II rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California , together with two other satellites. Munin was developed by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in cooperation with students from Luleå University of Tec
- ... eration with students from Luleå University of Technology and Umeå University . Last contact was on february 12, 2001, after a manual CPU reset; failure was probably in the boot PROM. GENERAL INFORMATION Dimensio ...
#9 GOES-17
GOES-17 (designated pre-launch as GOES-S ) is an environmental satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The satellite is second in the four-satellite GOES-R series ( GOES-16 , -17, - T , and - U ). GOES-17 supports the Geostationary Operational Environmental
- ... (AV-077) [3] Launch site Cape Canaveral , SLC-41 Contractor United Launch Alliance Entered service 12 february 2019 [4] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Geostationary orbit Longitude ...
- ... ced Baseline Imager (see Malfunctions , below). [9] [10] GOES-17 became operational as GOES-West on 12 february 2019. [4] In June 2021, NOAA announced that due to the cooling problem with the satellite's main im ...
- ... ed longitude 13 November 2018 and began additional testing. [5] GOES-17 was declared operational on 12 february 2019. Both GOES-17 and GOES-15 operated in tandem through early 2020 to allow assessment of GOES-17 ...
#10 TIROS-8
TIROS-8 (also called TIROS-H or A-53 ) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite . It was the eighth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites . TIROS-8 Mission type Weather satellite Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1963-054A SATCAT no. 716 Spacecraft properties Spacecraft type TIROS Ma
- ... l 1964 due to degradation of the APT camera. The wide-angle TV camera transmitted useful data until february 12, 1966. The satellite was deactivated on July 1, 1967, after being left on for an additional time per ...
#11 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
- ... merican missions were sent during the early 1961 opportunity. The Soviet Union launched Venera 1 on 12 february 1961 and on 19–20 May became the first probe to fly by Venus; however, it had stopped transmitting ...
#12 NEAR Shoemaker
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous – Shoemaker ( NEAR Shoemaker ), renamed after its 1996 launch in honor of planetary scientist Eugene Shoemaker , was a robotic space probe designed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for NASA to study the near-Earth asteroid Eros from close orbi
- ... , the mission succeeded in closing in with the asteroid and afterwards orbited it several times. On february 12, 2001, the mission succeeded in touching down on the asteroid. It was terminated just over two weeks ...
- ... naveral LC-17B End of mission Last contact February 28, 2001 ( 2001-02-28 ) ~00:00 UTC Landing date february 12, 2001 ( 2001-02-12 ) 20:01 UTC Landing site South of Himeros crater , 433 Eros Flyby of 253 Mathilde ...
- ... de orbit on December 13, 2000. The mission ended with a touchdown in the "saddle" region of Eros on february 12, 2001. Some scientists claim that the ultimate goal of the mission was to link Eros, an asteroidal b ...
- ... voyage of the NEAR spacecraft Animation of NEAR Shoemaker ' s trajectory from February 19, 1996, to february 12, 2001 NEAR Shoemaker Eros Earth Mathilde Sun Animation of NEAR Shoemaker ' s trajectory around Eros ...
- ... os Earth Mathilde Sun Animation of NEAR Shoemaker ' s trajectory around Eros from April 1, 2000, to february 12, 2001 NEAR Shoemaker 433 Eros ORBITS AND LANDING Eros from approximately 250 meters altitude (area i ...
- ... e surface of Eros ending with a touchdown just to the south of the saddle-shaped feature Himeros on february 12, 2001, at approximately 20:01 UT (3:01 p.m. EST). To the surprise of the controllers, the spacecraft ...
#13 Tranquility (ISS module)
Tranquility , also known as Node 3 , [3] is a module of the International Space Station (ISS). It contains environmental control systems, life support systems , a toilet, exercise equipment, and an observation cupola . American module of the International Space Station Tranquility Tranquility in 201
- ... 04A [1] Launch date 8 February 2010, 09:14:08 UTC [2] Launch vehicle Space Shuttle Endeavour Docked 12 february 2010 Mass 19,000 kg (42,000 lb) Length 6.706 m (22.00 ft) Diameter 4.48 m (14.7 ft) The European Sp ...
- ... 0 on board the STS-130 mission flown by Endeavour . [9] It was berthed to the port side of Unity on 12 february 2010. [10] To accommodate the SpaceX Dragon V2 and Boeing Starliner Commercial Crew transports expe ...
#14 STS-130
STS-130 ( ISS assembly flight 20A ) [7] was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Space Shuttle Endeavour 's primary payloads were the Tranquility module and the Cupola , a robotic control station with six windows around its sides and another in the center, providing
- ... oxygen for an hour before and after their sleep period in order to prevent decompression sickness . 12 february (FLIGHT DAY 5: SPACEWALK 1) Astronauts Behnken and Patrick participate in the first spacewalk. Flig ...
- ... LKS EVA [40] Spacewalkers Start ( UTC ) End (UTC) Duration EVA 1 Robert L. Behnken Nicholas Patrick 12 february 2010 2:17 UTC 12 February 2010 8:49 UTC 6 hours 32 minutes Behnken and Patrick removed a protective ...
- ... Start ( UTC ) End (UTC) Duration EVA 1 Robert L. Behnken Nicholas Patrick 12 February 2010 2:17 UTC 12 february 2010 8:49 UTC 6 hours 32 minutes Behnken and Patrick removed a protective cover on a port on the Un ...
#15 Humanity Star
Humanity Star was a reflective passive satellite designed to produce visible, pulsing flares . The satellite was launched into orbit by an Electron rocket on 21 January 2018 and entered into the atmosphere on 22 March 2018. The reaction to Humanity Star was mostly negative by astronomers, as it inte
- ... ude 283.4 km (176.1 mi) Apogee altitude 474.0 km (294.5 mi) Inclination 82.9° Period 92.1 min Epoch 12 february 2018, 01:53:56 UTC [4] DESIGN Humanity Star was designed to produce flares visible from Earth. [1] ...
#16 SpaceX Crew-4
SpaceX Crew-4 is the Crew Dragon's fourth NASA Commercial Crew operational flight, and its seventh overall crewed orbital flight. The mission launched on 27 April 2022 at 07:52 UTC [4] before docking with the International Space Station (ISS) at 23:37 UTC. It follows shortly after the private Axiom
- ... SpaceX Crew-3 in 2021). [9] CREW NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Robert Hines were announced on 12 february 2021 to the crew. [5] [6] Samantha Cristoforetti was named the commander of Expedition 68 on 28 May ...
#17 SpaceX CRS-10
SpaceX CRS-10 , also known as SpX-10 , was a Dragon Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which launched on 19 February 2017. The mission was contracted by NASA as part of its Commercial Resupply Services program and was launched by SpaceX aboard the 30th fligh
- ... o earlier than January 2017, [10] subsequently set for 18 February. Launch of CRS-10 from LC-39A On 12 february 2017, SpaceX successfully completed a static fire test of the Falcon 9 engines on Pad 39A. [11] An ...
#18 Sloshsat-FLEVO
SLOSHSAT-FLEVO ( Sloshsat Facility for Liquid Experimentation and Verification in Orbit ) is a microsatellite launched to investigate the dynamics of fluids in microgravity. FLEVO stands for Facility for Liquid Experimentation and Verification in Orbit. Multiple sensors were used to monitor the beha
- ... roperties Manufacturer NLR / Rafael Launch mass 129 kilograms (284 lb) Start of mission Launch date 12 february 2005, 21:03:01 ( 2005-02-12UTC21:03:01Z ) UTC Rocket Ariane 5ECA Launch site Kourou ELA-3 Contracto ...
- ... 4] The satellite was launched from the Guiana Space Centre launch site at Kourou , French Guiana on 12 february 2005. [5] EXPERIMENT The SLOSHSAT-FLEVO is the first satellite entirely dedicated to liquid researc ...
#19 Mars 5
Mars 5 ( Russian : Марс-5 ), also known as 3MS No.53S was a Soviet spacecraft launched to explore Mars. A 3MS spacecraft launched as part of the Mars programme , it successfully entered orbit around Mars in 1974. However, it failed a few weeks later. [4] Mars 5 Mission type Mars orbiter [1] Operator
- ... ilometres (1,090 mi) Apoareon altitude 35,300 kilometres (21,900 mi) Inclination 35.3 degrees Epoch 12 february 1974 Mars orbiter Orbital insertion 12 February 1974, 15:45 UTC [4] SPACECRAFT The Mars 5 spacecraf ...
- ... lometres (21,900 mi) Inclination 35.3 degrees Epoch 12 February 1974 Mars orbiter Orbital insertion 12 february 1974, 15:45 UTC [4] SPACECRAFT The Mars 5 spacecraft carried an array of instruments to study Mars. ...
- ... orrection manoeuvres on 3 August 1973 and 2 February 1974. [5] MARS ORBIT The probe reached Mars on 12 february . At 14:44:25 the spacecraft's engines ignited to begin its orbit insertion burn, which successfully ...
#20 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
- ... merican missions were sent during the early 1961 opportunity. The Soviet Union launched Venera 1 on 12 february 1961 and on 19–20 May became the first probe to fly by Venus; however, it had stopped transmitting ...