langs: 15 февраля [ru] / february 15 [en] / 15. februar [de] / 15 février [fr] / 15 febbraio [it] / 15 de febrero [es]
days: february 12 / february 13 / february 14 / february 15 / february 16 / february 17 / february 18
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Roger B. Chaffee
Roger Bruce Chaffee ( / ˈ tʃ æ f iː / ; February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was an American naval officer , aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program . American astronaut, naval aviator and aeronautical engineer Roger B. Chaffee Chaffee in 1964 Born Roger Bru
- Roger Bruce Chaffee ( / ˈ tʃ æ f iː / ; february 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was an American naval officer , aviator and aeronautical engineer who was ...
- ... and aeronautical engineer Roger B. Chaffee Chaffee in 1964 Born Roger Bruce Chaffee ( 1935-02-15 ) february 15, 1935 Grand Rapids, Michigan , U.S. Died January 27, 1967 (1967-01-27) (aged 31) Cape Kennedy , Flor ...
- ... ngressional Space Medal of Honor and a second Air Medal. EARLY LIFE Roger Bruce Chaffee was born on february 15, 1935, in Grand Rapids, Michigan , [1] the second child of Donald Lynn Chaffee (1910–1998) and Blanc ...
#2 Aleksandr Serebrov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov ( Russian : Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Серебро́в , 15 February 1944 – 12 November 2013) was a Soviet cosmonaut . He graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (1967), and was selected as a cosmonaut on 1 December 1978. He retired on 10 May 1995. [1] He
- Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov ( Russian : Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Серебро́в , 15 february 1944 – 12 November 2013) was a Soviet cosmonaut . He graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and ...
- ... was married and had one child. Soviet and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov Born ( 1944-02-15 ) 15 february 1944 Moscow , USSR Died 12 November 2013 (2013-11-12) (aged 69) Moscow, Russia Nationality Soviet / ...
#3 Leland D. Melvin
Leland Devon Melvin (born February 15, 1964) is an American engineer and a retired NASA astronaut . He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist on STS-122 , and as mission specialist 1 on STS-129 . Melvin was named the NASA Associate Administrator for Education in October 2
- Leland Devon Melvin (born february 15, 1964) is an American engineer and a retired NASA astronaut . He served on board the Space Shuttle A ...
- ... 10. American engineer and former astronaut Leland D. Melvin Born Leland Devon Melvin ( 1964-02-15 ) february 15, 1964 (age 58) Lynchburg, Virginia , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Engineer Sp ...
#4 Catherine Coleman
Catherine Grace " Cady " Coleman (born December 14, 1960) is an American chemist , an engineer , a former United States Air Force colonel, and a retired NASA astronaut . [1] She is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions, and departed the International Space Station on May 23, 2011, as a crew member
- ... flute from Matt Molloy of The Chieftains, and a flute from Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull (band) . On february 15, 2011, she played one of the instruments live from orbit on National Public Radio . [13] On April 12 ...
#5 Lisa Nowak
Lisa Marie Nowak (née Caputo , born May 10, 1963) is an American aeronautical engineer , and former NASA astronaut and United States Navy captain . Nowak served as naval flight officer and test pilot in the Navy, and was selected by NASA for NASA Astronaut Group 16 in 1996, qualifying as a mission s
- ... ting bail, Nowak was released from jail. [86] Shipman dropped her request for a protection order on february 15. [92] REACTIONS On February 6, 2007, Nowak was placed on 30-day leave by NASA. [93] She returned to ...
#6 Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (October 2, 1935 – December 8, 1967) was a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American astronaut. [1] [2] [3] American astronaut Major Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. Born ( 1935-10-02 ) October 2, 1935 Chicago , Illinois , U.S. Died December 8, 1967 (1967-12-0
- ... n Florida . [3] [14] [15] [16] [17] The 13th Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft , which launched on february 15, 2020, was named the S.S. Robert H. Lawrence in his honor. [18] [19] [20] The artist Tavares Stracha ...
#7 Sergei Krikalev
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev ( Russian : Сергей Константинович Крикалёв , also transliterated as Sergei Krikalyov ; born 27 August 1958) is a Russian mechanical engineer and former cosmonaut . As a prominent rocket scientist , he is a veteran of six space flights and ranks third to Gennady Padalk
- ... Fyodor Yurchikhin could jump-start the Russian segment's crippled computer systems. LATER CAREER On 15 february 2007, Krikalev was appointed Vice President of the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energi ...
Museum / Museum
#1 San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego Air & Space Museum ( SDASM , formerly the San Diego Aerospace Museum ) is an aviation and space exploration museum in San Diego , California , United States. The museum is located in Balboa Park and is housed in the former Ford Building , which is listed on the US National Register of Hist
- ... SDASM was established by articles of incorporation on October 12, 1961, and opened to the public on february 15, 1963. [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2009 ) Aerospace museum ...
- ... hs of aircraft and aircraft manufacturing. [7] HISTORY The museum was first opened to the public on february 15, 1963, in the Food and Beverage Building, which had been built in 1915 for the Panama–California Exp ...
#2 Wallops Flight Facility
Wallops Flight Facility ( WFF ) ( IATA : WAL , ICAO : KWAL , FAA LID : WAL ) is a rocket launch site on Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia , United States , just east of the Delmarva Peninsula and approximately 100 miles (160 km) north-northeast of Norfolk . The facility is operated b
- ... he first payload launched into orbit from Wallops Island was Explorer IX , atop a Scout rocket , on february 15, 1961. [7] On September 6, 2013, the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer ( LADEE ) was la ...
#3 Texas Air & Space Museum
The Texas Air & Space Museum is an aviation museum located near Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport in Amarillo, Texas . The museum displays civilian and military aircraft, as well as a wide range of air and space artifacts. Aviation Museum in in Amarillo, Texas Texas Air & Space Museum Esta
- ... it space at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, and reopened its doors. On opening day february 15, 2011, Texas Air & Space Museum had a significant number of indoor air and space historical displays ...
#4 Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is an aviation museum located at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Mount Hope, Ontario , Canada. The museum has 47 military jets and propeller-driven aircraft on display. [1] Aviation museum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Canadian Warplane Herita
- ... an Ness was killed in the crash of a Fairey Firefly at the Canadian International Air Show . [7] On february 15, 1993, a fire destroyed most of Hangar #3. Destroyed in the fire were also the Hawker Hurricane , Ge ...
#5 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
- ... cience Exhibit Commission announced that Dr. Kimberly Robinson would be the next director, starting february 15, 2021. [1] [53] [54] BUILDINGS The SA-500D Saturn V is the centerpiece in the main hall of the David ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Progress M-26
Progress M-26 ( Russian : Прогресс M-26 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in February 1995 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-26 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1995-005A SATCAT no. 23477 [1] Spacecr
- ... gress (No.226) Spacecraft type Progress-M [2] Manufacturer RKK Energia Start of mission Launch date 15 february 1995, 16:48:28 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal D ...
- ... altitude 188 km [4] Apogee altitude 224 km [4] Inclination 51.6° [4] Period 88.6 minutes [4] Epoch 15 february 1995 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [4] Docking date 17 February 1995, 18:21:34 UTC Undo ...
- ... 02:26:38 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress M-25 Progress M-27 → LAUNCH Progress M-26 launched on 15 february 1995 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan . It used a Soyuz-U rocket. [2] [5] DOCKING Progres ...
#2 WINDS
WINDS ( Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite , also known as Kizuna ), was a Japanese communication satellite . Launch was originally scheduled for 2007. The launch date was eventually set for 15 February 2008, but a problem detected in a second stage maneuvering thr
- ... cation satellite . Launch was originally scheduled for 2007. The launch date was eventually set for 15 february 2008, but a problem detected in a second stage maneuvering thruster delayed it to 23 February. Lift ...
#3 Cygnus NG-13
NG-13 , previously known as OA-13 , was the fourteenth flight of the Northrop Grumman robotic resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its thirteenth flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA . [4] [5] The mission launched on 15 February
- ... under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA . [4] [5] The mission launched on 15 february 2020 at 20:21:01 UTC after nearly a week of delays. [6] This is the second launch of Cygnus under t ...
- ... Northrop Grumman Thales Alenia Payload mass 3,377 kilograms (7,445 lb) Start of mission Launch date 15 february 2020, 20:21:01 UTC Rocket Antares 230+ Launch site Wallops Pad 0A Contractor Northrop Grumman End o ...
- ... inds with less than ninety minutes left in the countdown. Cygnus NG-13 was launched successfully on 15 february 2020 at 20:21:01 UTC. LAUNCH AND EARLY OPERATIONS After Northrop Grumman purchased Orbital ATK in J ...
- ... t weather and an issue with a regulator at the launch pad. The mission launched successfully on the 15 february 2020 at 20:21:01 UTC with no delay and no apparent problems. The Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the s ...
- ... 20:43:34 Scrubbed 24 hrs Weather 14 February 2020 19:07 90% Concerns of higher upper-level winds. 4 15 february 2020 20:21:01 Successful 85% Launched successfully on time. Northrop Grumman launches Cygnus NG-13 ...
#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
- ... ove spent the night in the station's airlock in preparation for the mission's final spacewalk. [69] 15 february (FLIGHT DAY 9) After awakening at 08:45 UTC, Walheim and Love spent the morning preparing for the m ...
- ... bay, Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS) routing. EVA 3 Rex J. Walheim Stanley G. Love 15 february 2008 13:07 15 February 2008 20:32 7 hours, 25 minutes Installation of SOLAR telescope , and EuTEF f ...
- ... Power Transfer System (SSPTS) routing. EVA 3 Rex J. Walheim Stanley G. Love 15 February 2008 13:07 15 february 2008 20:32 7 hours, 25 minutes Installation of SOLAR telescope , and EuTEF facility onto an Externa ...
#5 INSAT-4B
INSAT-4B was an Indian communications satellite which forms part of the Indian National Satellite System . Launched in 2007, it was placed in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 93.48° East. [5] INSAT-4B Mission type Communications Operator INSAT COSPAR ID 2007-007A SATCAT no. 30793 Mission durati
- ... ] altitude of INSAT-4B was raised and it was relocated to new 83°E slot on 12 October 2019. [13] On 15 february 2020, altitude of INSAT-4B was lowered and it was relocated to new 85.5°E slot on 20 February 2020. ...
#6 CryoSat-2
CryoSat-2 is a European Space Agency (ESA) Earth Explorer Mission that launched on April 8th 2010. [3] CryoSat-2 is dedicated to measuring polar sea ice thickness and monitoring changes in ice sheets. [4] Its primary objective is to measure the thinning of Arctic sea ice, but has applications to oth
- ... a vehicle known as the crocodile , and installed atop the carrier rocket. [43] Rollout occurred on 15 february , and the next day the satellite was activated in order to test its systems following integration on ...
#7 USA-199
USA-199 , also known as GPS IIR-18(M) , GPS IIRM-5 and GPS SVN-57 , is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System . It was the fifth of eight Block IIRM satellites to be launched, and the eighteenth of twenty one Block IIR satellites overall. It was built by L
- ... orbit. The satellite raised itself into medium Earth orbit using a Star-37FM apogee motor . [2] By 15 february 2008, USA-199 was in an orbit with a perigee of 20,082 kilometers (12,478 mi) , an apogee of 20,283 ...
#8 Kosmos 1109
Kosmos 1109 ( Russian : Космос 1109 meaning Cosmos 1109 ) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1979 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 11
- ... ) UTC Rocket Molniya-M / 2BL [2] Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome [2] [3] End of mission Deactivated 15 february 1980 [1] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Molniya [2] Perigee altitude 665 kil ...
#9 Stardust (spacecraft)
Stardust was a 390-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on 7 February 1999. Its primary mission was to collect dust samples from the coma of comet Wild 2 , as well as samples of cosmic dust , and return them to Earth for analysis. It was the first sample return mission of its kind. En rou
- ... ch 14 January 2009, 12:33 UTC Distance 9,157 km (5,690 mi) Flyby of comet Tempel 1 Closest approach 15 february 2011, 04:39:10 UTC [7] Distance 181 km (112 mi) [8] Instruments CIDA Comet and Interstellar Dust An ...
- ... tellar Dust Analyzer instrument. ENCOUNTER WITH TEMPEL 1 Main article: 9P/Tempel At 04:39:10 UTC on 15 february 2011, Stardust-NExT encountered Tempel 1 from a distance of 181 km (112 mi) . [7] [8] An estimated ...
#10 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
- ... 6 kg (13 lb) Dimensions 10 cm x 10 cm x 60 cm (6U) Power 150 watt-hour Start of mission Launch date 15 february 2020, 20:21:01 UTC Rocket Antares 230+ Launch site MARS , LP-0A Contractor Northrop Grumman Deploym ...
- ... ed as 3U) CubeSat that was selected in 2018 to launch as part of the ELaNa program . [39] LAUNCH On 15 february 2020, TechEdSat-10 was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Cygnus NG-13 ca ...
#11 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
- ... een activated. The crew also received word the mission had been extended by one day in the morning. 15 february (FLIGHT DAY 8) Cupola was moved by Canadarm2 from the forward port to the nadir port of Tranquility ...
#12 Telstar
Telstar is the name of various communications satellites . The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. It successfully relayed through space the first television pictures, telephone calls, and telegraph i
- ... roton-K / Block-DM4 Baikonur 81/23 97° W SSL 1300 3,600 kg (7,900 lb) Telstar 6 Space Systems/Loral february 15, 1999 Proton-K / Block-DM3 Baikonur 81/23 93° W SSL 1300 3,763 kg (8,296 lb) Telstar 7 Space Systems ...
#13 Intelsat 708
Intelsat 708 was a telecommunications satellite built by the American company Space Systems/Loral for Intelsat . It was destroyed on 15 February 1996 when the Long March 3B launch vehicle failed while being launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China . The launch vehicle veered off co
- ... ions satellite built by the American company Space Systems/Loral for Intelsat . It was destroyed on 15 february 1996 when the Long March 3B launch vehicle failed while being launched from the Xichang Satellite L ...
- ... -1300 Manufacturer Space Systems/Loral Launch mass 4,180 kg (9,220 lb) Start of mission Launch date 15 february 1996, 19:01:00 UTC Rocket Long March 3B Launch site Xichang , LC-2 Contractor China Great Wall Indu ...
- ... 708 satellite was to be launched into geostationary orbit aboard a Long March 3B launch vehicle. On 15 february 1996, the Long March 3B launch vehicle failed during launch, veering off course immediately after l ...
#14 Al Farabi-1
Al-Farabi 1 is a nano-satellite that was successfully launched on February 15, 2017, 3:58 UTC on PSLV-C37 on a record-breaking launch which released 104 satellites. [1] It is a research satellite designed and built by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University , Almaty , Kazakhstan . The main goal of the
- Al-Farabi 1 is a nano-satellite that was successfully launched on february 15, 2017, 3:58 UTC on PSLV-C37 on a record-breaking launch which released 104 satellites. [1] It is a r ...
#15 Luna 20
Luna 20 was the second of three successful Soviet lunar sample return missions . It was flown as part of the Luna program as a robotic competitor to the six successful Apollo lunar sample return missions. 1972 lunar sample retrieval mission as part of the USSR's Luna program This article uses bare U
- ... to accomplish. After a 4.5-day flight to the Moon, which included a single midcourse correction on 15 february , Luna 20 entered orbit around the Moon on 18 February. Initial orbital parameters were 100 x 100 ki ...
#16 Pioneer 10
Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F ) is an American space probe , launched in 1972 and weighing 260 kilograms (570 pounds ) , that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter . [3] Thereafter, Pioneer 10 became the first of five artificial objects to achieve the escape velocity needed
- ... , by an Atlas-Centaur expendable vehicle from Cape Canaveral , Florida . Between July 15, 1972, and february 15, 1973, it became the first spacecraft to traverse the asteroid belt . Photography of Jupiter began N ...
- ... particles of substantial size, it passed safely through the belt, emerging on the other side about february 15, 1973. [40] [41] ENCOUNTER WITH JUPITER Animation of Pioneer 10 ' s trajectory from March 3, 1972 to ...
#17 STS-82
STS-82 was the 22nd flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery and the 82nd mission of the Space Shuttle program . It was NASA's second mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope , during which Discovery's crew repaired and upgraded the telescope's scientific instruments, increasing its research capab
- ... TC End: 14 February 1997 – 11:16 UTC Duration: 6 hours, 42 minutes EVA 2 Harbaugh and Tanner Start: 15 february 1997 – 03:25 UTC End: 15 February 1997 – 10:52 UTC Duration: 7 hours, 27 minutes EVA 3 Lee and Smit ...
- ... TC Duration: 6 hours, 42 minutes EVA 2 Harbaugh and Tanner Start: 15 February 1997 – 03:25 UTC End: 15 february 1997 – 10:52 UTC Duration: 7 hours, 27 minutes EVA 3 Lee and Smith Start: 16 February 1997 – 02:53 ...
- ... nsulation on the side of HST facing sun and in the direction of travel. [2] EVA 3 began at 9:53 pm, 15 february , and lasted seven hours, 11 minutes. Lee and Smith removed and replaced a Data Interface Unit on Hu ...
#18 Galaxy 26
Galaxy 26 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat . It was built by Space Systems/Loral , as part of its SSL 1300 satellite bus . Galaxy 26 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 6 and Telstar 6 . It was launched aboard a Proton-K / DM-03 from Baikonur Cosmodrome , Site 81/23 . [1] Galaxy 2
- ... unch mass 3,763 kg (8,296 lb) Dry mass 1,469 kg (3,239 lb) Power 16 kW Start of mission Launch date 15 february 2005, 05:12:00 UTC Rocket Proton-K / DM-03 Launch site Baikonur , Site 81/23 Contractor Khrunichev ...
- ... OX . THE AILING BIRD Galaxy 26, known as Telstar 6 at the time, had its share of problems since its 15 february 1999 launch. It had lost a backup command and control receiver, the back up computer, and had compl ...
#19 Hiten (spacecraft)
The Hiten spacecraft (ひてん, Japanese pronunciation: [çiteɴ] ), given the English name Celestial Maiden [1] and known before launch as MUSES-A ( Mu Space Engineering Spacecraft A ), part of the MUSES Program , was built by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of Japan and launched on Jan
- ... h 20:04:09, March 18, 1990 Distance 16,472.4 km (10,235.5 mi) Moon orbiter Orbital insertion 13:33, february 15, 1993 Orbital parameters Periselene altitude 6.52 Lunar radii Aposelene altitude 29.42 Lunar radii I ...
- ... nt on Hiten was the Munich Dust Counter (MDC), and no increase over background levels was found. On february 15, 1993, Hiten was placed into a permanent lunar orbit, where it remained until it was deliberately cr ...
#20 TacSat-3
TacSat-3 is the second in a series of U.S. military experimental technology and communication satellites . It was assembled in an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate facility at Kirtland Air Force Base , New Mexico . [2] The TacSat satellites are all designed to demonstra
- ... e MARS , Wallops Island , LP-0B Contractor Orbital Sciences Corporation End of mission Last contact 15 february 2012 Decay date 30 April 2012 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [1] Regime Low E ...
- ... ed images comprise three of the more than 400 spectral bands. [16] TacSat-3 completed operations on 15 february 2012. On 30 April 2012, following the decay of its orbit, TacSat-3 reentered the Earth's atmosphere ...