langs: 21 февраля [ru] / february 21 [en] / 21. februar [de] / 21 février [fr] / 21 febbraio [it] / 21 de febrero [es]
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Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Viktor Afanasyev (cosmonaut)
Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev ( Russian : Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев ; born 31 December 1948) is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center . He was born 31 December 1948, in Bryansk , Russian SFSR , and is married to Yelena Ya. Afanasyev
- ... Lenin (26 May 1991) Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR , 3rd class ( 21 february 1985) Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (12 April 2011) – for the great achievements in the fi ...
#2 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
- ... Progress on pre-mission activities was nearing completion; NASA announced on January 23, 1967, that february 21 would be the target launch date. [36] The primary and backup crews moved back to the Cape for the la ...
- ... pating in a "plugs-out" countdown demonstration test at Cape Kennedy in preparation for the planned february 21 launch. Chaffee was sitting at the right side of the cabin. [4] His main role was to maintain commun ...
#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
- ... f manned space flight 4th class (9 April 1996) Order of Lenin (5 March 1977) Order of the Red Star ( 21 february 1985) Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" (1977) Medal "For developmen ...
#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
- ... shipped out to Hawaii in January 1944. [27] VMO-155 became part of the garrison on Midway Atoll on february 21, [30] then moved to the Marshall Islands in June 1944 and flew 57 combat missions in the area. [27] ...
#5 Gherman Titov
Gherman Stepanovich Titov ( Russian : Герман Степанович Титов ; 11 September 1935 – 20 September 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, [1] became the second human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 2 , preceded by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1 . He was the fourth person in space, counting su
- ... on between peoples Two Orders of Lenin (17 June and 9 August 1961) Order of the October Revolution ( 21 february 1985) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (15 January 1976) Lenin Prize (1988) Medal "For the Develop ...
#6 Nicholas Patrick
Nicholas James MacDonald Patrick (born 19 November 1964), is a British-American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . His flight on the 2006 Discovery STS-116 mission made him the fourth person born in the United Kingdom to go into space. [2] British-American engineer and former NASA astronaut For
- ... s now kept on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh . [4] STS-130 Endeavour (8 to 21 february 2010): This mission launched at night, carrying the International Space Station's final permanent m ...
#7 Joseph R. Tanner
Joseph Richard "Joe" Tanner (born January 21, 1950) is an American instructor at the University of Colorado Boulder , [2] mechanical engineer , a former naval officer and aviator , and a former NASA astronaut . [1] He was born in Danville, Illinois . He is unusual among astronauts as he did not have
- ... d Space Shuttle Discovery on February 11 and returned to a night landing at Kennedy Space Center on february 21. During the flight the crew completed a total of 5 spacewalks to improve the science capability of t ...
#8 Yuri Romanenko
Yuri Viktorovich Romanenko ( Russian : Ю́рий Ви́кторович Романе́нко ; born 1 August 1944) is a former Soviet cosmonaut , twice Hero of the Soviet Union (March 16, 1978 and September 26, 1980). Over his career, Yuri Romanenko spent a total of 430 days 20 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds in space and 18 ho
- ... umps. His military progression was: Lieutenant (October 27, 1966) Captain (February 3, 1971) Major ( february 21, 1974) Lieutenant Colonel (December 14, 1976) Colonel (March 17, 1978) Discharged from military serv ...
#9 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
- Scott Joseph Kelly (born february 21, 1964) is an American engineer , retired astronaut , and naval aviator . A veteran of four space fli ...
- ... uation) . Scott Kelly Kelly posing in his space suit in 2014 Born Scott Joseph Kelly ( 1964-02-21 ) february 21, 1964 (age 58) Orange , New Jersey , U.S. Education State University of New York Maritime College ( ...
- ... [16] EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Scott Kelly was born, along with his identical twin brother Mark , on february 21, 1964, in Orange, New Jersey , to Patricia (McAvoy) and Richard Kelly. [17] Kelly's family lived in ...
#10 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
- Mark Edward Kelly (born february 21, 1964) is an American politician, businessman, retired astronaut , and U.S. Navy captain serving as ...
- ... th Kyrsten Sinema Preceded by Martha McSally Personal details Born Mark Edward Kelly ( 1964-02-21 ) february 21, 1964 (age 58) Orange , New Jersey , U.S. Political party Democratic (2018–present) [1] Other politi ...
- ... e McAvoy) Kelly, two retired police officers. [14] [15] He is of Irish descent. [16] He was born on february 21, 1964, in Orange, New Jersey , and raised in West Orange, New Jersey . Kelly graduated from Mountain ...
#11 Pedro Duque
Pedro Francisco Duque Duque , OF , OMSE ( Madrid , 14 March 1963) is a Spanish astronaut and aeronautics engineer who served as Minister of Science of the Government of Spain from 2018 to 2021. He was also Member of the Congress of Deputies from May 2019 until February 2020. Spanish astronaut and po
- ... on established Succeeded by Diana Morant Member of the Congress of Deputies In office 21 May 2019 – 21 february 2020 Constituency Alicante Personal details Born ( 1963-03-14 ) 14 March 1963 (age 59) Madrid , Spa ...
- ... t minister of Universities . [6] After being confirmed as minister of Science, he resigned as MP in 21 february 2020. [7] HONORS AND DECORATIONS Order Of Friendship of the Russian Federation (1995) Grand Cross o ...
#12 Kathryn P. Hire
Kathryn Patricia " Kay " Hire (born August 26, 1959) is a former NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve who has flown aboard two Space Shuttle missions. NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve Kathryn Hire Born ( 1959-08-26 ) August 26, 1959 (age 63) Mobile, Alabama , U.S.
- ... TS-90 flight orbited the Earth 256 times and covered 6.3 million miles. STS-130 (February 8, 2010 – february 21, 2010) She also journeyed to the International Space Station as a Mission Specialist for Space Shutt ...
#13 Mike Massimino
Michael James Massimino [3] / ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ m iː n oʊ / (born August 19, 1962) [4] is an American professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and a former NASA astronaut . He is the senior advisor of space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum . American astronaut and enginee
- ... d about the high stakes in the repair the Hubble Space Telescope in A View of the Earth [20] and on february 21, 2017, he talked about the swimming test at the beginning of his astronaut training in Swimming with ...
#14 Ed White (astronaut)
Edward Higgins White II (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967) was an American aeronautical engineer , United States Air Force officer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . He was a member of the crews of Gemini 4 and Apollo 1 . American astronaut (1930-1967) "Edward Higgins White" redirects here. For
- ... pacecraft development pushed the launch into 1967. [48] [49] The launch of Apollo 1 was planned for february 21, 1967. The crew entered the spacecraft at 13:00 on January 27, mounted atop its Saturn IB booster on ...
#15 Aleksei Gubarev
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev ( Russian : Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович Гу́барев ; 29 March 1931 – 21 February 2015) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on two space flights : Soyuz 17 and Soyuz 28 . Soviet general, pilot and cosmonaut Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev Born ( 1931-03-29 ) 29 March 1931 Gvardeit
- Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev ( Russian : Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович Гу́барев ; 29 March 1931 – 21 february 2015) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on two space flights : Soyuz 17 and Soyuz 28 . Soviet general ...
- ... sei Aleksandrovich Gubarev Born ( 1931-03-29 ) 29 March 1931 Gvardeitsi , Samara Oblast , USSR Died 21 february 2015 (2015-02-21) (aged 83) Moscow , Russia Nationality Soviet Occupation Cosmonaut , Pilot Awards ...
- ... arev published a book, The Attraction of Weightlessness , in 1982. Gubarev died at the age of 83 on 21 february 2015. [2] HONOURS AND AWARDS Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Two Orders ...
#16 Yury Onufriyenko
Col. Yuri Ivanovich Onufrienko ( Russian : Юрий Иванович Онуфриенко , Ukrainian : Юрій Іванович Онуфрієнко ; born 6 February 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut . He is a veteran of two extended spaceflights, aboard the space station Mir in 1996 and aboard the International Space Station in 2001–20
- ... oyuz TM-21 spacecraft and the Mir space station as part of the Shuttle-Mir program . MIR EO-21 From february 21 to September 2, 1996, Onufrienko served as Commander of the Mir EO-21 expedition. The Soyuz TM-23 sp ...
- ... acecraft carrying Onufrienko with cosmonaut Yury Usachov lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on february 21, 1996, at 12:34:05 UTC. After two days of autonomous flight, the Soyuz spacecraft docked with the Mi ...
#17 Gus Grissom
Virgil Ivan " Gus " Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer, pilot in the United States Air Force , and member of the Mercury Seven selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) as Project Mercury astronauts to be the first Americans in outer space .
- ... ich Grissom was killed along with Roger B. Chaffee and Ed White Before Apollo 1's planned launch on february 21, 1967, the Command Module interior caught fire and burned on January 27, 1967, during a pre-launch t ...
#18 Yuri Usachov
Yury Vladimirovich Usachov ( Russian : Юрий Владимирович Усачёв ; born October 9, 1957) is a former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow . Usachov is a veteran of four spaceflights, including two long duration missions on board the Mir Space Station and another on board the International Space
- ... at 10:32:35 GMT on July 9, 1994. Usachov flew on the Mir space station for 182 days. MIR EO-21 From february 21 to September 2, 1996, Usachov served as a Board Engineer of the Mir EO-21 expedition. The Soyuz TM-2 ...
- ... cecraft carrying Usachov with cosmonaut Yuri Onufriyenko lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on february 21, 1996, at 12:34:05 UTC. After two days of autonomous flight, the Soyuz spacecraft docked with the Mi ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 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
- ... National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the craft's precise function and purpose were classified . On 21 february 2008, it was destroyed as a result of Operation Burnt Frost . [4] Military satellite USA-193 Delta ...
- ... ptor launched from USS Lake Erie (CG-70) (the U.S. does not have anti-satellite missiles) Destroyed 21 february 2008 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Perigee altitude 3 ...
- ... satellite malfunctioned shortly after deployment and was intentionally destroyed 14 months later on 21 february 2008 by a modified SM-3 missile fired from the U.S. Navy warship USS Lake Erie (CG-70) , stationed ...
- ... satellite, at an altitude of 247 km (153 mi) , shortly before it entered Earth's atmosphere. [1] On 21 february 2008, at 03:26 UTC an SM-3 missile was fired from the Ticonderoga -class missile cruiser USS Lake E ...
#2 Hinotori (satellite)
Hinotori , also known as ASTRO-A before launch, was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite. It was developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). Its primary mission was to study of solar flares emanating from the Sun during the solar maximum. [3] It was launched successfully on
- ... f solar flares emanating from the Sun during the solar maximum. [3] It was launched successfully on february 21, 1981 using a M-3S rocket as the vehicle from Uchinoura Space Center (known at the time as Kagoshima ...
- ... SATCAT no. 12307 Spacecraft properties BOL mass 185 kilograms (408 lb) Start of mission Launch date 21 february 1981, 00:30:00 ( 1981-02-21UTC00:30Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Mu-3S Launch site Mu Pad, Kagoshima Contracto ...
- ... (341 mi) Apogee altitude 603 kilometres (375 mi) Inclination 31.3 degrees Period 96.2 minutes Epoch 21 february 1981, 04:30:00 UTC [2] INSTRUMENTS Solar flare X-ray imager (SXT) Solar soft X-ray bright line spec ...
#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
- ... bruary 1999 - launch postponed due to an electrical problem in the first stage of the booster. [22] 21 february 1999 - launch postponed due to weather (upper-level winds). [23] 23 February 1999 - the rocket lift ...
#4 LOFTI-1
LOFTI-1 was an American satellite which was launched in 1961 and operated by the United States Navy and Naval Research Laboratory . [2] It was used to conduct research into the propagation of very low frequency radio signals in the ionosphere , [3] and to investigate if these signals could be receiv
- ... 04 mi) Apogee altitude 1,002 kilometers (623 mi) Inclination 28.3 degrees Period 96.4 minutes Epoch 21 february 1961, 22:50:00 UTC [1] The launch of LOFTI-1 was conducted at 03:45 UTC on 22 February 1961, using ...
#5 Akebono (satellite)
Akebono (known as EXOS-D before launch) is a satellite to study aurora and Earth 's magnetosphere environment. It was developed by Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and launched by M-3SII rocket on February 22, 1989. Akebono Names EXOS-D Mission type Earth observation Operator ISAS · Un
- ... ars, 2 months, 1 day Spacecraft properties Launch mass 294 kg (648 lb) Start of mission Launch date 21 february 1989, 23:30 ( 1989-02-21UTC23:30 ) UTC Rocket M-3SII , mission M-3SII-1 Launch site Uchinoura Space ...
#6 Kosmos 1629
Kosmos 1629 ( Russian : Космос 1629 meaning Cosmos 1629 ) is a Soviet US-KS missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1985 as part of the Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [1] Kosmos 1629 Mission type Ear
- ... Manufacturer Lavochkin [1] Launch mass 2,400 kilograms (5,300 lb) [1] Start of mission Launch date 21 february 1985, 07:57:00 ( 1985-02-21UTC07:57Z ) UTC [2] Rocket Proton-K / DM Launch site Baikonur 200/39 End ...
- ... rrier rocket with a DM upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 07:57 UTC on 21 february 1985. [2] [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit . It subsequent ...
#7 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
- ... [8] Endeavour launched at 04:14 EST (09:14 UTC ) on 8 February 2010 [5] and landed at 22:22 EST on 21 february 2010 on runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center 's Shuttle Landing Facility. 2010 American crewed spa ...
- ... the International Space Station after undocking Port side of Endeavour's cargo bay after undocking. 21 february (FLIGHT DAY 14: LANDING PREP) The crew of STS-130 began preparing the Space Shuttle Endeavour for l ...
- ... la . Space Shuttle Endeavour touches down at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center , 21 february 2010. Commander George Zamka comments after landing. SPACEWALKS EVA [40] Spacewalkers Start ( UTC ) ...
#8 Kosmos 391
Kosmos 391 ( Russian : Космос 391 meaning Cosmos 391 ), also known as DS-P1-I No.11 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. [1] Kosmos 391 Mission type ABM radar ta
- ... ( 1971-01-14UTC12Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End of mission Decay date 21 february 1971 ( 1971-02-22 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... , 70.9 degrees of inclination , and an orbital period of 95.3 minutes. [1] It decayed from orbit on 21 february 1971. [4] Kosmos 391 was the tenth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched. [1] Of these, all ...
#9 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
- ... again caused a transistor failure, this time irreparably, and Telstar 1 went back out of service on february 21, 1963. Experiments continued, and by 1964, two Telstars, two Relay units (from RCA ), and two Syncom ...
#10 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
- ... 62 mi) Inclination 65 degrees Period 119 minutes Lunar orbiter Orbits ~36 Lunar lander Landing date 21 february 1972, 19:19 UTC Return launch 22 February 1972, 22:58 UTC Landing site 3.7863°N 56.6242°E / 3.786 ...
- ... rbit and from this orbit was sent towards the Moon . It entered lunar orbit on 18 February 1972. On 21 february 1972, Luna 20 soft landed on the Moon in a mountainous area known as the Terra Apollonius (or Apoll ...
- ... A second firing further reduced velocity before Luna 20 set down safely on the Moon at 19:19 UT on 21 february 1972 at coordinates 3.7863 North and 56.6242 East, [2] only 1.8 kilometers from the crash site of L ...
#11 Apollo 9
Apollo 9 (March 3 – 13, 1969) was the third human spaceflight in NASA 's Apollo program . Flown in low Earth orbit , it was the second crewed Apollo mission that the United States launched via a Saturn V rocket, and was the first flight of the full Apollo spacecraft : the command and service module
- ... a crew. [7] On January 27, 1967, Grissom's crew was conducting a launch-pad test for their planned february 21 mission, which they named Apollo 1 , when a fire broke out in the cabin, killing all three men. [8] ...
#12 USA-248
USA-248 , also known as GPS IIF-5 , GPS SVN-64 and NAVSTAR 69 , is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System . It was the fifth of twelve Block IIF satellites to be launched. [2] USA-248 A Block IIF GPS satellite Mission type Navigation Operator US Air Force
- ... ock IIF Manufacturer Boeing Launch mass 1,630 kilograms (3,590 lb) [2] Start of mission Launch date 21 february 2014, 01:59 ( 2014-02-21UTC01:59Z ) UTC Rocket Delta IV-M+(4,2) , D365 [3] Launch site Cape Canaver ...
- ... AUNCH Built by Boeing and launched by United Launch Alliance , USA-248 was launched at 01:59 UTC on 21 february 2014, atop a Delta IV carrier rocket, flight number D365, flying in the Medium+(4,2) configuration. ...
#13 Progress M-16
Progress M-16 ( Russian : Прогресс М-16 ) was a Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1993 to resupply the Mir space station. [2] The thirty-fourth of sixty-four Progress spacecraft to visit Mir, it used the Progress-M 11F615A55 configuration, [3] and had the serial number 216. [4]
- ... 15A55 Manufacturer NPO Energia Launch mass 7,250 kilograms (15,980 lb) Start of mission Launch date 21 february 1993, 18:32:32 ( 1993-02-21UTC18:32:32Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U2 Launch site Baikonur Site 1/5 End of ...
- ... ng date 27 March 1993, 04:21:00 UTC Time docked 1 day Progress M-16 was launched at 18:32:32 GMT on 21 february 1993, atop a Soyuz-U2 carrier rocket flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . [4] Followin ...
#14 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
- ... Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida, on 11 February 1997, returning to Earth on 21 february 1997 at Kennedy Space Center. [1] 1997 American crewed spaceflight to the Hubble Space Telescope ST ...
- ... 997, 08:55:17 ( 1997-02-11UTC08:55:17Z ) UTC Launch site Kennedy LC-39A End of mission Landing date 21 february 1997, 08:32 ( 1997-02-21UTC08:33Z ) UTC Landing site Kennedy SLF Runway 15 Orbital parameters Refer ...
#15 Kosmos 461
Kosmos 461 ( Russian : Космос 461 meaning Cosmos 461 ), also known as DS-U2-MT No.1 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 680-kilogram (1,500 lb) spacecraft, [1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used to
- ... 0 ( 1971-12-02UTC17:30Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-3M Launch site Plesetsk 132/1 End of mission Decay date 21 february 1979 ( 1979-02-22 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... ted operations on 14 December 1972, [1] before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 21 february 1979. [7] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal 1971 in spaceflight
#16 Clementine (spacecraft)
Clementine (officially called the Deep Space Program Science Experiment ( DSPSE )) was a joint space project between the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (previously the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization ) and NASA , launched on January 25, 1994. Its objective was to test sensors and s
- ... tude 4,594 kilometres (2,855 mi) Inclination 90° Period 300 minutes Lunar orbiter Orbital insertion february 21, 1994 Orbital departure May 3, 1994 Instruments Charged particle telescope Ultraviolet / Visible cam ...
#17 Mir
Mir ( Russian : Мир , IPA: [ˈmʲir] ; lit. ' peace ' or ' world ' ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia . Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It had a greater
- ... al of the docking module during STS-74 . [18] [60] [66] [67] The two-man EO-21 crew was launched on 21 february 1996 aboard Soyuz TM-23 and were soon joined by US crew member Shannon Lucid , who was brought to t ...
#18 Progress 19
Progress 19 ( Russian : Прогресс 19 ) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in February 1984 to resupply the Salyut 7 space station. Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft Progress 19 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Salyut 7 resupply COSPAR ID 1984-018A SATC
- ... s (No.120) Spacecraft type Progress 7K-TG [2] Manufacturer NPO Energia Start of mission Launch date 21 february 1984 ; 38 years ago ( 1984-02-21 ) , 06:46:05 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U [2] Launch site Baikonur , Sit ...
- ... altitude 186 km [3] Apogee altitude 245 km [3] Inclination 51.6° [3] Period 88.8 minutes [3] Epoch 21 february 1984 Docking with Salyut 7 Docking port Aft [3] Docking date 23 February 1984, 08:21 UTC Undocking ...
- ... to three days, remaining docked to the station for up to thirty. [6] LAUNCH Progress 19 launched on 21 february 1984 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR . It used a Soyuz-U rocket. [2] [7] DOCKING Pro ...
#19 Gemini 12
Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII ) [3] was a 1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA 's Project Gemini . It was the 10th and final crewed Gemini flight ( Gemini 1 and Gemini 2 were uncrewed missions), the 18th crewed American spaceflight, and the 26th spaceflight of all time, including X-15 flights over 100
- ... t caused the last-quarter 1966 target date to be missed, and the Apollo mission was rescheduled for february 21, 1967. [8] EXPERIMENTS Gemini 12 crew after splashdown The 14 scientific experiments were (1) frog e ...
#20 Progress MS-05
Progress MS-05 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-05 ), identified by NASA as Progress 66P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). 2017 Russian resupply spaceflight to the ISS Progress MS-05 Progress MS-05 docked at the ISS Names Progress 66P Missio
- ... -05 mission was originally planned for 16 October 2016, and by the end of 2016, it was postponed to 21 february 2017, in the wake of the Progress MS-04 accident. The extra time was used to return the third stage ...