langs: 24 февраля [ru] / february 24 [en] / 24. februar [de] / 24 février [fr] / 24 febbraio [it] / 24 de febrero [es]
days: february 21 / february 22 / february 23 / february 24 / february 25 / february 26 / february 27
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Victor J. Glover
Victor Jerome Glover (born April 30, 1976) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013 [1] [2] and Pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station . Glover is a captain in the U.S. Navy where he pilots an F/A-18 , and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Forc
- ... the station power supply with hardware in preparation for installation of new solar arrays. [15] On february 24, 2021, NASA recorded a video call from Vice President Kamala Harris to Glover, in the space station. ...
#2 Michael Barratt (astronaut)
Michael Reed Barratt (born April 16, 1959) is an American physician and a NASA astronaut . Specializing in aerospace medicine , he served as a flight surgeon for NASA before his selection as an astronaut, and has played a role in developing NASA's space medicine programs for both the Shuttle-Mir Pro
- ... ission Specialist on STS-133 , the final flight of Space Shuttle Discovery .The mission launched on february 24, 2011, and landed on March 9, 2011.The mission transported several items to the space station, inclu ...
#3 Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012) For other uses, see Neil A
- ... flight training with class 5-49. After passing the medical examinations, he became a midshipman on february 24, 1949. [19] Flight training was conducted in a North American SNJ trainer , in which he soloed on Se ...
#4 William Shatner
William Shatner [3] OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television se
- ... right to broadcast American football games. [91] Four days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on february 24, 2022, Shatner issued a statement via Twitter expressing unqualified support for the Ukrainians in t ...
#5 Svetlana Savitskaya
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya ( Russian : Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая ; born 8 August 1948) is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space. On her 1984 Soyuz T-12 mission she became the first woman to fly to space twice, a
- ... ch Air force officer and astronaut Jean-Loup Chretien ’s space mission. [1] She passed her exams on february 24, 1982. FIRST FLIGHT: SOYUZ T-7 / T-5 In December 1981, Savitskaya prepared for her first space fligh ...
#6 Alvin Drew
Colonel Benjamin Alvin Drew (born November 5, 1962) is a United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut . He has been on two spaceflights ; the first was the Space Shuttle mission STS-118 to the International Space Station , in August 2007. [2] Drew's second spaceflight took place in Ma
- ... Specialist on STS-133 , the final flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery . This mission launched on february 24, 2011, and docked with the space station two days later. Landing occurred on March 9. Drew's role on ...
#7 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
- ... onaut of the Russian Federation (2009) Gagarin Medal Honorary Citizen of Gagarin , Smolensk Oblast ( 24 february 2011) - years of excellence, a deep sense of personal responsibility, the ability to navigate the c ...
#8 Steven Lindsey
Steven Wayne Lindsey (born August 24, 1960) is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and NASA astronaut . Lindsey served as Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office from September 2006 until October 2009. [2] American astronaut This article is about the American astronaut. For the Maine politician, see Stephen
- ... esumption of normal shuttle operations. Lindsey served as mission commander on the flight. STS-133 ( february 24 to March 9, 2011) was the last flight for Space Shuttle Discovery . A veteran of five space flights, ...
#9 Mikhail Kornienko
Mikhail Borisovich Kornienko (Михаил Борисович Корниенко; born 15 April 1960) is a Russian cosmonaut . Kornienko served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station during Expedition 23 / 24 and was selected along with Scott Kelly for a year-long mission aboard the ISS. [1] Russian cosmon
- ... ground. COSMONAUT CAREER Mikhail Kornienko near floating tomatoes in the Unity Node of the ISS. On 24 february 1998, Kornienko was selected as a test cosmonaut candidate [5] and, in 1999, following basic traini ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 KA-SAT
KA-SAT is a high-throughput telecommunications satellite owned by Viasat . The satellite provides broadband Internet access services across Europe and also a small area of the Middle East , [2] and additionally the Saorsat TV service to Ireland. It is positioned at 9°E , [3] joining the Eurobird 9A
- ... areas in Ireland where Irish Digital Terrestrial TV ( Saorview ) is inaccessible. [9] OUTAGES Since 24 february 2022, about the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , the ViaSat Internet service has suf ...
#2 Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 ( OCO-3 ) is a NASA - JPL instrument designed to measure carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere . The instrument is mounted on the Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility on board the International Space Station (ISS). [4] OCO-3 was scheduled to be transported to
- ... s measurements used to quantify CO 2 to 1 ppm precision or better at 3 Hz. [9] HISTORY AND TIMELINE 24 february 2009 - Orbiting Carbon Observatory was launched on a Taurus XL rocket but failed to achieve orbit w ...
#3 Solwind
P78-1 or Solwind was a United States satellite launched aboard an Atlas F rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on February 24, 1979. The satellite's mission was extended by several weeks, so that it operated until it was destroyed in orbit on September 13, 1985, to test the ASM-135 AS
- ... States satellite launched aboard an Atlas F rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on february 24, 1979. The satellite's mission was extended by several weeks, so that it operated until it was destr ...
- ... mass 1,331 kilograms (2,934 lb) [3] Dry mass 850 kilograms (1,870 lb) Start of mission Launch date february 24, 1979, 08:24:00 ( 1979-02-24UTC08:24Z ) UTC [3] Rocket Atlas F Launch site Vandenberg , SLC-3W [3] E ...
#4 Leonardo (ISS module)
The Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module ( PMM ) is a module of the International Space Station . It was flown into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-133 on 24 February 2011 and installed on 1 March. Leonardo is primarily used for storage of spares, supplies and waste on the ISS, whi
- ... r 2009, it was confirmed that Leonardo would be the MPLM converted to a PMM. [8] It was launched on february 24, 2011. The PMM was transferred to the station using the Shuttle robotic arm and mated to the nadir ( ...
- ... for flight on STS-105 Module statistics Part of International Space Station Launch date 21:53 : 24, february 24, 2011 (UTC) ( 2011-02-24T21 : 53 : 24Z ) Launch vehicle Space Shuttle / STS-133 Berthed March 1, 201 ...
- ... ernational Space Station . It was flown into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-133 on 24 february 2011 and installed on 1 March. Leonardo is primarily used for storage of spares, supplies and waste ...
- ... ery 29 August 2009 11 September 2009 STS-131 Discovery 5 April 2010 20 April 2010 STS-133 Discovery 24 february 2011 N/A Leonardo was left on-station to become the PMM. SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Bigelow Expand ...
#5 Spektr-R
Spektr-R [6] (part of RadioAstron program) ( Russian : Спеkтр-P ) was a Russian scientific satellite with a 10 m (33 ft) radio telescope on board. It was launched on 18 July 2011 [7] on a Zenit-3F launcher from Baikonur Cosmodrome , and was designed to perform research on the structure and dynam
- ... .93 min RAAN 67.28° Argument of perigee 244.85° Mean anomaly 3.07° Mean motion 0.1126 rev/day Epoch 24 february 2016, 23:21:29 UTC [5] Revolution no. 197 Main telescope Diameter 10 m (33 ft) [1] Focal length 4.2 ...
#6 STS-133
STS-133 ( ISS assembly flight ULF5 ) [6] was the 133rd mission in NASA 's Space Shuttle program ; during the mission, Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station . It was Discovery ' s 39th and final mission. The mission launched on 24 February 2011, and landed on 9 March 201
- ... International Space Station . It was Discovery ' s 39th and final mission. The mission launched on 24 february 2011, and landed on 9 March 2011. The crew consisted of six American astronauts , all of whom had b ...
- ... Boe Nicole M. P. Stott Alvin Drew Michael R. Barratt Stephen G. Bowen Start of mission Launch date 24 february 2011, 21:53:24 ( 2011-02-24UTC21:53:24Z ) UTC [2] [3] [4] Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A ...
- ... data has to come together to support that". [45] JOHANNES KEPLER ATV RESCHEDULED The launch date of 24 february 2011 was officially set after the Flight Readiness Review meeting on 18 February 2011. Reviews of p ...
- ... , STS-133 would have stood down for 48 hours. [46] The Kepler ATV docked successfully at 10:59 UTC, 24 february 2011. [47] LAUNCH ATTEMPTS All times Eastern Time, first 5 are while daylight saving time was in ef ...
- ... [2] The original nominal mission of twelve days was eventually extended by two days, one at a time. 24 february (FLIGHT DAY 1 – LAUNCH) Space Shuttle Discovery successfully lifted off from Kennedy Space Center ' ...
- ... le Discovery successfully lifted off from Kennedy Space Center 's Launch Pad 39A at 16:53:24 EST on 24 february 2011. Liftoff was initially set for 16:50:24 EST, but was delayed for 3 minutes by a minor glitch i ...
- ... as downlinked for analysis. [62] The Space Shuttle Discovery rockets into orbit for the final time, 24 february 2011. A STS-133 launch video (2 min 32 s). Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A. Close up of the ...
#7 Long March 4C
The Long March 4C , also known as the Chang Zheng 4C , CZ-4C and LM-4C , previously designated Long March 4B-II , is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle . It is launched from the Jiuquan , Taiyuan , and Xichang Satellite Launch Centers , and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used t
- ... Y31 29 January 2021 04:47 JSLC , SLS-2 Yaogan 31-02A Yaogan 31-02B Yaogan 31-02C LEO Success 31 Y32 24 february 2021 02:22 JSLC , SLS-2 Yaogan 31-03A Yaogan 31-03B Yaogan 31-03C LEO Success 32 Y42 13 March 2021 ...
#8 Glory (satellite)
The Glory satellite was a planned NASA satellite mission that would have collected data on the chemical, micro-physical and optical properties—and the spatial and temporal distributions—of sulfate and other aerosols , and would have collected solar irradiance data for the long-term climate record. T
- ... d falsifying thousands of certifications for aluminium extrusions to hundreds of customers. [17] On 24 february 2009, a Taurus XL rocket (Taurus T8) carrying NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) satellite fa ...
#9 International Space Station
The International Space Station ( ISS ) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit . It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). [7] [8] The own
- ... of the International Space Station. It was flown into space aboard the Space Shuttle on STS-133 on 24 february 2011 and installed on 1 March. Leonardo is primarily used for storage of spares, supplies and waste ...
#10 Soyuz TM-31
Soyuz TM-31 was the first Soyuz spaceflight to dock with the International Space Station (ISS). [1] The spacecraft carried the members of Expedition 1 , the first long-duration ISS crew. It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:52 UT on October 31, 2000, by a Soyuz-U rocket. Firs
- ... ING WITH ISS Docked to ISS: November 2, 2000, 09:21 UTC (to aft port of Zvezda ) Undocked from ISS: february 24, 2001, 10:06 UTC (from aft port of Zvezda ) Docked to ISS: February 24, 2001, 10:37 UTC (to nadir po ...
- ... Zvezda ) Undocked from ISS: February 24, 2001, 10:06 UTC (from aft port of Zvezda ) Docked to ISS: february 24, 2001, 10:37 UTC (to nadir port of Zarya ) Undocked from ISS: April 18, 2001, 12:40 UTC (from nadir ...
- ... utes Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 2 November 2000 09:21 UTC Undocking date 24 february 2001 10:06 UTC Time docked 114d 45m Docking with ISS (Relocation) Docking port Zarya nadir Docking ...
- ... 10:06 UTC Time docked 114d 45m Docking with ISS (Relocation) Docking port Zarya nadir Docking date 24 february 2001 10:37 UTC Undocking date 18 April 2001 12:40 UTC Time docked 53d 2h 3m Docking with ISS (Reloc ...
#11 Mercury-Atlas 5
Mercury-Atlas 5 was an American spaceflight of the Mercury program . It was launched on November 29, 1961, with Enos , a chimpanzee , aboard. The craft orbited the Earth twice and splashed down about 200 miles (320 km) south of Bermuda , and Enos became the first primate from the United States and
- ... pared for insertion into his Mercury capsule The flight used Mercury capsule #9 and Atlas #93-D. On february 24, 1961, spacecraft # 9 arrived at Cape Canaveral . It took 40 weeks of preflight preparation. This wa ...
#12 Astra 2D
Astra 2D is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by Société Européenne des Satellites (SES), and located at 28.2° East in the geostationary orbit until June 2015. It is a Hughes Space and Communications HS-376HP satellite bus , and was launched from the Centre Spatial Guyana
- ... the Channel 4 family and ITV channels all moving to the new satellite over the next two months. On 24 february 2012, the last remaining channels on Astra 2D (the BBC channels) switched off and started transmiss ...
#13 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 ( Korean : 광명성 2호 , meaning Bright Star-2 [1] or Lode Star-2 [2] ) was a satellite launched by North Korea on April 5, 2009. North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 Kwangmyongsong-2 as it would have looked in orbit in a 2009 computer graphic video Mission type Communication /Technol
- ... ted to ICAO (approximate areas in red on left and right) The launch was first publicly announced on february 24, 2009, when the Korean Central News Agency reported that they had been informed by the Korean Commit ...
#14 STS-132
STS-132 ( ISS assembly flight ULF4 ) [5] was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on 16 May 2010. [6] STS-132 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 14 May 2010. [3] The primary payload was the Russian Rassvet Mini-Resea
- ... rney across the Gulf of Mexico from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans , Louisiana, on 24 february 2010. [32] [33] ET-136 measured 154 feet (47 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) in diameter. The solid roc ...
#15 Johannes Kepler ATV
The Johannes Kepler ATV , or Automated Transfer Vehicle 002 ( ATV-002 ), was an uncrewed cargo spacecraft built to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It was launched on February 16, 2011 by the European Space Agency (ESA). [3] Johannes Kepler carried propellant, air and dry cargo weighi
- ... ric Regime Low Earth Inclination 51.6 degrees Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda Aft Docking date february 24, 2011, 15:59:19 UTC [1] Undocking date June 20,2011, 15:46 UTC [2] ← ATV-1 ATV-3 → Johannes Kepler wa ...
- ... eous signal from one of the rocket's fuel tanks. [13] DOCKING Johannes Kepler approaches the ISS on 24 february 2011. Johannes Kepler ATV prepares to dock with the Zvezda module of the ISS. Docking with the ISS ...
- ... epler ATV prepares to dock with the Zvezda module of the ISS. Docking with the ISS was completed on 24 february 2011 at 15:59 UTC, after a 15-minute delay. [14] The spacecraft traveled over eight days to catch u ...
- ... Jules Verne 9 March 2008 3 April 2008 29 September 2008 [19] ATV-2 Johannes Kepler 16 February 2011 24 february 2011 21 July 2011 [20] ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi 23 March 2012 28 March 2012 3 October 2012 [21] [22] AT ...
#16 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
- ... ric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Inclination 51.66° Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 24 february 2017, 08:34 UTC [1] Undocking date 20 July 2017, 17:46 UTC Time docked 146 days Cargo Mass 2640 kg ...
- ... 6th and last Soyuz-U rocket. [7] DOCKING Progress MS-05 docked with the Pirs module at 08:34 UTC on 24 february 2017. During the automated docking process, Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Oleg Novitsky we ...
#17 Orbiting Carbon Observatory
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory ( OCO ) is a NASA satellite mission intended to provide global space-based observations of atmospheric carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ). The original spacecraft was lost in a launch failure on 24 February 2009, when the payload fairing of the Taurus rocket which was carrying i
- ... ons of atmospheric carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ). The original spacecraft was lost in a launch failure on 24 february 2009, when the payload fairing of the Taurus rocket which was carrying it failed to separate during ...
- ... [1] Dimensions Stowed: 2.3 × 1.4 m (7.5 × 4.6 ft) [1] Power 786 W [1] Start of mission Launch date 24 february 2009, 09:55:31 ( 2009-02-24UTC09:55:31 ) UTC [2] Rocket Taurus-XL 3110 (T8) Launch site Vandenberg ...
- ... will not be able to have a successful OCO mission", NASA commentator George Diller said. [17] Date: 24 february 2009, 09:55:31 UTC [2] Launch Vehicle: Orbital Sciences , Taurus-XL Launch Site: Vandenberg Air For ...
- ... d falsifying thousands of certifications for aluminium extrusions to hundreds of customers. [24] On 24 february 2009, a Taurus XL rocket (Taurus T8) carrying NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) satellite fa ...
#18 Albert Einstein ATV
The Albert Einstein ATV , or Automated Transfer Vehicle 004 ( ATV-004 ), was a European uncrewed cargo resupply spacecraft , named after the German-born physicist Albert Einstein . [3] It was built to supply the International Space Station (ISS) with propellant, water, air, and dry cargo, and also t
- ... Jules Verne 9 March 2008 3 April 2008 29 September 2008 [22] ATV-2 Johannes Kepler 16 February 2011 24 february 2011 21 July 2011 [23] ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi 23 March 2012 28 March 2012 3 October 2012 [24] [25] AT ...
#19 Polar (satellite)
The Global Geospace Science (GGS) Polar satellite was a NASA science spacecraft designed to study the polar magnetosphere and aurorae . It was launched into orbit in February 1996, and continued operations until the program was terminated in April 2008. The spacecraft remains in orbit, though it is
- ... lb) [1] Dimensions 2.4 × 1.8 m (7.9 × 5.9 ft) [1] Power 440 watts [1] Start of mission Launch date february 24, 1996, 11:24 ( 1996-02-24UTC11:24 ) UTC [2] Rocket Delta II 7925-10 D233 Launch site Vandenberg SLC- ...
- ... → LAUNCH It was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin , and launched at 11:23:59.997 UTC on february 24, 1996, aboard a McDonnell Douglas Delta II 7925-10 rocket from launch pad 2W at Vandenberg Air Force ...
#20 SES-9
SES-9 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES S.A. It was launched from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 by a Falcon 9 Full Thrust launch vehicle on 4 March 2016. SES-9 SES-9 satellite encapsulated in the Falcon 9 payload fairing, but not yet mated with the launch vehicle, 20 February 2016.
- ... PTS A successful static fire test of the rocket was completed on 22 February 2016. [4] Flight 22 on 24 february 2016 launch attempt, which was scrubbed prior to loading propellants. Attempt Planned Result Turnar ...
- ... , 23 hours, 14 minutes 90% Launch window: 23:35 to 01:06 UTC The launch was initially scheduled for 24 february 2016 at 23:46 UTC, with a backup launch window the next day at the same time. [3] Neither day produ ...
- ... day at the same time. [3] Neither day produced a launch however as both attempts were scrubbed: on 24 february 2016, prior to propellant loading "out of an abundance of caution, in order to get the rocket's liq ...