langs: 3 февраля [ru] / february 3 [en] / 3. februar [de] / 3 février [fr] / 3 febbraio [it] / 3 de febrero [es]
days: january 31 / february 1 / february 2 / february 3 / february 4 / february 5 / february 6
#1 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
Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an American naval officer , aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint spaceflight in 1975, and as commander of three Space Shuttle missions . American former naval o
Ronald "Ron" Michael Sega (also Ronald Šega ) (Ph.D.) (born December 4, 1952) is professor of systems engineering and Vice President for Energy and the Environment at the Colorado State University Research Foundation, a non-profit advocacy organization supporting CSU. [1] He is also the Vice Preside
Ronald Erwin McNair (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was an American NASA astronaut and physicist . He died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L , in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists in a crew of seven. American astronaut and physicist (1
Valeri Ivanovich Tokarev ( Russian : Валерий Иванович Токарев ; born 29 October 1952) is a Russian Air Force Colonel and test cosmonaut at the Yuri A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center . Tokarev traveled to space twice, and has performed two career spacewalks , before retiring in June 2008. [1] Vale
Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born August 19, 1946) [1] is a former Administrator of NASA , a retired United States Marine Corps Major General , and a former astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. Former NASA administrator, Major-General, and astronaut For the jazz musician, see Buddy Bolden
Michael T. Strahan ( / ˈ s t r eɪ h æ n / STRAY -han ; born November 21, 1971) [1] is an American television personality, journalist, and former professional American football player. He played his entire 15-year professional career as a defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football
Eileen Marie Collins (born November 19, 1956) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel . A former flight instructor and test pilot , Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission. American astronaut and pilot (bo
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
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
#11 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
Bruce McCandless II (born Byron Willis McCandless ; [1] June 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017) was a United States Navy officer and aviator , electrical engineer , and NASA astronaut . In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions, he completed the first untethered spacewalk by using the
Kenneth Stanley Reightler Jr. (born March 24, 1951) is a former NASA astronaut . [1] This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This biography of a living person needs additional citatio
Joe Frank Edwards Jr. (born February 3, 1958), ( Cmdr , USN , Ret.), is an American aerospace engineer , and former naval officer and aviator , test pilot and NASA astronaut . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2021 ) Joe F. Edwards Jr. Born Joe F
#15 Robert L. Gibson
Robert Lee "Hoot" Gibson (born October 30, 1946), ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a former American naval officer and aviator , test pilot , and aeronautical engineer . A retired NASA astronaut , he also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1992 to 1994. Today Gibson is active as a professional pil
#16 Jan Davis
Nancy Jan Davis ( née Smotherman ; born November 1, 1953) is a former American astronaut . A veteran of three space flights, Davis logged over 673 hours in space. She is now retired from NASA . [1] [2] American engineer and astronaut For those of a similar name, see Janet Davies (disambiguation) .
#17 Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov
Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov ( Russian : Владимир Георгиевич Титов ; born 1 January 1947 in Sretensk , Zabaykalsky Krai , Russia) is a retired Russian Air Force Colonel and former cosmonaut . He has participated in four spaceflight missions. The catastrophic explosion of a Soyuz rocket in 1983 led to
#18 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
Robert Lee Stewart (born August 13, 1942) [2] is a retired brigadier general of the United States Army and a former NASA astronaut . Retired brigadier general of the United States Army and a former NASA astronaut Robert L. Stewart Born Robert Lee Stewart ( 1942-08-13 ) August 13, 1942 (age 80) Was
The John F. Kennedy Space Center ( KSC , originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center ), located on Merritt Island , Florida , is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) ten field centers . Since December 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of human sp
#1 TRICOM-1R
TRICOM-1R , also known as Tasuki (COSPAR 2018-016A, SATCAT 43201), was a Japanese nanosatellite that was launched during the SS-520-5 sounding rocket test launch on 3 February 2018, with a mission to conduct store and forward data relay and Earth observation using a set of cameras. [1] [2] Japanese
#2 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
#3 Luna 9
Luna 9 (Луна-9), internal designation Ye-6 No.13 , was an uncrewed space mission of the Soviet Union 's Luna programme . On 3 February 1966, the Luna 9 spacecraft became the first spacecraft to achieve a survivable landing on a celestial body . [4] [5] 1966 uncrewed space mission of the Soviet Union
AMC-12 (formerly GE-1i ) is an American geostationary communications satellite that was launched by a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle at 02:27:32 UTC on 3 February 2005. The 4,979 kg (10,977 lb) satellite to provide voice and video services to the North America and South America , Europe , and
#5 PSAT-2
PSAT-2 is an experimental amateur radio satellite from the U.S. Naval Academy , which was developed in collaboration with the Technical University of Brno in Brno , Czech Republic . AMSAT North America's OSCAR number administrator assigned number 104 to this satellite; in the amateur radio community
#6 ESSA-2
ESSA-2 (or OT-2 ) was a spin-stabilized operational meteorological satellite. Its name was derived from that of its oversight agency, the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA). ESSA-2 ESSA 2 Mission type Weather satellite Operator ESSA / NASA COSPAR ID 1966-016A SATCAT no. 2091 Spacec
#7 ESSA-4
ESSA-4 (or TOS-B ) was a spin-stabilized operational meteorological satellite. Its name was derived from that of its oversight agency, the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA). ESSA 4 Mission type Weather Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1967-006A SATCAT no. S02657 Spacecraft properties Launc
#8 STS-51-L
STS-51-L was the 25th mission of the NASA Space Shuttle program and the final flight of Space Shuttle Challenger . Failed 1986 American crewed spaceflight For detailed information on the accident, see Space Shuttle Challenger disaster . STS-51-L Challenger launches at the start of STS-51L Names Spac
#9 NuSTAR
NuSTAR ( Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array , also named Explorer 93 and SMEX-11 ) is a NASA space-based X-ray telescope that uses a conical approximation to a Wolter telescope to focus high energy X-rays from astrophysical sources, especially for nuclear spectroscopy , and operates in the range
#10 Soyuz 17
Soyuz 17 ( Russian : Союз 17 , Union 17 ) was the first of two long-duration missions to the Soviet Union 's Salyut 4 space station in 1975. The flight by cosmonauts Aleksei Gubarev and Georgy Grechko set a Soviet mission-duration record of 29 days, surpassing the 23-day record set by the ill-fated
#11 Fox-1Cliff
Fox-1Cliff , AO-95 or AMSAT OSCAR 95 is an American amateur radio satellite . Fox-1Cliff is a 1U CubeSat built by AMSAT-NA that carries a single-channel transponder for mode U/V in FM . [1] American amateur radio satellite Fox-1Cliff Mission type Communications Operator AMSAT COSPAR ID 2018-099N SAT
#12 JCSAT-17
JCSAT-17 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group . The satellite was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space on the LM-2100 platform, and was launched on 18 February 2020 on an Ariane 5 . [3] The satellite mainly provides service to Japan and the sur
#13 GOES 1
GOES-1 , designated GOES-A and SMS-C prior to entering service, was a weather satellite , developed by the NASA , operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was the first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) to be launched. [1] GOES-1
#14 Salyut 4
Salyut 4 (DOS 4) ( Russian : Салют-4 ; English translation: Salute 4 ) was a Salyut space station launched on December 26, 1974 into an orbit with an apogee of 355 km, a perigee of 343 km and an orbital inclination of 51.6 degrees. It was essentially a copy of the DOS 3 (or Kosmos 557) , and unl
#15 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
#16 Progress MS-17
Progress MS-17 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-17 ), Russian production No. 446, identified by NASA as Progress 78P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). This was the 169th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2021 Russian resupply spaceflight to t
#17 STS-63
STS-63 was the second mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program , which carried out the first rendezvous of the American Space Shuttle with Russia's space station Mir . Known as the 'Near-Mir' mission, the flight used Space Shuttle Discovery , which lifted off from launch pad 39B on 3 February 1
#18 CoRoT
CoRoT (French: Co nvection, Ro tation et T ransits planétaires ; English: Co nvection, Ro tation and planetary T ransits) was a space telescope mission which operated from 2006 to 2013. The mission's two objectives were to search for extrasolar planets with short orbital periods, particularly those
#19 Skylab 4
Skylab 4 (also SL-4 and SLM-3 [2] ) was the third crewed Skylab mission and placed the third and final crew aboard the first American space station . Third crewed mission to Skylab Skylab 4 The final view of Skylab, from the departing mission 4 crew, with Earth in the background Operator NASA COSPAR
#20 Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX , [3] providing satellite Internet access coverage to 40 countries. It also aims for global mobile phone service after 2023. [4] SpaceX started launching Starlink satellites in 2019. As of September 2022, Starlink consists of over 3,0