langs: 9 февраля [ru] / february 9 [en] / 9. februar [de] / 9 février [fr] / 9 febbraio [it] / 9 de febrero [es]
days: february 6 / february 7 / february 8 / february 9 / february 10 / february 11 / february 12
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut , naval aviator , test pilot , and businessman. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space, and in 1971, he walked on the Moon . American astronaut (1923–1998), first Ameri
- ... Apollo 13. [105] Shepard made his second space flight as Commander of Apollo 14 from January 31 to february 9, 1971. It was America's third successful lunar landing mission . Shepard piloted the Lunar Module An ...
- ... der for the Apollo 14 flight to the Fra-Mauro area of the Moon during the period 31 January 1971 to 9 february 1971. Responsible for the on-board control of the spacecraft command module Kittyhawk and the lunar ...
#2 Bernard A. Harris Jr.
Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (born June 26, 1956) is a former NASA astronaut . On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk), during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights. Former NASA astronaut "Bernard Harris" redirects here. Fo
- Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (born June 26, 1956) is a former NASA astronaut . On february 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk), ...
#3 Sandra Magnus
Sandra Hall Magnus (born October 30, 1964) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . [2] She returned to Earth with the crew of STS-119 Discovery on March 28, 2009, after having spent 134 days in orbit. [3] She was assigned to the crew of STS-135 , the final mission of the Space Shuttle
- ... se for Research and Engineering , [10] serving under former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin . On february 9, 2021, Virgin Galactic announced that Magnus would be joining their Space Advisory Board to help "pr ...
#4 Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) [2] is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate . [3] [4] [5] In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group , which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. [6] British entrepreneur and business magnate Not to be c
- ... public interest. [58] Branson with Alberto Hazan in June 2007 helping launch Virgin Radio Italia On 9 february 2007, Branson announced the setting up of a new global science and technology prize—The Virgin Eart ...
#5 Ulrich Walter
Ulrich Hans Walter (born February 9, 1954) is a German physicist , engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut . German physicist, engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut Ulrich Walter Born Ulrich Hans Walter ( 1954-02-09 ) February 9, 1954 (age 68) Iserlohn , Germany Nationality German Occupation Physici
- Ulrich Hans Walter (born february 9, 1954) is a German physicist , engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut . German physicist, engineer an ...
- ... ysicist, engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut Ulrich Walter Born Ulrich Hans Walter ( 1954-02-09 ) february 9, 1954 (age 68) Iserlohn , Germany Nationality German Occupation Physicist Space career DFVLR Astrona ...
#6 Viktor Savinykh
Viktor Petrovich Savinykh was born in Berezkiny , Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR on 7 March 1940. Married with one child. Selected as a cosmonaut on 1 December 1978. Retired on 9 February 1989. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2009 ) Viktor Petro
- ... FSR on 7 March 1940. Married with one child. Selected as a cosmonaut on 1 December 1978. Retired on 9 february 1989. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( February 20 ...
#7 Chris Hadfield
Chris Austin Hadfield OC OOnt MSC CD (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian retired astronaut , engineer, fighter pilot , and musician. The first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space , he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space
- ... dfield hosted a web series about space exploration on the video platform MasterClass . [51] [52] On february 9, 2021 Virgin Galactic announced that Hadfield would be joining their Space Advisory Board to help "p ...
#8 Georgy Grechko
Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko ( Russian : Георгий Михайлович Гречко ; 25 May 1931 – 8 April 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut . He flew to space on three missions, each bound for rendezvous with a different Salyut space station. [1] Soyuz 17 was the first crewed vehicle to visit Salyut 4 , Soyuz 26 was the
- ... nt a total of 30 days in orbit, which set the Soviet record at the time, before returning safely on 9 february 1975. In December 1977, Georgy Grechko returned to space with Yuri Romanenko during the Soyuz 26-Sa ...
#9 Konstantin Kozeyev
Konstantin Mirovich Kozeyev ( Russian : Константин Мирович Козеев ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut . Russian cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2010 ) Konstantin Kozeyev Born ( 1967-12-01 ) December 1, 1967 (age 54) Korolyov , Moscow O
- ... is a graduate student from Moscow Aviation Technology Institute and was selected as a cosmonaut on february 9, 1996. He flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz TM-33 in 2001. [1] PERSONAL LIFE Kozeyev is divorced and ...
#10 Sunita Williams
Sunita Lyn Williams (born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer who formerly held the records for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Williams was assigned to the International Sp
- ... t extra-vehicular activity on the eighth day of the STS-116 mission. On January 31, February 4, and february 9, 2007, she completed three spacewalks from the ISS with Michael López-Alegría . During one of these ...
#11 Mark L. Polansky
Mark Lewis " Roman " Polansky (born June 2, 1956, in Paterson, New Jersey ) is an American aerospace engineer and research pilot and a former NASA astronaut . Polansky received the nickname "Roman" as a joke, because he shares a last name with director Roman Polanski . He flew on three Space Shuttle
- ... contribution to our team. We wish him well in his future endeavors." SPACEFLIGHTS STS-98 ATLANTIS ( february 9 20, 2001) The STS-98 crew continued the task of building and enhancing the International Space Stati ...
#12 Yuri Shargin
Yuri Georgiyevich Shargin ( Russian : Юрий Георгиевич Шаргин ) is a retired cosmonaut of the Russian Space Forces . Russian cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2010 ) Yuri Georgiyevich Shargin Born ( 1960-03-20 ) March 20, 1960 (age 62)
- ... ningrad. He is a lieutenant colonel in the Russian Space Forces . He was selected as a cosmonaut on february 9, 1996. He was selected in 2004, to be the flight engineer on the Soyuz TMA-5 mission to the Internat ...
#13 Stuart Roosa
Stuart Allen Roosa (August 16, 1933 – December 12, 1994) was an American aeronautical engineer , smokejumper , United States Air Force pilot , test pilot , and NASA astronaut , who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The mission lasted from January 31 to February 9, 1971, and was
- ... , who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The mission lasted from January 31 to february 9, 1971, and was the third mission to land astronauts ( Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell ) on the Moon ...
#14 Peggy Whitson
Peggy Annette Whitson (born February 9, 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher, retired NASA astronaut , [4] and former NASA Chief Astronaut . American biochemistry researcher and NASA astronaut Peggy Annette Whitson Born ( 1960-02-09 ) February 9, 1960 (age 62) Beaconsfield, IA , U.S. Statu
- Peggy Annette Whitson (born february 9, 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher, retired NASA astronaut , [4] and former NASA Chief As ...
- ... aut . American biochemistry researcher and NASA astronaut Peggy Annette Whitson Born ( 1960-02-09 ) february 9, 1960 (age 62) Beaconsfield, IA , U.S. Status (retired) NASA (active) Axiom Space Nationality Americ ...
Museum / Museum
#1 USS Midway (CV-41)
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier , formerly of the United States Navy , the lead ship of her class . Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal
- ... e based at the nearby Naval Air Facility Atsugi . [3] For service in Vietnam from 30 April 1972, to 9 february 1973, Midway and CVW 5 received the Presidential Unit Citation from Richard Nixon . It read: For ex ...
- ... standing performance of duty in action against enemy forces in Southeast Asia from 30 April 1972 to 9 february 1973. During this crucial period of the Vietnam conflict, USS MIDWAY and embarked Attack Carrier Ai ...
#2 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
- ... he shakeup removing Wing. New directors included Larry Capps who was selected to head the museum on february 9, 2000, after Stender's interim appointment. [45] He reduced the debt to $16 million while also build ...
#3 Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight is a private non-profit air and space museum in the Seattle metropolitan area . It is located at the southern end of King County International Airport (Boeing Field) in the city of Tukwila , immediately south of Seattle . [5] It was established in 1965 and is fully accredited by
- ... number is N7470 , and it was named after the city of Everett, Washington . Its first flight was on february 9, 1969, and was retired in 1990. (Open for walkthrough) [31] Boeing VC-137B SAM 970 the first preside ...
#4 Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City , along the shore of Jamaica Bay . The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station . Bennett Field is currently part of the Gateway
- ... took into account the valuation of the WPA improvements and existing military facilities. [130] On february 9, 1942, the Navy submitted a "declaration of taking" that would allow it to acquire most of the desir ...
#5 KAI Aerospace Museum
The KAI Aerospace Museum is an aerospace museum in Sacheon , South Korea located at 35.071340°N 128.063297°E / 35.071340; 128.063297 adjacent to Sacheon Airport . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( October 2009 )
- ... ssigned to Kisarazu AB, Japan during its early service life. It was eventually struck off charge on february 9, 1961. Shortly afterwards, it was sent to the ROKAF as part of the Military Assistance Program . The ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 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
- ... ign life expectancy of five years. The satellite became inoperable due to communications failure on 9 february 2019, [4] and it was decommissioned by the transmission of a deactivation command at 06:54 GMT on 2 ...
#2 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
- ... d from control centers in Dulles, Virginia and Houston , Texas . [9] The original launch attempt on 9 february 2020 was scheduled to launch at 22:39:30 UTC before being pushed to the end of its five-minute wind ...
- ... e of six months. The rocket was rolled out to MARS Pad 0A where it was originally planned to launch 9 february 2020 but was scrubbed and delayed due to inclement weather and an issue with a regulator at the lau ...
- ... . [1] Attempt Planned (times in UTC) Result Turnaround Reason Decision Point Weather go (%) Notes 1 9 february 2020 22:44:29 Scrubbed 95 hrs Ground 9 February 2020 22:41 100% Scrubbed due to off-nominal data fr ...
- ... around Reason Decision Point Weather go (%) Notes 1 9 February 2020 22:44:29 Scrubbed 95 hrs Ground 9 february 2020 22:41 100% Scrubbed due to off-nominal data from ground support with less than three minutes i ...
#3 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
- ... ltitude 339 kilometres (211 mi) [3] Inclination 51.6 degrees [3] [4] Period 91.23 minutes [3] Epoch 9 february 2008 [3] Docking with ISS Docking port PMA-2 (Harmony forward) Docking date 9 February 2008, 17:17 ...
- ... es [3] Epoch 9 February 2008 [3] Docking with ISS Docking port PMA-2 (Harmony forward) Docking date 9 february 2008, 17:17 UTC Undocking date 18 February 2008, 09:24 UTC Time docked 8 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes ...
- ... ts to the external tank have proven to be "phenomenal", and was pleased with the initial data. [45] 9 february (FLIGHT DAY 3) The Columbus module seen in high detail from the station, in this image taken by the ...
#4 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
- ... cial microprocessors . [6] GhanaSat-1 was given to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on 9 february 2017, and was then transferred to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on 12 Fe ...
#5 SpaceX CRS-14
SpaceX CRS-14 , also known as SpX-14 , was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station launched on 2 April 2018. The mission was contracted by NASA and was flown by SpaceX . This mission reused the Falcon 9 first stage booster previously flown on CRS-12 and the Dragon ca
- ... General report had this mission manifested for February 2018. [9] The flight had been delayed from 9 february and 13 March 2018. [2] Launch occurred on 2 April 2018 at 20:30 UTC on a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocke ...
#6 Kosmos 394
Kosmos 394 ( Russian : Космос 394 meaning Cosmos 394 ), also known as DS-P1-M No.2 is a satellite which was used to demonstrate technology for future satellites which would be used as targets for tests of anti-satellite weapons . It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetro
- ... ype DS-P1-M Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 650 kilograms (1,430 lb) Start of mission Launch date 9 february 1971, 18:48:48 ( 1971-02-09UTC18:48:48Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-3M Launch site Plesetsk 132/1 Orbital p ...
- ... ier rocket, [3] from Site 132/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . The launch occurred at 18:48:48 UTC on 9 february 1971. [4] ORBIT Kosmos 394 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 522 kilometres (324 ...
#7 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
- ... ary 1975, 21:43:37 UTC Rocket Soyuz Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 [2] End of mission Landing date 9 february 1975, 11:03:22 UTC Landing site 110 km at the northeast of Tselinograd , Kazakhstan Orbital paramet ...
- ... ination 51.6° Period 91.7 minutes Docking with Salyut 4 Docking date 12 January 1975 Undocking date 9 february 1975 Time docked 28 days Vimpel Diamond patch Soyuz programme ← Soyuz 16 Soyuz 7K-T No.39 → CREW Po ...
- ... n the station on 7 February 1975 and they returned to Earth in the Soyuz capsule two days later, on 9 february 1975. [5] They safely landed near Tselinograd in a snowstorm with winds of 72 km/h and wore gravity ...
#8 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
- ... adimir G. Titov , RKA Third [notes 1] spaceflight SPACEWALKS Foale and Harris – EVA 1 EVA 1 Start : 9 february 1995 – 11:56 UTC EVA 1 End : 9 February 1995 – 16:35 UTC Duration : 4 hours, 39 minutes MISSION HIG ...
- ... aceflight SPACEWALKS Foale and Harris – EVA 1 EVA 1 Start : 9 February 1995 – 11:56 UTC EVA 1 End : 9 february 1995 – 16:35 UTC Duration : 4 hours, 39 minutes MISSION HIGHLIGHTS Launch of STS-63 STS-63's primar ...
#9 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
- ... nbach and the launch team in Firing Room Four of the Launch Control Center for a successful launch. 9 february (FLIGHT DAY 2) Most of the crew day was spent on conducting the standard inspection of the thermal ...
#10 Progress M-2
Progress M-2 ( Russian : Прогресс М-2 ), was a Soviet uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1989 to resupply the Mir space station. [2] The nineteenth of sixty four Progress spacecraft to visit Mir, it used the Progress-M 11F615A55 configuration, and had the serial number 202. [3] It carri
- ... 0Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U2 Launch site Baikonur Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 9 february 1990, 07:56 ( 1990-02-09UTC07:57Z ) UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low E ...
- ... ocking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 Aft Docking date 22 December 1989, 05:41:21 UTC Undocking date 9 february 1990, 02:33:07 UTC Time docked 48 days Progress M-2 was launched at 03:30:50 GMT on 20 December 198 ...
- ... i) . Progress M-2 remained docked with Mir for forty eight days before undocking at 02:33:07 GMT on 9 february 1990 [4] to make way for the Soyuz TM-9 spacecraft, carrying the EO-6 crew to the station. Progress ...
#11 Progress M-16M
Progress M-16M ( Russian : Прогресс М-16М ), identified by NASA as Progress 48P , is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station during 2012. The sixteenth Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft, it has the serial number 416 and was built by RKK Energia . Progress M-
- ... :13 UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 9 february 2013, 17:05 UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 19 ...
- ... ust 2012 Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 2 August 2012, 01:24:39 UTC Undocking date 9 february 2013, 13:16 UTC Time docked 191 days Cargo Mass 2639 kg Pressurised 1242 kg (dry cargo) Fuel 680 kg ...
- ... r hour. UNDOCKING AND DECAY Progress M-16M departed the Pirs Docking Compartment at 13:15:27 UTC on 9 february 2013 performing a nominal undocking to begin a very short free flight. CARGO Progress M-16M was pac ...
#12 STS-98
STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis . It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the station the Destiny Laboratory Module . All mission objectives were completed and the shuttle reen
- ... tion 51.6 degrees Period 92 minutes Docking with ISS Docking port PMA-3 ( Unity nadir) Docking date 9 february 2001, 16:51 UTC Undocking date 16 February 2001, 14:05 UTC Time docked 6 days, 21 hours, 14 minutes ...
#13 Progress MS-15
Progress MS-15 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-15 ), Russian production No. 444, identified by NASA as Progress 76P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). This was the 167th flight of a Progress spacecraft. [5] 2020 Russian resupply spaceflight
- ... onur , Site 31 Contractor Progress Rocket Space Centre End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 9 february 2021, 09:13 UTC [4] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Inc ...
- ... 51.65° Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs nadir Docking date 23 July 2020, 17:45 UTC Undocking date 9 february 2021, 05:21 UTC Time docked 200 days, 11 hours, 36 minutes Cargo Mass 2540 kg Pressurised 2540 kg F ...
- ... r: 420 kg (930 lb) UNDOCKING AND DECAY The Progress MS-15 remained docked at the station through on 9 february 2021, when it departed with trash and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere for destruction over the So ...
#14 IRAS
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite ( Dutch : Infrarood Astronomische Satelliet ) ( IRAS ) was the first space telescope to perform a survey of the entire night sky at infrared wavelengths . [6] Launched on 25 January 1983, [2] its mission lasted ten months. [7] The telescope was a joint project of
- ... 1:17 ( 1983-01-25UTC21:17 ) UTC [2] Rocket Delta 3910 Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2W Entered service 9 february 1983 [3] End of mission Disposal Decommissioned Deactivated 21 November 1983 ( 1983-11-22 ) [2] Orb ...
#15 Soyuz TMA-21
Soyuz TMA-21 ( "Gagarin" ) was a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS). It transported three members of the Expedition 27 crew to the ISS, and docked at the station on April 6, 2011. TMA-21 is the 109th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first of which launched in 1967. The Soyuz rema
- ... TMA-21 spacecraft on the launch pad. The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft arrived at Baikonur Cosmodrome on february 9, 2011. On the same day, the RSC-Energia technicians, tested the spacecraft's Kurs system. [11] CREW ...
#16 STS-60
STS-60 was the first mission of the U.S./Russian Shuttle-Mir Program , which carried Sergei K. Krikalev , the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard a Space Shuttle . The mission used NASA Space Shuttle Discovery , which lifted off from Launch Pad 39A on 3 February 1994 from Kennedy Space Center , Fl
- ... he crew downlinked video to aid in troubleshooting. The astronauts ended Flight Day 6 at 00:10 UTC ( 9 february 1994). Flight Day 7 (9 February 1994) began at 08:20 UTC. ODERACS operations were scheduled for 14: ...
- ... in troubleshooting. The astronauts ended Flight Day 6 at 00:10 UTC (9 February 1994). Flight Day 7 ( 9 february 1994) began at 08:20 UTC. ODERACS operations were scheduled for 14:55 UTC during Orbit 97 and BREMS ...
#17 Satélite de Coleta de Dados
Satélite de Coleta de Dados ( SCD , Portuguese for "Data-Collecting Satellite") is a series of satellites developed in Brazil.
- ... rties Manufacturer INPE Launch mass 115 kilograms (254 lb) Power 110 W Start of mission Launch date february 9, 1993, 14:30:34 ( 1993-02-09UTC14:30:34Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Pegasus 003/F3 [1] Launch site Kennedy Con ...
- ... degrees Mean motion 14.44530728 Epoch 14 September 2018 [2] The first one, SCD-1 , was launched on february 9, 1993, and was the first satellite developed entirely in Brazil and it remains in operation in orbit ...
#18 Pioneer Venus Orbiter
The Pioneer Venus Orbiter , also known as Pioneer Venus 1 or Pioneer 12 , was a mission to Venus conducted by the United States as part of the Pioneer Venus project . Launched in May 1978 atop an Atlas-Centaur rocket, the spacecraft was inserted into an elliptical orbit around Venus on December 4, 1
- ... UV spectrometer observations monitored the loss of water from the comet's nucleus at perihelion on february 9. [6] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Pioneer Venus Multiprobe List of missions to Venus Timeline of arti ...
#19 XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton , also known as the High Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy Mission and the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission , is an X-ray space observatory launched by the European Space Agency in December 1999 on an Ariane 5 rocket. It is the second cornerstone mission of ESA's Horizon 2000 programme. Named after
- ... phase began, [2] and routine science operations began on 1 June. [23] During a press conference on 9 february 2000, ESA presented the first images taken by XMM and announced that a new name had been chosen for ...
#20 Unity (ISS module)
The Unity connecting module, also known as Node 1 , is the first U.S. -built component of the International Space Station (ISS). It connects the Russian and United States segments of the station, and is where crew eat meals together. American module of the International Space Station Unity Unity as
- ... atch Spacecraft Docking Undocking STS-97 2 December 2000 19:59 UTC 9 December 2000 19:13 UTC STS-98 9 february 2001 16:51 UTC 16 February 2001 14:05 UTC Leonardo PMM , 2011-2015 Cygnus CRS OA-4 9 December 2015 ...