langs: 13 января [ru] / january 13 [en] / 13. januar [de] / 13 janvier [fr] / 13 gennaio [it] / 13 de enero [es]

days: january 10 / january 11 / january 12 / january 13 / january 14 / january 15 / january 16

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Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut

#1 Vladimir Shatalov

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov ( Russian : Владимир Александрович Шаталов ; December 8, 1927 – June 15, 2021) [2] was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme : Soyuz 4 , Soyuz 8 , and Soyuz 10 . [1] Soviet cosmonaut (1927–2021) Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sh

• ... tems, design and operating rules of the spacecraft Vostok ZA , Voskhod , Voskhod 2 , and Soyuz . On january 13, 1965, after passing the exams, Shatalov was qualified as an Air Force cosmonaut. On January 23, 196 ...

#2 Susan Helms

Susan Jane Helms (born February 26, 1958) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general and NASA astronaut . She was the commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic); and commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California . [1] Lieutenant

• ... space, including an EVA of 8 hours and 56 minutes (world record). [12] [13] [14] STS-54 Endeavour , january 13� 19, 1993. The primary objective of this mission was the deployment of a $200-million NASA Tracking a ...

#3 Mario Runco Jr.

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Mario Runco Jr. is a former United States Naval officer and NASA astronaut . He was selected as an astronaut with in 1987. [1] :   76   He flew three Space Shuttle missions, [2] performed a spacewalk on his second mission, and is now retired both from NASA [3] and the U.S

• ... the Space Shuttle ENDEAVOUR ( OV -105). STS-54 launched from KSC’s launch pad 39B launch pad 39B on january 13, 1993 and landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) runway 33 at KSC in Florida on January 19, 19 ...

#4 Kathryn D. Sullivan

Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951) is an American geologist and oceanographer , and a former NASA astronaut and US Navy officer. She was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions. "Kathryn Sullivan" redirects here. For other uses, see Kathryn Sullivan (disambiguation) . American geolo

• ... ort to the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command center on Guam . The unit was sent to Guam on january 13, 1991, four days before the start of Operation Desert Storm , and stayed for thirty days to augment ...

#5 Frederick W. Sturckow

Frederick Wilford Sturckow (born August 11, 1961) is an engineer , retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut , and commercial spacecraft pilot. Sturckow is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. He flew on STS-88 and STS-105 as a pilot and STS-117 and STS-128 as a commande

• ... was also the launch CAPCOM for STS-130 in February 2010, [6] and for STS-131 in April 2010. [7] On january 13, 2011, NASA named Sturckow as the backup commander for STS-134 . [8] The appointment allowed the com ...

#6 Rakesh Sharma

Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma , AC (born 13 January 1949) is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space, although there have been other astronauts with some Indian background

• Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma , AC (born 13 january 1949) is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the ...
• ... mander Rakesh Sharma AC Rakesh Sharma, as a Squadron Leader in military uniform Born ( 1949-01-13 ) 13 january 1949 (age 73) Patiala , Patiala and East Punjab States Union , Dominion of India (now in Punjab , I ...
• ... r Awards Ashok Chakra Hero of the Soviet Union Spouse(s) Madhu Sharma Children 2 EARLY LIFE Born on 13 january 1949 in Patiala of present-day Punjab , India. [4] Sharma attended St. George's Grammar School , Hy ...

#7 John Casper

John Howard Casper (born July 9, 1943) is a former American astronaut and retired United States Air Force pilot. American astronaut Not to be confused with Caspar John . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2020 ) John H. Casper Born ( 1943-07-09

• ... n was 106 hours, 19 minutes, 43 seconds. STS-54 launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on january 13, 1993, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour . A crew of five successfully accomplished the primary objecti ...

#8 Gregory J. Harbaugh

Gregory Jordan Harbaugh 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 citations for verification . ( May

• ... nd fellow astronaut Mario Runco, Jr. performing an EVA during the STS-54 mission. STS-54 Endeavour ( january 13� 19, 1993) was a six-day mission which featured the deployment of TDRS-F, and a 4-hour 28-minute spac ...

#9 Apogee of Fear

Apogee of Fear is a 2012 science fiction short film , the first narrative fiction film made completely in space. [1] (Contrast Return from Orbit , 1984 film made partially in space.) Filmed by Richard Garriott from a script and production elements he contracted from fantasy novelist Tracy Hickman ,

• ... ngside documentary Man on a Mission , which follows Garriott's journey to space and was released on 13 january 2012, [1] [2] but NASA initially refused permission, citing that the filming of Apogee of Fear had ...

#10 Vladimir Dzhanibekov

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov ( Russian : Владимир Александрович Джанибеков , born 13 May 1942) is a former cosmonaut who made five flights. Soviet general, pilot and cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov Владимир Джанибеков Vladimir Dzhanibekov in 1993 Born ( 1942-05-13 ) 13 May 1942 (age   80) Iska

• ... delayed for several hours by difficulties inflating both balloons. Launching later than desired, on 13 january 1993 the Earthwinds liftoff from Reno Stead Airport flew for 30 minutes before crashing. After lift ...

#11 Thomas Pesquet

Thomas Gautier Pesquet ( French pronunciation:   ​ [tɔma gotje pɛskɛ] ; born 27 February 1978 in Rouen ) is a French aerospace engineer , pilot , and European Space Agency astronaut . Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, [1] and he successfully completed his basic training in Nove

• ... national Space Station on a 10-day flight in September 2015. EXPEDITION 50/51 Pesquet during EVA on january 13, 2017 Pesquet launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome onboard Soyuz MS-03 on November 17, 2016. He spe ...
• ... Pesquet and Karen Oldenburg. [13] Pesquet performed his first EVA with astronaut Shane Kimbrough on january 13, 2017. During the EVA, they prepared the infrastructure to replace the ISS batteries. The EVA lasted ...

#12 Shane Kimbrough

Robert Shane Kimbrough (born June 4, 1967) is a retired United States Army officer and NASA astronaut . He was part of the first group of candidates selected for NASA astronaut training following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster . Kimbrough is a veteran of three spaceflights, the first being a Sp

• ... uring an EVA with Peggy Whitson Kimbrough performed his fourth EVA with astronaut Thomas Pesquet on january 13, 2017. During the EVA, they prepared the infrastructure to replace the ISS batteries. The EVA lasted ...

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Spacecraft / Spacecraft

#1 SpaceX CRS-13

SpaceX CRS-13 , also known as SpX-13 , was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station launched on 15 December 2017. [2] The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX . It was the second mission to successfully reuse a Dragon capsule, previously flown on CRS-

• ... nch site Cape Canaveral SLC-40 [1] Contractor SpaceX End of mission Disposal Recovered Landing date 13 january 2018, 15:37 ( 2018-01-13UTC15:38 ) UTC [3] Landing site Pacific Ocean, off Baja California Orbital ...
• ... ing date 17 December 2017, 13:26 UTC [5] Unberthing date 12 January 2018, 10:47 UTC [6] RMS release 13 january 2018, 09:58 UTC [7] Time berthed 25 days, 21 hours, 21 minutes Cargo Mass 2,205 kg (4,861 lb) [8] P ...
• ... nth at the ISS: it was unberthed on 12 January 2018 at 10:47 UTC and was released from Canadarm2 on 13 january 2018 at 09:58 UTC. [6] [7] The spacecraft deorbited a few hours later, splashing down in the Pacifi ...

#2 ICESat

ICESat ( Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite ) was a NASA satellite mission for measuring ice sheet mass balance , cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics. It operated as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). ICESat was launched 13 January 200

• ... on characteristics. It operated as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). ICESat was launched 13 january 2003 on a Delta II launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California into a near-circular ...
• ... ons 2 × 2 × 3.1 m (6 ft 7 in × 6 ft 7 in × 10 ft 2 in) Power 640 watts Start of mission Launch date 13 january 2003, 00:45:00 UTC [2] Rocket Delta II 7320-10 (Delta 294) Launch site Vandenberg , SLC-2W Contract ...

#3 Lunokhod 2

Lunokhod 2 ( Russian : Луноход-2 ("Moonwalker 2"), also known as Аппарат 8ЕЛ № 204 ("Device 8EL No. 204")) was the second of two unmanned lunar rovers that landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of the Lunokhod programme . Second robotic Moon rover (1973) Lunokhod 2 Model of Lunokhod 2 rover

• ... jection . On January 12, 1973 Luna 21 was braked into a 90 by 100 km (56 by 62 mi) lunar orbit . On january 13 and 14, the perilune was lowered to 16 km (9.9 mi) altitude. LANDING AND SURFACE OPERATIONS On Janua ...

#4 OV1-2

Orbiting Vehicle 1-2 (also known as OV1-2 ), launched 5 October 1965, was the third, and first successful, satellite in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. A radiation measuring satellite designed to conduct research for the planned Manned Orbital Laboratory pro

• ... he failure of the on-board tape recorder (which allowed data to be stored and transmitted later) on january 13, 1966. Real-time operations were carried out in a limited fashion until total spacecraft failure in ...

#5 USA-231

USA-231 , [4] or ORS-1 (Operationally Responsive Space-1) is an American reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 2011 from NASA ’s Wallops Flight Facility , Virginia by a Minotaur I launch vehicle. [2] It is the first operational satellite of the Operationally Responsive Space Office . It is

• ... e altitude 427 kilometers (265 mi) [3] Inclination 40.07 degrees [3] Period 92.93 minutes [3] Epoch january 13, 2015, 04:45:04 UTC [3] ORS-1 satellite is designed to provide orbital space imagery of Southwest As ...

#6 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

• ... ubeSat Launch mass 4 kg (8.8 lb) Dimensions 10 cm x 10 cm x 34 cm (3U) Start of mission Launch date 13 january 2022, Rocket LauncherOne # 4 Launch site Cosmic Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port , Cali ...
• ... c Girl (Boeing 747), Mojave Air and Space Port , California Contractor Virgin Orbit Deployment date 13 january 2022, 23:47:00 UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [12] Regime Low Earth orbit ...
• ... R-1) it was launched on the third successful flight of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne launch vehicle on 13 january 2022 as part of the STP-27VP mission ("Above the Clouds"). TechEdSat-13 uses the Loihi neuromorphic ...

#7 Cygnus Orb-1

Orbital-1 , [6] [7] also known as Orb-1 , [7] [8] [9] was the second flight of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo spacecraft , its second flight to the International Space Station (ISS) and the third launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle . The mission launched on 9 January 2014 at 18:07:05 U

• ... ck to the HIF and time-sensitive cargo removed. The launch date was rescheduled for no earlier than 13 january 2014, but was later moved forward to 7 January 2014 after a scheduling conflict at Wallops was reso ...

#8 Discoverer 37

Discoverer 37 , also known as Corona 9030 , was an American optical reconnaissance satellite which was lost in a launch failure in 1962. It was the last KH-3 Corona‴ satellite, which was based on an Agena-B rocket. [1] Discoverer 37 Mission type Optical reconnaissance Operator US Air Force / NRO COS

• ... s Agena-B Manufacturer Lockheed Launch mass 1,150 kilograms (2,540 lb) Start of mission Launch date 13 january 1962, 21:41 ( 1962-01-13UTC21:41Z ) UTC Rocket Thor DM-21 Agena-B 327 Launch site Vandenberg LC-75- ...
• ... arth Epoch Planned The launch of Discoverer 37 The launch of Discoverer 37 occurred at 21:41 UTC on 13 january 1962. A Thor DM-21 Agena-B rocket was used, flying from Launch Complex 75-3-4 at the Vandenberg Air ...

#9 Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble ) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope , but it is one of the largest and most versatile, renowned both as a vital research tool and as a publi

• ... e onboard computers were upgraded with added coprocessors , and Hubble's orbit was boosted. [84] On 13 january 1994, NASA declared the mission a complete success and showed the first sharper images. [110] The m ...

#10 TDRS-6

TDRS-6 , known before launch as TDRS-F , is an American communications satellite , of first generation, which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System . It was constructed by TRW , and is based on a custom satellite bus which was used for all seven first generation

• ... (4,647 lb) [1] Dimensions 17.3 × 14.2 m (57 × 47 ft) Power 1700 watts Start of mission Launch date 13 january 1993, 13:59:30 ( 1993-01-13UTC13:59:30 ) UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-54 / IUS Launch sit ...
• ... 93. Endeavour was launched from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center , at 13:59:30 UTC on 13 january 1993. [4] TDRS-F was deployed from Endeavour around six hours after launch, and was raised to geosy ...

#11 QuikSCAT

The NASA QuikSCAT ( Quick Scatterometer ) was an Earth observation satellite carrying the SeaWinds scatterometer . Its primary mission was to measure the surface wind speed and direct over the ice-free global oceans via its effect on water waves . Observations from QuikSCAT had a wide array of appli

• ... ecasts (ECMWF) led the way by initiating assimilation of QuikSCAT winds beginning, respectively, on 13 january 2002 and 22 January 2002. QuikSCAT surface winds were an important tool for analysis and forecastin ...

#12 STS-134

STS-134 ( ISS assembly flight ULF6 ) [9] was the penultimate mission of NASA 's Space Shuttle program and the 25th and last spaceflight of Space Shuttle Endeavour . [10] This flight delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier to the International Space Station . [11] M

• ... tel Second spaceflight Mission Specialist 4 Gregory Chamitoff Second and last spaceflight Notes: On 13 january 2011, after the 2011 Tucson shooting in which Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly's wife, ...

#13 Nepal PQ-1

Nepal-PQ1 also known as SanoSat-1 is Nepal 's first PocketQube picosatellite developed by ORION Space that was launched on January 13, 2022, from Falcon 9 . [1] The primary function of the satellite is to collect wind, temperature, and humidity data and communicate findings with ground stations in N

• ... SanoSat-1 is Nepal 's first PocketQube picosatellite developed by ORION Space that was launched on january 13, 2022, from Falcon 9 . [1] The primary function of the satellite is to collect wind, temperature, an ...

#14 CHIPS (satellite)

CHIPS ( Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer , also Explorer 82 or UNEX-2 ) was a NASA Explorer program satellite. It was launched on 12 January 2003 from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a Delta II with the larger satellite ICESat , and had an intended mission duration of one year. CHIPS was

• ... mass 60 kg (130 lb) Dimensions 5 × 2.8 × 3.2 m (16.4 × 9.2 × 10.5 ft) Start of mission Launch date 13 january 2003, 00:45:00 UTC Rocket Delta II 7320-10 (Delta 294) Launch site Vandenberg , SLC-2W Contractor B ...
• ... ft that was launched by a Delta II launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 00:45:00 UTC on 13 january 2003. [1] The 60 kg (130 lb) , triaxially-stabilized spacecraft has a spectrograph covering the 9-2 ...

#15 SpaceX CRS-16

SpaceX CRS-16 , also known as SpX-16 , was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station launched on 5 December 2018 [7] aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. [8] The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX . 2018 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS "CRS-16"

• ... ure 8 December 2018, 12:21 UTC [2] [3] Berthing date 8 December 2018, 15:36 UTC [4] Unberthing date 13 january 2019, 20:00 UTC [5] RMS release 13 January 2019, 23:33 UTC [6] Time berthed 36 days, 4 hours, 24 mi ...
• ... hing date 8 December 2018, 15:36 UTC [4] Unberthing date 13 January 2019, 20:00 UTC [5] RMS release 13 january 2019, 23:33 UTC [6] Time berthed 36 days, 4 hours, 24 minutes Cargo Mass 2,573 kg (5,672 lb) Pressu ...
• ... vering the booster, it was found to be too damaged to fly again and was scrapped for parts. [13] On 13 january 2019, Dragon was released from ISS at 23:33 UTC and deorbited, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean ...

#16 Space Flyer Unit

The Space Flyer Unit ( 宇宙実験・観測フリーフライヤ , Uchū Jikken-Kansoku Free Flyer ) was a spacecraft which was launched by Japan on March 18, 1995. [2] Japanese spacecraft Space Flyer Unit Space Flyer Unit photographed from Endeavour during STS-72 mission Mission type Technology Operator NASDA ISAS NEDO USEF C

• ... te Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1 End of mission Recovered by Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-72 Recovery date 13 january 1996 ( 1996-01-14 ) Landing date 20 January 1996, 07:41:41 UTC Landing site Kennedy SLF Runway 15 O ...

#17 Fengyun 2-07

Fengyun 2-07 [2] or FY-2-07 ( Chinese : 风云二号07 meaning Wind Cloud 2-07 ), also known as Fengyun-2F or FY-2F , is a Chinese weather satellite operated by China's National Satellite Meteorological Centre . [3] Part of the Fengyun programme, it was the sixth Fengyun 2 geostationary satellite to be laun

• ... no. 38049 Spacecraft properties Launch mass 1,369 kilograms (3,018 lb) Start of mission Launch date 13 january 2012, 00:56 ( 2012-01-13UTC00:56Z ) UTC Rocket Chang Zheng 3A Y22 Launch site Xichang LA-3 Orbital ...
• ... 22, [5] flying from Launch Area 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre . The launch took place on 13 january 2012 at 00:56 UTC, and resulted in the successful deployment of the satellite into a geosynchronous ...

#18 HADES (satellite)

HADES , Spain-OSCAR 115 or SO-115 , is a Spanish amateur radio satellite . HADES was designed and built jointly by AMSAT-EA and students from the European University of Aerospace Engineering in Madrid , Spain . [3] The satellite is a PocketQube form factor 1.5P nano-satellite (5 × 5 × 7.5   cm) and

• ... altitude 543 km (337 mi) Inclination 97.5° Period 95 minutes MISSION The satellite was launched on january 13, 2022 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station , Florida , United States . On January 16, signals fro ...
• ... g (0.44 lb) Dimensions 5 cm × 5 cm × 7.5 cm (2.0 in × 2.0 in × 3.0 in) Start of mission Launch date 13 january 2022, 10:25 UTC Rocket Falcon-9 137/B1058.10 Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Contractor SpaceX Or ...

#19 STS-54

STS-54 was a NASA Space Transportation System ( Space Shuttle ) mission using Space Shuttle Endeavour . This was the third flight for Endeavour , and was launched on 13 January 1993. 1993 American crewed spaceflight to deploy TRDS-6 STS-54 Endeavour deploys the TDRS-F satellite. Names Space Transpor

• ... ssion using Space Shuttle Endeavour . This was the third flight for Endeavour , and was launched on 13 january 1993. 1993 American crewed spaceflight to deploy TRDS-6 STS-54 Endeavour deploys the TDRS-F satelli ...
• ... Donald R. McMonagle Mario Runco Jr. Gregory J. Harbaugh Susan J. Helms Start of mission Launch date 13 january 1993, 13:59:30 UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39B Contrac ...

#20 Wind (spacecraft)

The Global Geospace Science (GGS) Wind satellite is a NASA science spacecraft launched on 1 November 1994, at 09:31:00 UTC , from launch pad LC-17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Merritt Island, Florida , aboard a McDonnell Douglas Delta II 7925-10 rocket. Wind was designed and manuf

• ... giant flare in the nearby Sculptor Galaxy , highlighted by NASA at Giant Flare in Nearby Galaxy on 13 january 2021. Wind / LEMT data helped to pinpoint the source region of solar energetic particles , highligh ...