langs: 15 января [ru] / january 15 [en] / 15. januar [de] / 15 janvier [fr] / 15 gennaio [it] / 15 de enero [es]
days: january 12 / january 13 / january 14 / january 15 / january 16 / january 17 / january 18
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
- ... rs of Lenin No.400926 — (January 22, 1969, awarded to Heroes of the Soviet Union) (April 30, 1971) ( january 15, 1976) Order of the October Revolution (December 27, 1982) Order "For Service to the Homeland in the ...
#2 Andriyan Nikolayev
Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev ( Chuvash and Russian : Андриян Григорьевич Николаев ; 5 September 1929 – 3 July 2004) was a Soviet cosmonaut . In 1962, aboard Vostok 3 , he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Nikolayev was an ethnic Chuvash and is considered as the first Turkic per
- ... ce (18 August 1962, 3 July 1970) Order of Lenin (18 August 1962) Order of the Red Banner of Labour ( 15 january 1976) Order of the Red Star (1961) Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USS ...
#3 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
- ... 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 Development of Virgin Lands" (August 1961) Honoured special ...
#4 Aleksei Yeliseyev
Aleksei Stanislavovich Yeliseyev ( Russian : Алексей Станиславович Елисеев ; born 13 July 1934) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three missions in the Soyuz programme as a flight engineer: Soyuz 5 , Soyuz 8 , and Soyuz 10 . He made the world's eighth spacewalk during Soyuz 5 in 1969. Soviet
- ... lot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Four Orders of Lenin (22 January 1969, 22 October 1969, 30 April 1971 and 15 january 1976) Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (12 April 2011) – for the great achievements in the fi ...
#5 Luca Parmitano
Colonel Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò , Sicily ) is an Italian astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a Colonel and test pilot for the Italian Air Force . [2] Italian engine
- ... clogged one of the suit's filters, causing water from the suit's cooling system to back up. [16] On 15 january 2016, astronaut Timothy Kopra experienced a water leak in the same spacesuit. [17] Parmitano return ...
#6 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
- ... ansporter, the ISS crew was resupplied on December 23, 2015, by the Progress 62 spacecraft. [59] On january 15, 2016, Kopra and Peake performed another EVA and successfully replaced a voltage regulator, but were ...
#7 Timothy Kopra
Timothy Lennart " Tim " Kopra (born April 9, 1963) is an engineer , a Colonel in the United States Army and a retired NASA astronaut . He served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 20 , returning to Earth aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-128 mission on
- ... r of the ISS, with Soyuz TMA-19M , as part of Expedition 46 / Expedition 47 . During a spacewalk on january 15, 2016, Kopra's spacesuit began to leak water into his helmet causing the walk to be cut short. The s ...
#8 Boris Volynov
Boris Valentinovich Volynov ( Russian : Бори́с Валенти́нович Волы́нов ; born 18 December 1934) is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soyuz programme : Soyuz 5 , and Soyuz 21 . Following the death of Alexei Leonov in October 2019, he is the last surviving member of the original gro
- ... later assigned as a backup for Soyuz 3 . [3] SOYUZ 5 Main article: Soyuz 5 Soyuz 5 was launched on january 15, 1969, crewed by Volynov, Aleksei Yeliseyev , and Yevgeny Khrunov . On 16 January Yeliseyev and Khru ...
#9 Anatoly Ivanishin
Anatoli Alekseyevich Ivanishin ( Russian: Анатолий Алексеевич Иванишин ; born 15 January 1969) is a former Russian cosmonaut. His first visit to space was to the International Space Station on board the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft as an Expedition 29 / Expedition 30 crew member, launching in November 20
- Anatoli Alekseyevich Ivanishin ( Russian: Анатолий Алексеевич Иванишин ; born 15 january 1969) is a former Russian cosmonaut. His first visit to space was to the International Space Statio ...
- ... . Russian cosmonaut (born 1969) Anatoly Ivanishin Анатолий Алексеевич Иванишин Born ( 1969-01-15 ) 15 january 1969 (age 53) Irkutsk , Soviet Union Status Retired Nationality Russian Occupation Pilot Space care ...
#10 Tim Peake
Major Timothy Nigel “Tim” Peake CMG (born 7 April 1972) is a British Army Air Corps officer, European Space Agency astronaut [3] and a former International Space Station (ISS) crew member. British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut Tim Peake CMG HonFIET Official NASA portrait photograph, taken in
- ... 21 December 2015. He participated in the first spacewalk outside the ISS by a British astronaut on 15 january 2016. The purpose of the spacewalk was to replace a faulty sequential shunt unit on the station's s ...
#11 Nikolai Budarin
Nikolai Mikhailovich Budarin ( Russian : Николай Михайлович Бударин ) (born April 29, 1953 in Kirya , Chuvashia ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut , a veteran of three extended space missions aboard the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station . He has also performed eight career spacewal
- ... eted the new VDU installation. The spacewalk lasted 6 hours and 21 minutes. During Expedition 6, on january 15, 2003, Budarin was supposed to join NASA astronaut Kenneth Bowersox in a six-hour spacewalk outside ...
#12 Ellison Onizuka
Ellison Shoji Onizuka ( エリソン・ショージ・オニヅカ, 鬼塚 承次 , Onizuka Shōji , June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut , engineer , and USAF test pilot from Kealakekua, Hawaii , who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C . He died in the destruction of the S
- ... elle Onizuka-Gillilan (b. 1969) and Darien Lei Shizue Onizuka-Morgan (b. 1975). AIR FORCE CAREER On january 15, 1970, Onizuka entered active duty with the United States Air Force , [8] where he served as a fligh ...
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
- ... warships, and more than 1,100 aircraft. Meanwhile, the United Nations set an ultimatum deadline of 15 january 1991 for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. Operation Desert Storm began the next day. On January 17, 19 ...
#2 Safety Promotion Center
The Japan Airlines Safety Promotion Center ( 日本航空安全啓発センター , Nihon Kōkū Anzai Keihatsu Sentā [1] ) is a museum and educational center operated by Japan Airlines to promote airline safety. It is located on the second floor of the Daini Sogo Building ( 第二綜合ビル , Daini Sōgō Biru ) on the grounds of Tokyo
- ... Flight 1549 , the Airbus A320 which Capt. Chesley Sullenberger landed in New York's Hudson River on january 15, 2009. [ citation needed ]
#3 Carolinas Aviation Museum
The Carolinas Aviation Museum is an aviation museum on the grounds of Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina . Aviation museum in North Carolina, United States Carolinas Aviation Museum Location in North Carolina Show map of North Carolina Carolinas Aviation Museum (the
- ... IRWAYS FLIGHT 1549 AIRBUS Case contains Capt. Sullenberger's and First Officer Skiles's uniforms On january 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 took off from New York's LaGuardia Airport for a flight to Charlotte , ...
- ... and were planned to be reassembled in time for the fourth anniversary of the landing in the Hudson ( january 15, 2013). The museum opened a major new exhibit surrounding Flight 1549 with artifacts such as Captain ...
#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
- ... bout two minutes, making the voyage from Burbank to Bennett Field in 10:02:57 hours. [266] [257] On january 15, 1935, Major James H. Doolittle flew an " American Airlines Airplane Development" Vultee, powered by ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 DSN-2
DSN-2 , also known as Kirameki-2 , is a geostationary communications satellite to be operated by DSN Corporation , a subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Group . Its payload is a pure X-band and will be used for military communications by the Japanese military . It was launched and successfully deployed o
- ... g NEC , NTT Communications and Maeda Corporation formed a joint venture called DSN Corporation . On 15 january 2013, DSN Corporation announced that it had closed a contract with the Ministry of Defense to execu ...
#2 Kosmos 2482
Kosmos 2482 ( Russian : Космос 2482 meaning Cosmos 2482 ) is a Russian military store-dump communications satellite launched in 2013, together with Kosmos 2483 and Kosmos 2484 . Kosmos 2482 Mission type Communications Operator Russian Aerospace Defence Forces COSPAR ID 2013-001A SATCAT no. 39057 Spa
- ... ft properties Spacecraft type Strela-3M Manufacturer Reshetnev ISS [1] Start of mission Launch date january 15, 2013, 16:24 ( 2013-01-15UTC16:24Z ) UTC Rocket Rokot / Briz-KM [2] Launch site Plesetsk 133/3 [1] O ...
- ... r rocket with a Briz-KM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 16:24 UTC on 15 january 2013. The launch successfully placed the satellite into low Earth orbit . It subsequently received ...
#3 Geotail
Geotail is a satellite observing the Earth 's magnetosphere . It was developed by Japan's ISAS in association with the United States' NASA , and was launched by a Delta II rocket on 24 July 1992 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . Geotail Geotail satellite (artist's concept) Mission type Earth o
- ... altitude 190,664 km (118,473 mi) [1] Inclination 10.51 degrees [1] Period 7539.86 minutes [1] Epoch 15 january 2015, 13:40:53 UTC [1] The primary purpose of this mission is to study the structure and dynamics o ...
#4 STS-72
STS-72 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to capture and return to Earth a Japanese microgravity research spacecraft known as Space Flyer Unit (SFU). The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida on 11 January 1996. 1996 American crewed spaceflight to retrieve the Space Flyer Unit STS-
- ... ion Specialist 4 Daniel T. Barry First spaceflight SPACEWALKS Chiao and Barry – EVA 1 EVA 1 Start : 15 january 1996 – 05:35 UTC EVA 1 End : 15 January – 11:44 UTC Duration : 6 hours, 9 minutes Chiao and Scott – ...
- ... paceflight SPACEWALKS Chiao and Barry – EVA 1 EVA 1 Start : 15 January 1996 – 05:35 UTC EVA 1 End : 15 january – 11:44 UTC Duration : 6 hours, 9 minutes Chiao and Scott – EVA 2 EVA 2 Start : 17 January 1996 – 0 ...
#5 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
- ... ght and slightly different time, the rocket and its satellites blasted away from Earth's pull . [9] 15 january 1999 - postponed launch 24 hours to complete testing of the link between the spacecraft and the gro ...
#6 Explorer 31
Explorer 31 , also called DME-A , was a NASA satellite launched as part of the Explorer program . Explorer 31 was launched on 29 November 1965 from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California , with a Thor-Agena launch vehicle. Explorer 31 was released along with the Canadian satellite Alouette 2 . [3] N
- ... 1 October 1969, for 9 minutes from the electrostatic probe for use in studying a red arc event. On january 15, 1971, no response was received from a variety of satellite commands, and the satellite was abandone ...
#7 Magellan (spacecraft)
The Magellan spacecraft was a 1,035-kilogram (2,282 lb) robotic space probe launched by NASA of the United States, on May 4, 1989, to map the surface of Venus by using synthetic-aperture radar and to measure the planetary gravitational field . NASA mission to map the surface of Venus via robotic p
- ... collected during cycle 2 MAPPING CYCLE 3 Goal: Fill remaining gaps and collect stereo imagery. [20] january 15, 1992 – September 13, 1992 Immediately after cycle 2, cycle 3 began collecting data for stereo image ...
#8 Superbird-B3
Superbird-B3 , known as Superbird-8 before launch, and DSN-1 ( Kirameki-1 ) for its military payload, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group and designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric on the DS2000 satellite bus . Superbird-B3 Names Superbird-8 DSN-1
- ... Y JSAT along NEC , NTT Com and Maeda Corporation formed a joint venture called DSN Corporation . On 15 january 2013, DSN Corporation announced that it had closed a contract with the Ministry of Defense to execu ...
#9 IRS-1D
IRS-1D is the seventh satellite in Indian Remote Sensing satellite series of Earth Observation satellites , built, launched and maintained by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The satellite has similar capabilities as that of ISRO's IRS-1C satellite with some improvements added for better i
- ... tor Indian Space Research Organisation Entered service December 1997 [1] End of mission Deactivated 15 january 2010 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [2] Regime Sun-synchronous orbit Perigee ...
- ... ompany (after the usual clearance by Indian military). [4] MISSION IRS-1D completed its services on 15 january 2010 after serving for 12 years. [1] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Indian Remote Sensing
#10 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
- ... untdown Demonstration Test. The Launch Pad 39A during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. On 15 january 2011, Timothy Kopra, scheduled as the lead spacewalker for the mission at the time, was injured in ...
#11 STS-84
STS-84 was a crewed spaceflight mission by Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Mir space station . 1997 American crewed spaceflight to Mir This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( May 2008 ) STS-84
- ... Station. U.S. astronaut C. Michael Foale exchanged places with Jerry Linenger , who arrived at Mir 15 january 1997 with the crew of Shuttle Mission STS-81. Linenger spent 123 days on Mir and just over 132 days ...
#12 STS-81
STS-81 was a January 1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. 1997 American crewed spaceflight to Mir STS-81 View of Mir from Atlantis , with the Soyuz-TM Fregat and Progress 233 docked Names Space Transportation System -81 Mission type Shuttle-Mir Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1997-0
- ... e the STS-81 mission. Docking occurred at 22:55 EST, 14 January, followed by hatch opening at 00:57 january 15. Linenger officially traded places at 04:45 with Blaha who spent 118 days on the station and 128 day ...
- ... i) Inclination 51.6 degrees Period 92.2 min Docking with Mir Docking port SO starboard Docking date 15 january 1997, 03:54:49 UTC Undocking date 20 January 1997, 02:15:44 UTC Time docked 4 days, 22 hours, 20 mi ...
#13 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
- ... ission Last contact May 11, 1973 ( 1973-05-12 ) Lunar rover Spacecraft component Rover Landing date january 15, 1973 The Luna 21 spacecraft landed on the Moon and deployed the second Soviet lunar rover , Lunokho ...
- ... y 13 and 14, the perilune was lowered to 16 km (9.9 mi) altitude. LANDING AND SURFACE OPERATIONS On january 15, 1973, after 40 orbits, the descent of the craft was commenced as the braking rocket was fired at 16 ...
#14 Ulysses (spacecraft)
Ulysses ( / j uː ˈ l ɪ s iː z / yoo- LISS -eez , UK also / ˈ j uː l ɪ s iː z / YOO -liss-eez ) was a robotic space probe whose primary mission was to orbit the Sun and study it at all latitudes. It was launched in 1990 and made three "fast latitude scans" of the Sun in 1994/1995, 2000/2001, and 2007
- ... n life . A component within the last remaining working chain of X-band downlink subsystem failed on 15 january 2008. The other chain in the X-band subsystem had previously failed in 2003. [25] Downlink to Earth ...
#15 Intelsat III F-6
Intelsat III F-6 was a communications satellite owned by Intelsat . The satellite had an estimated useful life of 5 years. Intelsat III F-6 Mission type Communications Operator Intelsat COSPAR ID 1970-003A SATCAT no. 04297 Mission duration 5 years (planned) Spacecraft properties Manufacturer TRW I
- ... ass 293 kilograms (646 lb) BOL mass 151 kilograms (333 lb) Power 183 W Start of mission Launch date january 15, 1970, 00:16:03 ( 1970-01-15UTC00:16:03Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Delta M Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-17A ...
- ... ee altitude 35,801 kilometers (22,246 mi) [2] Inclination 0.9° [2] Period 1,436.1 minutes [2] Epoch january 15, 1970 [2] Intelsat III ← Intelsat III F-5 Intelsat III F-7 → DESIGN The sixth of eight Intelsat III ...
- ... , flying from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . The launch took place on january 15, 1970, with the spacecraft bound for a geosynchronous transfer orbit . [1] SEE ALSO Spaceflight port ...
#16 Stardust (spacecraft)
Stardust was a 390-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on 7 February 1999. Its primary mission was to collect dust samples from the coma of comet Wild 2 , as well as samples of cosmic dust , and return them to Earth for analysis. It was the first sample return mission of its kind. En rou
- ... flew by and studied the asteroid 5535 Annefrank . The primary mission was successfully completed on 15 january 2006 when the sample return capsule returned to Earth. [9] Fourth mission of the Discovery program; ...
- ... d Deactivated Spacecraft: 24 March 2011, 23:33 ( 2011-03-24UTC23:34 ) UTC [4] Landing date Capsule: 15 january 2006, 10:12 UTC [5] Landing site Utah Test and Training Range 40°21.9′N 113°31.25′W Flyby of Earth ...
- ... [5] Landing site Utah Test and Training Range 40°21.9′N 113°31.25′W Flyby of Earth Closest approach 15 january 2001, 11:14:28 UTC Distance 6,008 km (3,733 mi) Flyby of asteroid 5535 Annefrank Closest approach 2 ...
- ... 2004, 19:21:28 UTC [6] Distance 237 km (147 mi) [6] Flyby of Earth (Sample return) Closest approach 15 january 2006 Flyby of Earth Closest approach 14 January 2009, 12:33 UTC Distance 9,157 km (5,690 mi) Flyby ...
- ... m (194 million mi) away in space. [4] SAMPLE RETURN Landing capsule as seen by the recovery team On 15 january 2006, at 05:57 UTC, the Sample Return Capsule successfully separated from Stardust . The SRC re-ent ...
#17 SpaceX CRS-3
SpaceX CRS-3 , also known as SpX-3 , [4] was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS), contracted to NASA , which was launched on 18 April 2014. It was the fifth flight for SpaceX 's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft and the third SpaceX operational mission contr
- ... ays later on 1 December 2013. [9] By August 2013, the launch date had been moved to no earlier than 15 january 2014, [10] [11] but by October 2013 it was moved to 11 February 2014. [12] As of 23 January 2014, t ...
#18 ÑuSat
ÑuSat satellite series ( Spanish : ÑuSat , sometimes translated into English as NewSat ), is a series of Argentinean commercial Earth observation satellites . They form the Aleph-1 constellation, which is designed, built and operated by Satellogic . Series of Argentinean commercial Earth observation
- ... mission Launch date 30 May 2016, 00:13 UTC (1st, 2nd) 15 June 2017 (3rd) 2 February 2018 (4th, 5th) 15 january 2020 (7th, 8th) 2 September 2020 (6th) 6 November 2020, 03:19 UTC (9th-18th) Rocket Long March 4B , ...
- ... Hypatia 3 September 2020 Vega Success [9] ÑuSat 7 (Aleph-1 7) Sophie [10] 2020-003B Sophie Germain 15 january 2020 Long March 2D Success [11] ÑuSat 8 (Aleph-1 8) Marie [10] 2020-003C Marie Curie 15 January 202 ...
- ... ain 15 January 2020 Long March 2D Success [11] ÑuSat 8 (Aleph-1 8) Marie [10] 2020-003C Marie Curie 15 january 2020 Long March 2D Success [11] ÑuSat 9 (Aleph-1 9) Alice [12] 2020-079A Alice Ball [13] 6 November ...
#19 Luna 21
Luna 21 (Ye-8 series) was an unmanned space mission , and its spacecraft, of the Luna program , also called Lunik 21 , in 1973. The spacecraft landed on the Moon and deployed the second Soviet lunar rover, Lunokhod 2 . The primary objectives of the mission were to collect images of the lunar surface
- ... ude 90 km (56 mi) Aposelene altitude 100 km (62 mi) Inclination 60° Moon lander Landing date 22:35, 15 january 1973 Landing site 25.85°N 30.45°E / 25.85; 30.45 [1] Moon rover Spacecraft component Lunokhod 2 L ...
- ... he Moon, at a 60° inclination. On 13 and 14 January, the perilune was lowered to 16 km altitude. On 15 january after 40 orbits, the braking rocket was fired at 16 km altitude, and the craft went into free fall. ...
#20 Prichal (ISS module)
Prichal nodal module also known as Uzlovoy Module or UM ( Russian : Узловой Модуль "Причал" , Nodal Module Berth ) [1] is a Russian spacecraft which is part of the International Space Station (ISS). It was approved in 2011 and was launched on 24 November 2021, at 13:06:35 UTC , atop Progress M-UM ,
- ... ant role in the Russian space program. [3] [ needs update ] The preliminary design was completed on 15 january 2011, when RKK Energia announced that its Scientific and Technical Council (NTS), conducted a meeti ...