langs: 26 января [ru] / january 26 [en] / 26. januar [de] / 26 janvier [fr] / 26 gennaio [it] / 26 de enero [es]
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#1 Yuri Glazkov
Yury Nikolayevich Glazkov ( Russian : Ю́рий Никола́евич Глазко́в ; 2 October 1939 – 9 December 2008) [1] [2] was a Soviet Air Force officer and a cosmonaut . Glazkov held the rank of major general in the Russian Air Force . Yuri Nikolayevich Glazkov Born ( 1939-10-02 ) October 2, 1939 Moscow , USSR
Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr. (November 10, 1933 – April 7, 1990) was an American electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , officer and aviator in the United States Navy , and NASA astronaut . As Command Module Pilot on Apollo 17 he was one of the 24 astronauts to have flown to the Moon, and one of
Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov ( Russian : Салижан Шакирович Шарипов ) (born 24 August 1964) is a Kyrgyzstani cosmonaut of Tajik and Uzbek descent. [1] Sharipov is a co-author and investigator for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity project. He has been to space twice (launched from th
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
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
Pavel Romanovich Popovich ( Russian : Па́вел Рома́нович Попо́вич , Ukrainian : Павло Романович Попович , Pavlo Romanovych Popovych) (5 October 1930 – 29 September 2009 [2] [3] ) was a Soviet cosmonaut . [1] Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Pavel Romanovich Popovich Born ( 1930-10-05 ) 5 October 1930 Uzyn
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
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. ( / ʃ ɜːr ˈ ɑː / , March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury , which was the United States ' first effort to put human beings into space
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud ( Arabic : سلطان بن سلمان آل سعود ; Sulṭān bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd ; born 27 June 1956) is a Saudi prince and former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist . He is the first member of a royal family to fly
#10 Ilan Ramon
Ilan Ramon ( Hebrew : אילן רמון ; pronounced [(ʔ)iˈlan ʁaˈmon] , born Ilan Wolfferman אילן וולפרמן ; June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) [1] was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut . Ramon was a Space Shuttle payload specialist of STS-107 , the fatal mission of Columbia ,
#11 Charles Duke
Charles Moss Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut , United States Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot . As lunar module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon , at age 36 years and 201 days. [note 1] For the British Labo
#12 Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) [1] is an English classical crossover soprano singer, actress and dancer. British soprano (born 1960) Sarah Brightman Brightman at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka in 2007 Born ( 1960-08-14 ) 14 August 1960 (age 62) Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire , Engl
The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy , along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester. It is located on the north side of the city in Belgrave, Leicester , England, next to the River S
#1 Soyuz TM-16
Soyuz TM-16 was the sixteenth expedition to the Russian Space Station Mir . [1] 1993 Russian crewed spaceflight to Mir This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2013 ) Soyuz TM-16 Operator Rosaviakosmos COSPAR ID 1993-005A SATCAT no. 22319 Mission duration 179 days, 43 m
#2 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
#3 Ekspress-MD1
Ekspress-MD1 ( Russian : Экспресс-МД1 ), was a Russian geostationary communications satellite operated by Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and designed and manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center on the Yakhta satellite bus for RSCC's Ekspress series . It
#4 Kosmos 1569
Kosmos 1569 ( Russian : Космос 1569 meaning Cosmos 1569 ) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1984 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 15
SpaceX CRS-24 , also known as SpX-24 , was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station launched on 21 December 2021, at 10:07:08 UTC . [3] [4] The mission is contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon . This is the fourth flight for SpaceX under NASA'
Axiom Mission 1 (or Ax-1 ) [3] was a privately funded and operated crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission was operated by Axiom Space out of Axiom's Mission Control Center MCC-A [4] in Houston, Texas. The flight launched on 8 April 2022 from Kennedy Space Center in Flor
#7 Kosmos 1317
Kosmos 1317 ( Russian : Космос 1317 meaning Cosmos 1317 ) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1981 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 13
#8 Ranger 3
Ranger 3 was a space exploration mission conducted by NASA to study the Moon . The Ranger 3 robotic spacecraft was launched January 26, 1962 as part of the Ranger program . Due to a series of malfunctions, the spacecraft missed the Moon by 22,000 mi (35,000 km) and entered a heliocentric orbit .
#9 Mir
Mir ( Russian : Мир , IPA: [ˈmʲir] ; lit. ' peace ' or ' world ' ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia . Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It had a greater
#10 Salyut 6
Salyut 6 ( Russian : Салют-6 ; lit. Salute 6 ), DOS-5 , was a Soviet orbital space station , the eighth station of the Salyut programme . It was launched on 29 September 1977 by a Proton rocket . Salyut 6 was the first space station to receive large numbers of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft for huma
#11 Intelsat IV F-2
Intelsat IV F-2 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes and owned by Intelsat . The satellite was based on the HS-312 platform and its estimated useful life was 7 years. Intelsat IV F-2 Mission type Communications Operator Intelsat COSPAR ID 1971-006A SATCAT no. 04881 Mission dur
#12 Progress 12
Progress 12 ( Russian : Прогресс 12 ) was a Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in January 1981 to resupply the Salyut 6 space station. Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft Progress 12 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Salyut 6 resupply COSPAR ID 1981-007A SATCA
#13 Long Duration Exposure Facility
NASA 's Long Duration Exposure Facility , or LDEF (pronounced "eldef"), was a school bus -sized cylindrical facility designed to provide long-term experimental data on the outer space environment and its effects on space systems, materials, operations and selected spores ' survival. [2] [3] It was p
#14 Apstar 2
Apstar 2 was a communications satellite based on the Hughes HS-601 spacecraft design, built by Hughes Space and Communications Company for APT Satellite Holdings , a Hong-Kong based company. [1] The satellite was intended to provide video, radio, data, and telephone services to about 2/3 of the worl
#15 Surveyor 7
Surveyor 7 was the seventh and last lunar lander of the American uncrewed Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon . A total of 21,091 pictures were transmitted to Earth. American lunar lander Surveyor 7 Surveyor model on Earth Mission type Lunar lander Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1968-0
#16 International Ultraviolet Explorer
International Ultraviolet Explorer ( IUE or Explorer 57 , formerly SAS-D), [1] was the first space observatory primarily designed to take ultraviolet (UV) electromagnetic spectrum . The satellite was a collaborative project between NASA , the United Kingdom's Science and Engineering Research Council
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
#18 STS-32
STS-32 was the 33rd mission of NASA 's Space Shuttle program , and the ninth launch of Space Shuttle Columbia . Launched on 9 January 1990, it marked the first use of the Launch Complex 39A of Kennedy Space Center at since 1986; it also marked the first use of Mobile Launcher Platform-3 (MLP-3) in t
#19 Intelsat 29e
Intelsat 29e , also known as IS-29e was a high throughput (HTS) geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Boeing Satellite Development Center on the BSS 702MP satellite bus . [2] [3] It is the first satellite of the Epic NG service, and covers North America and Latin Americ
#20 Cygnus NG-14
NG-14 , [2] [5] previously known as OA-14 , was the fifteenth flight of the Northrop Grumman robotic resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fourteenth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA . The mission was launched on 3 October 2020,