langs: 31 января [ru] / january 31 [en] / 31. januar [de] / 31 janvier [fr] / 31 gennaio [it] / 31 de enero [es]
days: january 28 / january 29 / january 30 / january 31 / february 1 / february 2 / february 3
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Salizhan Sharipov
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
- ... e Johnson Space Center . STS-89 Sharipov served as a mission specialist on the crew of STS-89 (22 – 31 january 1998), the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking mission during which the crew transferred more than 8,000 pou ...
#2 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
- ... destination of 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 L ...
- ... s Spacecraft Commander 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 Kitt ...
#3 David Wolf (astronaut)
David Alexander Wolf (born August 23, 1956) is an American astronaut, medical doctor and electrical engineer . [1] Wolf has been to space four times. Three of his spaceflights were short-duration Space Shuttle missions, the first of which was STS-58 in 1993, and his most recent spaceflight was STS-1
- ... cked with Mir on January 24, 1998, marking the end of Wolf's stay on Mir. Endeavour touched down on january 31, 1998. [7] STS-112 Dave Wolf flew aboard Atlantis during the STS-112 mission. STS-112 delivered the ...
#4 Shannon Lucid
Shannon Wells Lucid (born January 14, 1943) is an American biochemist and retired NASA astronaut . At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American and by a woman. She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Russian Mir space stati
- ... S-129 , STS-130 , STS-132 , STS-133 , STS-134 and STS-135 , the final Space Shuttle mission. [2] On january 31, 2012, she announced her retirement from NASA. [71] [72] AWARDS AND HONORS Lucid was awarded the Con ...
#5 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
- ... Williams performed her first 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-Al ...
#6 Vladimír Remek
Vladimír Remek (born 26 September 1948) is a Czech, formerly Czechoslovakian, politician and diplomat , as well as a former cosmonaut and military pilot . He flew aboard Soyuz 28 from 2 to 10 March 1978, becoming the first and only Czechoslovak in space. As the first cosmonaut from a country other t
- ... nd pilot (born 1948) Vladimír Remek Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia In office 16 January 2014 – 31 january 2018 President Miloš Zeman Preceded by Petr Kolář Succeeded by Vladimír Pivoňka Member of the Europ ...
#7 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
- ... ASA astronaut , 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 ...
#8 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
- ... 3:42 UTC. Following a two-day autonomous flight the Soyuz spacecraft docked with the Mir station on january 31, 1998. Musabayev and Budarin together with NASA astronaut Andy Thomas became the 25th resident crew ...
#9 Gus Grissom
Virgil Ivan " Gus " Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer, pilot in the United States Air Force , and member of the Mercury Seven selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) as Project Mercury astronauts to be the first Americans in outer space .
- ... al pressure. [54] Grissom's funeral services and burial at Arlington National Cemetery were held on january 31, 1967. Dignitaries in attendance included President Lyndon B. Johnson , members of the U.S. Congress ...
#10 Leonid Kadeniuk
Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadenyuk ( Ukrainian : Леонід Костянтинович Каденюк , 28 January 1951 – 31 January 2018) [1] was the first astronaut of independent Ukraine who flew into outer space. He flew on NASA 's Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as part of the international mission STS-87 . [2] Kadenyuk
- Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadenyuk ( Ukrainian : Леонід Костянтинович Каденюк , 28 January 1951 – 31 january 2018) [1] was the first astronaut of independent Ukraine who flew into outer space. He flew on NASA ...
- ... ід Каденюк Born ( 1951-01-28 ) 28 January 1951 Klishkivtsi , Chernivtsi Oblast , Ukrainian SSR Died 31 january 2018 (2018-01-31) (aged 67) Kyiv , Ukraine Nationality Ukrainian Occupation Test pilot Awards Hero ...
- ... 44% of the popular vote (short of the required 3%) and no seats in the parliament. Kadenyuk died on 31 january 2018, three days after turning 67. [6] [7] He was interred in the central avenue of Kyiv 's Baikove ...
- ... nal Airport was renamed after Kadeniuk. [11] DEATH Leonid Kostyantynovych died of a heart attack on 31 january 2018, during a traditional morning run in the Tsarske Selo area of Kyiv. SEE ALSO Wikimedia Commons ...
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
- ... imilar modernization planned for Franklin D. Roosevelt . After Midway was finally recommissioned on 31 january 1970, it was found that the modifications had worsened the ship's seakeeping capabilities and abili ...
#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
- ... on, founder of Davidson Technologies. [60] The 68,000 square feet (6,300 m 2 ) [58] building opened january 31, 2008. The Davidson Center was designed to house the Saturn V Dynamic Test Vehicle (listed on the Na ...
#3 East Midlands Airport
East Midlands Airport ( IATA : EMA , ICAO : EGNX ) is an international airport in the East Midlands of England , close to Castle Donington in northwestern Leicestershire , between Loughborough ( 10 miles (16 km) ), Derby ( 12.5 miles (20 km) ) and Nottingham ( 14 miles (23 km) ); Leicester is
- ... amaged beyond economic repair when it landed short of the runway. There were no casualties. [51] On 31 january 1986, Aer Lingus Flight 328, a Short 360 , en route from Dublin , struck power lines and crashed sh ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 UNITE (satellite)
UNITE ( Undergraduate Nano Ionospheric Temperature Explorer ) was a CubeSat nanosatellite developed by the University of Southern Indiana . The project was funded by NASA 's Undergraduate Student Instrument Project and primarily designed and built by students. It was launched into space on 5 Decembe
- ... d into space on 5 December 2018 and deployed into its orbit from the International Space Station on 31 january 2019. [1] Its mission included measuring plasma in the lower ionosphere and monitoring the drag and ...
#2 USA-205
USA-205 , [1] also known as Space Tracking and Surveillance System-Advanced Technology Risk Reduction ( STSS-ATRR ), and previously as Block 2010 Spacecraft Risk Reduction is a satellite formerly operated by the United States Missile Defense Agency . It was launched to demonstrate new technology for
- ... Risk Reduction (STSS-ATRR) satellite was transferred to Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), effective 31 january 2011. In addition to successfully demonstrating required on orbit system performance parameters for ...
#3 Ranger 6
Ranger 6 was a lunar probe in the NASA Ranger program , a series of robotic spacecraft of the early and mid-1960s to obtain the first close-up images of the Moon's surface. It was launched on January 30, 1964 and was designed to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar terrain during the fi
- ... ission and the camera would not be touched until descent to the Moon began. Early on the morning of january 31, the command was sent to fire the midcourse correction engine, which performed flawlessly and set th ...
#4 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
- ... e-6 Manufacturer GSMZ Lavochkin Launch mass 1580 kg Landing mass 99 kg Start of mission Launch date 31 january 1966, 11:45:00 GMT Rocket Molniya-M 8K78M s/n 103-32 Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 End of missio ...
- ... iptical Perigee altitude 220 km Apogee altitude 500000 km Inclination 51.8° Period 14.96 days Epoch 31 january 1966 Lunar lander Landing date 3 February 1966, 18:45:30 GMT Landing site 7.08°N 64.37°W / 7.08; ...
- ... Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic . Liftoff took place at 11:41:37 GMT on 31 january 1966. The first three stages of the four-stage carrier rocket injected the payload and fourth stage ...
#5 SpaceX CRS-8
SpaceX CRS-8 , also known as SpX-8 , [5] was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was launched on April 8, 2016, at 20:43 UTC. It was the 23rd flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, the tenth flight of a Dragon cargo spacecraft and the eighth operational missi
- ... onducted prior to SpaceX certifying the stage's suitability for reuse on subsequent launch. [20] On january 31, 2017, SpaceX posted a photo of a static fire test of this stage in Texas. [21] It was launched agai ...
#6 Kosmos 1074
Kosmos 1074 ( Russian : Космос 1074 meaning Cosmos 1074 ) was a Soviet unmanned long-duration test flight of the Soyuz-T spacecraft launched on January 31, 1979 and de-orbited on April 1, 1979. [1] 1979 Soviet test spaceflight The Soyuz-T spacecraft
- ... Cosmos 1074 ) was a Soviet unmanned long-duration test flight of the Soyuz-T spacecraft launched on january 31, 1979 and de-orbited on April 1, 1979. [1] 1979 Soviet test spaceflight The Soyuz-T spacecraft MISSI ...
- ... he Soyuz-T spacecraft MISSION PARAMETERS Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-ST Mass: 6450 kg Crew: None Launched: january 31, 1979 Landed: April 1, 1979
#7 Explorer 1
Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States in 1958 and was part of the U.S. participation in the International Geophysical Year (IGY). The mission followed the first two satellites the previous year; the Soviet Union 's Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 , beginning the Cold War Space Rac
- ... ensity Explorer program Explorer 2 → Explorer 1 was launched on 1 February 1958 at 03:47:56 GMT (or 31 january 1958 at 22:47:56 Eastern Time ) atop the first Juno booster from LC-26A at the Cape Canaveral Missi ...
#8 Lucy (spacecraft)
Lucy is a NASA space probe on a twelve-year journey to eight different asteroids, visiting a main belt asteroid as well as seven Jupiter trojans , [3] [4] asteroids which share Jupiter 's orbit around the Sun , orbiting either ahead of or behind the planet. All target encounters will be flyby encoun
- ... syche and VERITAS . On 4 January 2017, Lucy and Psyche were selected for development and launch. On 31 january 2019, NASA announced that Lucy would launch in October 2021 on an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle from C ...
#9 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
- ... 0 UTC Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5 Launch site Cape Canaveral , SLC-40 Contractor SpaceX Deployment date 31 january 2019, 16:45 UTC End of mission Decay date 20 April 2020 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocent ...
- ... 8 was deployed into orbit by the Kibō JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) at 16:45 UTC on 31 january 2019. [35] MISSION The satellite established communication with controllers and, as of 20 February ...
#10 Soil Moisture Active Passive
Soil Moisture Active Passive ( SMAP ) is a NASA environmental monitoring satellite launched on 31 January 2015. [2] It was one of the first Earth observation satellites developed by NASA in response to the National Research Council 's Decadal Survey. [5] [6] Soil Moisture Active Passive An artist re
- Soil Moisture Active Passive ( SMAP ) is a NASA environmental monitoring satellite launched on 31 january 2015. [2] It was one of the first Earth observation satellites developed by NASA in response to the ...
- ... 44 kg Payload mass 79 kg Dimensions 1.5 x 0.9 x 0.9 m Power 1450 watts Start of mission Launch date 31 january 2015, 14:22 ( 2015-01-31UTC14:22 ) UTC [2] Rocket Delta II 7320-10C [3] Launch site Vandenberg , SL ...
- ... nutes Epoch 15 October 2019, 23:39:39 UTC [4] An animation of SMAP ' s trajectory around Earth from 31 january 2015 to 19 August 2015: SMAP · Earth This article's lead section may be too short to adequately sum ...
#11 OSCAR 1
OSCAR I (aka OSCAR 1) is the first amateur radio satellite launched by Project OSCAR into low Earth orbit . OSCAR I was launched December 12, 1961, by a Thor-DM21 Agena B launcher from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California. The satellite, a rectangular box (30 x 25 x 12 cm) weighing 10 k
- ... in amateur telegraphy. OSCAR I lasted 22 days ceasing operation on January 3, 1962, and re-entered january 31, 1962. [2] [3] After the launch of OSCAR-1, United States Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson , honored ...
- ... 961, 20:40 UTC Rocket Thor DM-21 Agena-B Launch site Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 End of mission Decay date 31 january 1962 ( 31 January 1962 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Eccentrici ...
- ... ket Thor DM-21 Agena-B Launch site Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 End of mission Decay date 31 January 1962 ( 31 january 1962 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Eccentricity 0.01698 Perigee ...
#12 Kounotori 6
Kounotori 6 ( こうのとり6号機 ) , also known as HTV-6 , was the sixth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle , an uncrewed cargo spacecraft launched to resupply the International Space Station . It was launched at 13:26:47 UTC on 9 December 2016 aboard H-IIB launch vehicle from Tanegashima Space Center . 2016
- ... [38] This experiment was planned for seven days before reentry to the Earth's atmosphere . [36] On 31 january 2017, media reported some problems in extending the tether, bringing to doubt the experiment's succ ...
#13 Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer ( EUVE or Explorer 67 ) was a NASA space telescope for ultraviolet astronomy . EUVE was a part of NASA's Explorer spacecraft series. Launched on 7 June 1992. With instruments for ultraviolet (UV) radiation between wavelengths of 7 and 76 nm (equivalent to 0.016-0.163
- ... The satellite compiled an all-sky survey of 801 astronomical targets before being decommissioned on 31 january 2001. [1] NASA satellite of the Explorer program Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer EUVE spacecraft Names ...
- ... actor McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company Entered service 7 June 1992 End of mission Deactivated 31 january 2001 Last contact 2 February 2001 Decay date 31 January 2002 Orbital parameters Reference system Ge ...
- ... vice 7 June 1992 End of mission Deactivated 31 January 2001 Last contact 2 February 2001 Decay date 31 january 2002 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [1] Regime Low Earth orbit Perigee altitu ...
- ... issues led NASA to a decision to terminate the mission in 2000. EUVE satellite operations ended on 31 january 2001 when the spacecraft was placed in a safehold. Transmitters were commanded off on 2 February 20 ...
- ... y 2001. EUVE re-entered in the atmosphere of Earth over central Egypt at approximately 04:15 UTC on 31 january 2002. The mission is considered a success since it accomplished its scientific, technological, and ...
#14 Apollo 4
Apollo 4 (November 9, 1967), also known as SA-501 , was the uncrewed first test flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the rocket that eventually took astronauts to the Moon . The space vehicle was assembled in the Vehicle Assembly Building , and was the first to be launched from Kennedy Space Cente
- ... 1967. Last to arrive was the aft interstage (the structure between the first and second stages), on january 31. [14] The Apollo 1 fire on January 27, 1967, which killed three astronauts during a launch pad test, ...
#15 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 .
- ... they continued sending commands to Ranger 3 in vain. Sporadic tracking of the probe continued until january 31 when the attitude control thrusters exhausted their propellant supply, at which point the mission wa ...
#16 KOMPSAT-1
KOMPSAT-1 ( Korean Multi-purpose Satellite-1 ), also known as Arirang-1 , [3] was a satellite created by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and launched by a United States launch vehicle on 21 December 1999. This was the first satellite built primarily by South Korean engineers, although
- ... Launch site Vandenberg , LC-576E Contractor Orbital Sciences Corporation End of mission Deactivated 31 january 2008 Last contact 30 December 2007 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [2] Regime ...
- ... cted power generation. After the loss of contact with the satellite, the mission was formally ended 31 january 2008. [1]
#17 Terrestrial Planet Finder
The Terrestrial Planet Finder ( TPF ) was a proposed project by NASA to construct a system of space telescopes for detecting extrasolar terrestrial planets . TPF was postponed several times and finally cancelled in 2011. [1] [2] There were two telescope systems under consideration, the TPF-I , which
- ... arbor extraterrestrial life . [5] Congressional spending limits under House Resolution 20 passed on 31 january 2007, by the United States House of Representatives and 14 February by the U.S. Senate postponed th ...
#18 Samos 2
Samos 2 was an American reconnaissance satellite launched in 1961 as part of the Samos program. It was an early electro-optical reconnaissance spacecraft, meaning that it transmitted images to receiving stations on Earth rather than returning them in a film capsule. Samos 2 was a Samos-E1 spacecraft
- ... ion 1 month Spacecraft properties Spacecraft type Samos-E1 Bus Agena-A Start of mission Launch date january 31, 1961, 20:31:19 ( 1961-01-31UTC20:31:19Z ) UTC Rocket Atlas LV-3A Agena-A 70D Launch site Point Argu ...
- ... mi) Inclination 97.4 degrees Period 94.9 minutes The launch of Samos 2 occurred at 20:31:19 UTC on january 31, 1961. An Atlas LV-3A Agena-A rocket was used, flying from Launch Complex 1-1 at the Point Arguello ...
#19 Progress MS-03
Progress MS-03 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-03 ), identified by NASA as Progress 64P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). [2] It was the first Progress MS to have an external compartment for releasing satellites. [3] 2016 Russian resupply s
- ... 16 Russian resupply spaceflight to the ISS Progress MS-03 Progress MS-03 undocking from the Pirs on 31 january 2017 Names Progress 64P Mission type ISS resupply Operator Roscosmos COSPAR ID 2016-045A SATCAT no. ...
- ... ur , Site 31/6 Contractor Progress Rocket Space Centre End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 31 january 2017 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Inclination 51.65° ...
- ... ation 51.65° Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 19 July 2016, 00:20 UTC Undocking date 31 january 2017, 14:25 UTC Time docked 196 days Cargo Mass 2425 kg Pressurised 1230 kg Fuel 705 kg Gaseous 50 ...
- ... Spare parts: 1,230 kg UNDOCKING AND DECAY The Progress MS-03 cargo ship undocked from the Pirs , on 31 january 2017, at 14:25 UTC, Roskosmos announced. The three-minute braking maneuver was scheduled to begin a ...
#20 Cygnus NG-12
NG-12 , previously known as OA-12 , was the thirteenth flight of the Northrop Grumman robotic resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its twelfth Commercial Resupply Services flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA . [6] [7] The mission launched on 2 November 2019 at 13:59:47 UTC ). [1] This
- ... capture 4 November 2019, 09:10 UTC [3] Berthing date 4 November 2019, 11:21 UTC [4] Unberthing date 31 january 2020, 13:10 UTC RMS release 31 January 2020, 14:36 UTC Time berthed 88 days, 3 hours, 15 minutes Ca ...
- ... Berthing date 4 November 2019, 11:21 UTC [4] Unberthing date 31 January 2020, 13:10 UTC RMS release 31 january 2020, 14:36 UTC Time berthed 88 days, 3 hours, 15 minutes Cargo Mass 3,705 kg (8,168 lb) [5] Pressu ...