langs: 4 января [ru] / january 4 [en] / 4. januar [de] / 4 janvier [fr] / 4 gennaio [it] / 4 de enero [es]
days: january 1 / january 2 / january 3 / january 4 / january 5 / january 6 / january 7
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Ken Money
Kenneth Eric Money MSC (born January 4, 1935 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a scientist specialising in the human ear, and a former Olympic high jumper. He works at the Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine in Toronto. He has published over one hundred science articles and authored six di
- Kenneth Eric Money MSC (born january 4, 1935 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a scientist specialising in the human ear, and a former Olympic high ...
- ... rson needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2010 ) Ken Money Born ( 1935-01-04 ) january 4, 1935 (age 87) Toronto , Ontario Status Retired Nationality Canadian Occupation Scientist Space care ...
#2 Ronald Evans (astronaut)
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
- ... Pollom, who worked as a secretary at Forbes Air Force Base , and fell in love with her. [9] [2] On january 4, 1957, he reported to Naval Air Station Memphis , where he was taught instrument flying, culminating ...
#3 John Young (astronaut)
John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut , naval officer and aviator , test pilot , and aeronautical engineer . He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. He is the only astronaut to fly on four different c
- ... ft the McDonnell facility. [7] : 220–223 The capsule was brought to the Kennedy Space Center on january 4, 1965, [7] : 226 and both crews trained in it from February 14 to March 18. [7] : 223–224 Yo ...
#4 Christopher Cassidy
Christopher John "Chris" Cassidy (born January 4, 1970) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Navy SEAL . Chris Cassidy achieved the rank of captain in the U.S. Navy . His first spaceflight was on a Space Shuttle mission in 2009. He was the Chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA from July 201
- Christopher John "Chris" Cassidy (born january 4, 1970) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Navy SEAL . Chris Cassidy achieved the rank of ...
- ... red NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy Cassidy in 2020 Born Christopher John Cassidy ( 1970-01-04 ) january 4, 1970 (age 52) Salem, Massachusetts , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Alma mater United Sta ...
- ... pouse Peggy Yancer Cassidy [1] EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Cassidy was born in Salem, Massachusetts on january 4, 1970. He attended York High School , in York, Maine . [2] He then graduated from the Naval Academy ...
#5 Jeanette Epps
Jeanette Jo Epps (born November 3, 1970) is an American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut . [1] [2] [3] Epps received both her M. S. and Ph.D degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland , where she was part of the rotor-craft research group and was a NASA GSRP Fellow. [4] [5
- ... [5] [4] Epps has also completed training in winter and water survival in Star City , Russia. [6] On january 4, 2017, NASA announced that Epps would be assigned as a flight engineer to the International Space St ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Delta Flight Museum
The Delta Flight Museum is an aviation and corporate museum located in Atlanta, Georgia , United States , near the airline's main hub, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport . The museum is housed in two 1940s-era Delta Air Lines aircraft hangars at Delta's headquarters, designated a Histo
- ... lunteers to its exact original configuration and appearance when it was first delivered to Delta on january 4, 1941. Delta Ship 41 is by far one of the most faithfully restored passenger transport DC-3s in the ...
#2 Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space
The Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space (also known as Madatech ) ( Hebrew : מדעטק – המוזיאון הלאומי למדע, טכנולוגיה וחלל MadaTek – HaMuze'on HaLe'umi LeMada, Tekhnologya VeHalal , Arabic : متحف إسرائيل الوطني للعلوم والتكنولوجيا والفضاء ) is a science and technology museum in t
- ... aimed the exhibition was offending the deceased. [5] The exhibition was displayed at MadaTech until 4 january 2010. During its display, more than 300,000 people visited "Body Worlds" exhibition. ROBOTIC WORLD ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Luna E-6 No.2
Luna E-6 No.2 , also identified as No.1 , and sometimes known in the West as Sputnik 25 , was a Soviet spacecraft which launched in 1963, but was placed into a useless orbit due to a problem with the upper stage of the rocket that launched it. It was a 1,500-kilogram (3,300 lb) Luna Ye-6 spacecraf
- ... ft type Ye-6 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb) Start of mission Launch date 4 january 1963, 08:49 ( 1963-01-04UTC08:49Z ) UTC Rocket Molniya-L 8K78L s/n T103-09 Launch site Baikonur 1/5 ...
- ... Epoch 11 January 1963 [1] Luna ← Luna E-3 No.2 Luna 4 → Luna E-6 No.2 was launched at 08:49 UTC on 4 january 1963, atop a Molniya-L 8K78L carrier rocket , [3] flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . ...
#2 USA-193
USA-193 , also known as NRO Launch 21 ( NROL-21 or simply L-21 ), was a United States military reconnaissance satellite ( radar imaging ) launched on 14 December 2006. [2] It was the first launch conducted by the United Launch Alliance (ULA). [3] Owned by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), th
- ... conderoga -class cruiser Planning for the destruction of USA-193 with a missile reportedly began on 4 january 2008, with President Bush approving the plan on 12 February 2008, [24] at an expected cost of US$40 ...
#3 GSAT-15
GSAT-15 is an Indian communication satellite similar to GSAT-10 to augment the capacity of transponders to provide more bandwidth for Direct-to-Home television and VSAT services. It was successfully launched on 10 November 2015 at 21:34:07 UTC aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, along with the ArabSat 6B s
- ... 3] Rocket Ariane 5 ECA , VA-227 [2] Launch site Kourou ELA-3 Contractor Arianespace Entered service 4 january 2016 [4] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Geostationary Longitude 93.5° E Peri ...
#4 JCSAT-17
JCSAT-17 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group . The satellite was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space on the LM-2100 platform, and was launched on 18 February 2020 on an Ariane 5 . [3] The satellite mainly provides service to Japan and the sur
- ... became known as LM-2100, which is expected to provide JCSAT-17 with a minimum 15-year lifespan. On 4 january 2017, SKY Perfect JSAT announced it had contracted Arianespace to launch JCSAT-17 on an Ariane 5 EC ...
#5 Kedr
Kedr ( Russian : кедр meaning Siberian pine ; Yuri Gagarin 's callsign during the Vostok 1 mission), also known as ARISSat 1 and RadioSkaf-2 (formerly known as SuitSat 2 ), was [1] an amateur radio minisatellite operated by RKK Energia as part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
- ... Launch site Baikonur 1/5 Deployed from ISS Deployment date 3 August 2011 End of mission Decay date 4 january 2012 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Kedr transmitted 25 greetings ...
- ... Volkov during an extra-vehicular activity on 3 August 2011 [7] and re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 4 january 2012, [1] having spent 154 days in orbit. "KEDR" was also used as the suffix for several Russian am ...
#6 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
- ... h) Thermal infrared spectrometer (L'TES) Lucy mission patch Discovery Program ← InSight Psyche → On 4 january 2017, Lucy was chosen, along with the Psyche mission , as NASA's Discovery Program missions 13 and ...
- ... analyses. [18] [19] [20] [21] Its fellow finalists were DAVINCI , NEOCam , Psyche and VERITAS . On 4 january 2017, Lucy and Psyche were selected for development and launch. On 31 January 2019, NASA announced ...
#7 Luna 1
Luna 1 , also known as Mechta ( Russian : Мечта [mʲɪt͡ɕˈta] , lit. : Dream ), E-1 No.4 and First Lunar Rover , [5] was the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of Earth's Moon , and the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit . Intended as an impactor, Luna 1 was launched as part of th
- ... Period 450 days Epoch 1 January 1959, 19:00:00 GMT [4] Lunar flyby (failed impact) Closest approach 4 january 1959 Distance 5,995 kilometres (3,725 mi) Luna ← Luna E-1 No.3 Luna E-1A No.1 → A malfunction in th ...
- ... rce ] The spacecraft passed within 5,995–6,400 kilometers (3,725–3,977 mi) of the Moon's surface on 4 january after 34 hours of flight, and became the first man made object to leave earth's orbit on January 6t ...
#8 Shenzhou 4
Shenzhou 4 ( Chinese : 神舟四号 ) – launched on December 29, 2002 – was the fourth uncrewed launch of the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft . Two dummy astronauts were used to test the life support systems (a live astronaut was not used until Shenzhou 5 on October 15, 2003). This article includes a list o
- ... raised to 330 kilometres (210 mi) by 337 kilometres (209 mi) at 23:35 UTC on December 29, 2002. On january 4 and January 5, 2003 several smaller manoeuvres were thought to have taken place. The rate of orbital ...
#9 Nimiq 5
Nimiq-5 is a Canadian communications satellite , operated by Telesat Canada as part of its Nimiq fleet of satellites. [5] It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 72.7° West of the Greenwich Meridian . [6] As of July 2015, EchoStar Corporation leases the satellite's entire capacity
- ... s/Loral , and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus . [7] The contract to build it was announced on 4 january 2007. [8] At launch, it will have a mass of 4,745 kg (10,461 lb) , [9] and is expected to operate f ...
#10 MightySat-1
MightySat-1 was a small spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force's Phillips Laboratory (now part of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate) to test technology for small satellites, including advanced dual-junction solar cells , a composite structure, a micrometeorite and debr
- ... mi) Apogee altitude 401.0 kilometers (249.2 mi) Inclination 51.6& degrees Period 92.4 minutes Epoch january 4, 1999 [1] MightySat-1's mission ended when it re-entered the atmosphere at 17:11 UTC on November 21, ...
#11 Kosmos 308
Kosmos 308 ( Russian : Космос 308 meaning Cosmos 308 ), also known as DS-P1-I No.7 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1969 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. [1] Kosmos 308 Mission type ABM radar tar
- ... -11-04UTC11:59:59Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End of mission Decay date 4 january 1970 ( 1970-01-05 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... ) , 71 degrees of inclination , and an orbital period of 91.3 minutes. [1] It decayed from orbit on 4 january 1970. [4] Kosmos 308 was the sixth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched. [1] Of these, all ...
#12 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
- ... modules and Optical Monitor doors were opened, respectively. [22] Instrument activation started on 4 january 2000, [2] and the Instrument Commissioning phase began on 16 January. [23] The Optical Monitor (OM) ...
#13 Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 ( / ˈ s p ʌ t n ɪ k , ˈ s p ʊ t n ɪ k / ; see § Etymology ) was the first artificial Earth satellite . [5] It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program . It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks bef
- ... tinued in orbit for two months until aerodynamic drag caused it to fall back into the atmosphere on 4 january 1958. First artificial Earth satellite "Sputnik" redirects here. For other uses, see Sputnik (disam ...
- ... Contractor OKB-1 End of mission Disposal Atmospheric entry Last contact 26 October 1957 Decay date 4 january 1958 [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [4] Regime Low Earth orbit Semi-major ...
- ... nued for 21 days until the transmitter batteries ran out on 26 October 1957. Sputnik 1 burned up on 4 january 1958 while reentering Earth's atmosphere , after three months, 1,440 completed orbits of the Earth, ...
- ... ined in orbit for two months until 2 December 1957, while Sputnik 1 orbited for three months, until 4 january 1958, having completed 1,440 orbits of the Earth. [2] RECEPTION Further information: Sputnik crisis ...
#14 Astrosat
Astrosat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope . It was launched on a PSLV-XL on 28 September 2015. [1] [2] With the success of this satellite, ISRO has proposed launching AstroSat-2 as a successor for Astrosat . [3] Space observatory Astrosat Mission type Space observatory Ope
- ... ated to the gravitational wave signal detected by LIGO from the black hole merger event GW170104 on 4 january 2017. [20] Astrosat helped in distinguishing between the two events. The gamma-ray burst from 4 Jan ...
- ... nuary 2017. [20] Astrosat helped in distinguishing between the two events. The gamma-ray burst from 4 january 2017 was identified as a distinct supernova explosion that would form a black hole. [20] Astrosat a ...
#15 GSAT-14
GSAT-14 is an Indian communications satellite launched in January 2014. It replaced the GSAT-3 satellite, which was launched in 2004. GSAT-14 was launched [3] by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.II , which incorporated an Indian-built cryogenic engine on the third stage. Indian communica
- ... k.II) rocket at 10:48 UTC (16:18 local time) on 5 January 2014. [12] The 29-hour countdown began on 4 january 2014. [13] The flight marked India's forty-first satellite launch, the eighth launch of a GSLV, and ...
#16 Project Beacon
Beacon was one of America's first satellite programs. A balloon satellite , its objective was to study atmospheric density at its orbital altitude and to be the first United States satellite visible to the naked eye. Booster problems caused both orbital attempts to end in failure. Not to be confused
- ... n Test 3 September 11, 1958 Nike-Cajun Beacon 1 October 24, 1958 (failed launch) Juno 1 Beacon Test 4 january 21, 1959 Nike-Cajun Beacon 2 August 15, 1959 (failed launch) Juno 2 SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Exp ...
#17 NERVA
The Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application ( NERVA ) was a nuclear thermal rocket engine development program that ran for roughly two decades. Its principal objective was to "establish a technology base for nuclear rocket engine systems to be utilized in the design and development of propulsi
- ... ewhat reduced by Congress for the 1969 budget, shutting down the Saturn V production line. [104] On 4 january 1970, NASA Administrator Thomas O. Paine announced the cancellation of Apollo 20 to make its Saturn ...
#18 Suomi NPP
The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership ( Suomi NPP ), previously known as the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project ( NPP ) and NPP-Bridge , is a weather satellite operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (N
- ... ost of North America , which was created by NASA oceanographer Norman Kuring using data obtained on 4 january 2012 by the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), one of five imaging systems aboard th ...
#19 Zuma (satellite)
USA-280 (codenamed " Zuma ") was a classified United States government satellite that was launched by SpaceX on 8 January 2018, on the 47th flight of the Falcon 9 rocket. [1] [4] The National Reconnaissance Office was in charge of the Zuma project, [5] though its purpose has not been disclosed. [2]
- ... hpad from Launch Complex 39A to Launch Complex 40. [13] The launch was subsequently rescheduled for 4 january 2018, and was further delayed because of weather concerns related to the January 2018 North America ...
#20 OV1-8
Orbiting Vehicle 1-8 (also known as OV1-8 , OV1-8P , PasComSat , [3] : 419 and Gridsphere [4] ), launched 14 July 1966, was the seventh satellite launched (fourth successfully) in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. OV1-8 was designed to test the passive com
- ... -07-14UTC02:10:02 ) UTC Rocket Atlas D Launch site Vandenberg 576-B-3 [1] End of mission Decay date 4 january 1978 Orbital parameters Regime Medium Earth Orbit Eccentricity 0.00102 Perigee altitude 998.00 km ( ...
- ... ncreased drag, OV1-8 remained in orbit for more than 11 years, reentering the Earth's atmosphere on 4 january 1978. [7] LEGACY AND STATUS The unused cylindrical body deleted from OV1-8, along with OV1-6 's unu ...