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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
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
Joseph Peter Kerwin (born February 19, 1932) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut , who served as Science Pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25 – June 22, 1973. He was the first physician to be selected for astronaut training. Joe Kerwin was the one who uttered the words during Ap
Major Edward Galen Givens Jr. , USAF (January 5, 1930 – June 6, 1967) was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot , and NASA astronaut . Selected by NASA in 1966 as a member of the fifth astronaut group , he died in an automobile accident before being assigned to a prime or backup spaceflight
Richard Earl "Dick" Lawyer (November 8, 1932 – November 12, 2005) was a USAF astronaut , test pilot , and combat veteran. Although he trained for the USAF Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL), the program was cancelled before any of the MOL crews reached space . [1] Richard E. Lawyer Born ( 1932-11-08 )
Yusaku Maezawa ( 前澤 友作 , Maezawa Yūsaku , born 22 November 1975) is a Japanese billionaire entrepreneur and art collector. He founded Start Today in 1998 and launched the online fashion retail website Zozotown in 2004, now Japan's largest. Most recently, Maezawa introduced a custom-fit apparel brand
The McChord Air Museum is an aviation museum located at McChord Field near Lakewood, Washington . The museum is broken up into three separate areas: the main gallery, located at the south end of McChord Field in Building 517; the Heritage Hill Airpark, which overlooks the McChord Field runway; and t
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
#3 Aerospace Museum of California
The Aerospace Museum of California is a private non-profit aviation museum located in North Highlands, California , outside of Sacramento, California , on the grounds of the former McClellan Air Force Base . The museum has a 4.5-acre outdoor Air Park, indoor exhibit space, a classroom, theater, conf
#1 Venera 5
Venera 5 ( Russian : Венера-5 meaning Venus 5 ) was a space probe in the Soviet space program Venera for the exploration of Venus . Soviet space probe to Venus in 1969 This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2014 ) Venera 5 Seal of Venera 5 Mission type Venus atmospheric pro
#2 Kosmos 1792
Kosmos 1792 was a Soviet reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1986. A Yantar-4K2 satellite, it operated for almost two months before being deorbited and recovered. [3] Kosmos 1792 Mission type Reconnaissance (Film Photography) COSPAR ID 1986-087A SATCAT no. 17068 Mission duration 2 month
#3 STS-120
STS-120 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on 23 October 2007 from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida. [5] The mission is also referred to as ISS-10A by the ISS program. STS-120 delivered the Harmony module and reconfigured a portion of the station in
#4 Explorer 41
Explorer 41 , also called as IMP-G and IMP-5 , was a NASA satellite launched as part of Explorer program . Explorer 41 as launched on 21 June 1969 on Vandenberg AFB , California , with a Thor-Delta E1 launch vehicle . Explorer 41 was the seventh satellite launched as part of the overall Interplaneta
#5 Kosmos 801
Kosmos 801 ( Russian : Космос 801 meaning Cosmos 801 ), also known as DS-P1-I No.16 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1976 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. [1] Kosmos 801 Mission type ABM radar ta
#6 Mariner 4
Mariner 4 (together with Mariner 3 known as Mariner-Mars 1964 ) was the fourth in a series of spacecraft intended for planetary exploration in a flyby mode. It was designed to conduct closeup scientific observations of Mars and to transmit these observations to Earth . Launched on November 28, 1964,
#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
#8 Kosmos 1409
Kosmos 1409 ( Russian : Космос 1409 meaning Cosmos 1409 ) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1982 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. [4] Kosmos 1409 replaced Kosmos 1217 as part of the Oko constellation of satellites and covered the plane 2 - 317° lo
#9 NOAA-20
NOAA-20 , designated JPSS-1 prior to launch, is the first of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 's latest generation of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous, environmental satellites called the Joint Polar Satellite System . NOAA-20 was launched on 18 November 2017
#10 USA-180
USA-180 , also known as GPS IIR-13 and GPS SVN-61 , is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System . It was the thirteenth of twenty one Block IIR GPS satellites to be launched, and the last in the original configuration. It was built by Lockheed Martin , using
#11 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
#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
#13 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
#14 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
#15 Venera 15
Venera 15 ( Russian : Венера-15 meaning Venus 15 ) was a spacecraft sent to Venus by the Soviet Union . This uncrewed orbiter was to map the surface of Venus using high resolution imaging systems. The spacecraft was identical to Venera 16 and based on modifications to the earlier Venera space probes
The Chandra X-ray Observatory ( CXO ), previously known as the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility ( AXAF ), is a Flagship-class space telescope launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-93 by NASA on July 23, 1999. Chandra is sensitive to X-ray sources 100 times fainter than any previo
#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
#18 USA-83
USA-83 , also known as GPS IIA-5 , GPS II-14 and GPS SVN-26 , is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System . It was the fifth of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched. American satellite USA-83 Names Navstar 2A-05 GPS IIA-5 GPS II-14 GPS SVN-26 Mis
#19 GOES 12
GOES-12 , known as GOES-M before becoming operational, is an American weather satellite , which is part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched on July 23, 2001, [3] and spent its first 21 months in space a
#20 Cygnus NG-10
NG-10 , [7] previously known as OA-10E , is the eleventh flight of the Northrop Grumman uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its tenth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA . [8] [9] The mission launched on 17 November 2018, at