langs: 9 января [ru] / january 9 [en] / 9. januar [de] / 9 janvier [fr] / 9 gennaio [it] / 9 de enero [es]
days: january 6 / january 7 / january 8 / january 9 / january 10 / january 11 / january 12
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Bonnie J. Dunbar
Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar (born March 3, 1949) is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut . She flew on five Space Shuttle missions between 1985 and 1998, including two dockings with the Mir space station. Since leaving NASA, she has worked in museums and STEM leadership, and as a professor of ae
- ... s, 44 minutes 51 seconds, traveling 2.5 million miles in 111 orbits of the Earth . STS-32 Columbia ( january 9 20, 1990), launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and returned to a night landing at Edwar ...
#2 Valeri Polyakov
Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov ( Russian : Валерий Владимирович Поляков , born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov , Russian : Валерий Иванович Коршунов , 27 April 1942 – 7 September 2022) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut . He is the record holder for the longest single stay in space , staying aboard the Mi
- ... rming scientific research. During this flight, he completed just over 7,000 orbits of the Earth. On 9 january 1995, after 366 days in space, Polyakov formally broke the spaceflight duration record previously s ...
#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
- ... for exemplary work" (East Germany, 4 September 1961) Star of the Republic of Indonesia , 2nd Class ( 9 january 1962) Order of the Yugoslav Star with sash (19 September 1962) Order of the Star of Romania , 1st C ...
#4 Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) [2] is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate . [3] [4] [5] In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group , which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. [6] British entrepreneur and business magnate Not to be c
- ... not to trust him with public money. [62] 2008–2019: HOTELS, HEALTHCARE AND CHARITABLE INFLUENCE On 9 january 2008, Virgin Healthcare announced that it would open a chain of health care clinics that would offe ...
#5 Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( / ˈ b eɪ z oʊ s / BAY -zohss ; [2] né Jorgensen ; born January 12, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor , investor, computer engineer, and commercial astronaut . [3] [4] He is the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon . With a net
- ... s's family office Zefram LLC is named after Zefram Cochrane , a character from Star Trek . [245] On january 9, 2019, Bezos and MacKenzie announced on Twitter their intent to divorce after a "long period" of sep ...
#6 Neil Armstrong
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
- ... der of Gemini 12, in the number 3 position of the crew. [106] The crew of Apollo 11 was assigned on january 9, 1969, as Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin, with Lovell, Anders, and Fred Haise as the backup crew. [1 ...
#7 Jim Wetherbee
James Donald "Wxb" Wetherbee (born November 27, 1952) ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a retired United States Navy officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , and NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions and is the only American to have commanded five spaceflight missions.
- ... sion Assurance Directorate (April 2003 to June 2004). [1] SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE STS-32 : Columbia ( january 9 20, 1990) included the successful deployment of the Syncom IV-F5 satellite, and retrieval of the 21, ...
#8 G. David Low
George David Low (February 19, 1956 – March 15, 2008) [1] was an American aerospace executive and a NASA astronaut . He was born in 1956 to George M. Low , the Manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office and, later, the 14th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . With undergraduate degr
- ... hours in space, including nearly six hours on a spacewalk . He was a mission specialist on STS-32 ( january 9- 20, 1990) and STS-43 (August 2-11, 1991), and was the payload commander on STS-57 (June 21 to July 1 ...
- ... mission, Low was a crew member on STS-32 which launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida , on january 9, 1990. On board the Space Shuttle Columbia the crew successfully deployed the Syncom IV-F5 communica ...
#9 Daniel Brandenstein
Daniel Charles Brandenstein (born January 17, 1943) is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of United Space Alliance . He is a former Naval Aviator , test pilot and NASA astronaut , who flew four Space Shuttle missions. He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1987 to
- ... of four space flights —STS-8 (August 30 – September 3, 1983), STS-51-G (June 17–24, 1985), STS-32 ( january 9 20, 1990), and STS-49 (May 7–16, 1992) -- Brandenstein has logged over 789 hours in space. Following ...
- ... 112 Earth orbits over approximately 170 hours. [3] Brandenstein then commanded the crew of STS-32 ( january 9 20, 1990). In the longest Shuttle mission to date, crew members aboard the Orbiter Columbia successf ...
#10 Robert J. Cenker
Robert Joseph " Bob " Cenker (born November 5, 1948) is an American aerospace and electrical engineer , aerospace systems consultant, and former astronaut. Cenker worked for 18 years at RCA Astro-Electronics , and its successor company GE Astro Space , on a variety of spacecraft projects. He spent m
- ... impacted. [13] There was another near-catastrophic launch abort three days later. Referring to the january 9 abort, pilot Charlie Bolden later stated that it "...would have been catastrophic, because the engin ...
#11 Marsha Ivins
Marsha Sue Ivins (born April 15, 1951) is an American retired astronaut and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. American astronaut This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( April 2021 ) Marsha Sue Ivins Ivins in 1996 Born (
- ... ber 31, 2010. SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE Marsha Ivins experiencing weightlessness during STS-98 STS-32 ( january 9 20, 1990) launched from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida, on an eleven-day flight, during which cr ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Battleship Memorial Park
Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile , Alabama . It has a collection of notable aircraft and museum ships including the South Dakota -class battleship USS Alabama and Gato -class submarine USS Drum . USS Alabama and USS Drum
- ... n Mobile, Alabama , United States Coordinates 30.68178°N 88.01479°W / 30.68178; -88.01479 Founded january 9, 1965 Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage Official name Battleship Alabama Memorial Park Desi ...
- ... th at Mobile, Alabama, arriving in Mobile Bay on September 14, 1964 and opening as a museum ship on january 9, 1965. [4] Alabama was joined in 1969 by USS Drum , a World War II Gato -class submarine , which was ...
- ... her permanent anchorage. [7] This forced the park to temporarily close for repairs; it reopened on january 9, 2006. [8] FEATURES The World War II -era battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) . The World War II era subm ...
#2 National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution , also called the Air and Space Museum , is a museum in Washington, D.C. , US. It was established in 1946 as the National Air Museum and opened its main building on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976. In 2018, the museum saw
- ... necessary, after the museum director, Martin O. Harwit , unilaterally reduced the figure by 75% on january 9, 1995, at the height of the dispute. On January 18 the American Legion called for a congressional in ...
#3 National Museum of Commercial Aviation
The National Museum of Commercial Aviation (NMCA) was the nation's first comprehensive airline industry museum in the United States. It was located in Forest Park, Georgia , just south of Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport . It was founded in 2006 by Executive Director & Chief Cura
- ... Part, Georgia, USA National Museum of Commercial Aviation Location within Metro Atlanta Established 9 january 2006 Dissolved 7 December 2016 Location Forest Park, Georgia , south of Atlanta 's Hartsfield-Jacks ...
#4 Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey
The Aviation Hall Of Fame & Museum of New Jersey was founded in 1972 and preserves New Jersey's aviation and space heritage. The museum displays historic aircraft, space equipment, artifacts, photographs, art and an aircraft model collection. [1] The library has more than 4,000 volumes and a collect
- ... ownship, New Jersey . The Western Hemisphere's first flight took 45 minutes and covered 15 miles on january 9. 1830 Charles Durant of Jersey City, New Jersey became the first American balloonist to fly. 1863 So ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Ziyuan 3-01
Ziyuan 3-01 or ZY 3-01 ( Chinese : 资源三号 meaning Resources 3 ) is a Chinese Earth observation satellite launched in January 2012. It is a high-resolution imaging satellite operated by the Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China . Chinese Earth observation satellite Ziyuan 3-0
- ... ies Manufacturer CAST (spacecraft) CIOMP (payload) Launch mass 2630 kg Start of mission Launch date 9 january 2012, 03:17:00 UTC Rocket Chang Zheng 4B Y26 [1] Launch site Taiyuan , LC-9 Contractor SAST Orbital ...
- ... s orbit Perigee altitude 505 km Apogee altitude 512 km Inclination 97.4° Period 94.65 minutes Epoch 9 january 2012 SPACECRAFT The Ziyuan 3 satellite was constructed by the China's China Academy of Space Techno ...
- ... om Launch Complex 9 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center . The launch occurred at 03:17:00 UTC on 9 january 2012, and was the first orbital launch of the year . [1] VesselSat-2 was launched as a secondary pa ...
#2 ANUSAT
The Anna University Satellite , or ANUSAT was an Indian student research microsatellite designed, developed and integrated at Aerospace Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Chromepet , Anna University . Students and faculty members of Madras Institute of Technology and College of Engin
- ... rds the sun. The satellite was integrated and tested at MICSAT, the MIT Chromepet clean room. As on january 9, 2012, ANUSAT completed 15287 orbits around the earth thereby exceeding its intended mission life of ...
- ... ) UTC Rocket PSLV-CA C12 Launch site Satish Dhawan SLP Contractor ISRO End of mission Last contact 9 january 2012 Decay date 18 April 2012 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perig ...
#3 Drag and Atmospheric Neutral Density Explorer
DANDE (or Drag and Atmospheric Neutral Density Explorer ) is a 50 kg class spacecraft developed by the University of Colorado Boulder was the winner of the 5th iteration of the Air Force Research Laboratory's University Nanosat Program . [5] This article needs additional citations for verification
- ... needs update ] However, a failure in a spacecraft system prevented that. The DANDE team reported on 9 january 2014 that they had "been unable to actively command DANDE [but that they were] collecting passive d ...
#4 UAPSat-1
UAPSat-1 was a satellite situated in the earth orbit created and operated by students and staff at Universidad Alas Peruanas . It was launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket alongside Cygnus CRS Orb-1 . [2] Orbital decay occurred on July 1, 2014. UAPSat-1 Mission type Technology O
- ... properties Spacecraft type 1U CubeSat Launch mass 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) Start of mission Launch date january 9, 2014, 18:07:05 ( 2014-01-09UTC18:07:05Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Antares 120 Launch site MARS LP-0B Contrac ...
#5 NOAA-8
NOAA-8 , known as NOAA-E before launch, was an American weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for use in the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS). It was first of the Advanced TIROS-N series of satellites. The satel
- ... nch site Vandenberg , SLC-3W Contractor Convair End of mission Disposal Decommissioned Last contact 9 january 1986 [2] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [3] Regime Sun-synchronous orbit Peri ...
- ... ofile. Monitoring particle flux in the near-Earth environment. MISSION The last contact occurred on 9 january 1986, [2] following a power failure caused by thermal runaway of its battery system. [10]
#6 CoRoT
CoRoT (French: Co nvection, Ro tation et T ransits planétaires ; English: Co nvection, Ro tation and planetary T ransits) was a space telescope mission which operated from 2006 to 2013. The mission's two objectives were to search for extrasolar planets with short orbital periods, particularly those
- ... eptember 2011; SRa04 , from 30 September 2011 to 28 November 2011; SRa05 , from 29 November 2011 to 9 january 2012; LRa06 , from 10 January 2012 to 29 March 2012 – a run dedicated to reobservation of CoRoT-7b ...
#7 Cygnus Orb-1
Orbital-1 , [6] [7] also known as Orb-1 , [7] [8] [9] was the second flight of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo spacecraft , its second flight to the International Space Station (ISS) and the third launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle . The mission launched on 9 January 2014 at 18:07:05 U
- ... tation (ISS) and the third launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle . The mission launched on 9 january 2014 at 18:07:05 UTC . [9] 2014 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS Orbital-1 S.S. C. Gordon F ...
- ... nch mass 4,923 kg (10,853 lb) [2] Payload mass 1,260 kg (2,780 lb) [3] Start of mission Launch date 9 january 2014, 18:07:05 UTC Rocket Antares 120 Launch site Wallops Pad 0A Contractor Orbital End of mission ...
- ... it to be "within acceptable limits" of the Antares program, and that a launch would be attempted on 9 january 2014. [15] The Orb-1 mission successfully launched on 9 January 2014 at 18:07:05 UTC from the Mid-A ...
- ... that a launch would be attempted on 9 January 2014. [15] The Orb-1 mission successfully launched on 9 january 2014 at 18:07:05 UTC from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0A. Solar array deployment ...
#8 MaSat-1
MaSat-1 (from the words Ma gyar and Sat ellite , the first meaning " Hungarian " in Hungarian, maszat , pronounced IPA [ˈmɒsɒt], meaning "smudge") is the first indigenous Hungarian satellite , developed and built by students at the Technical University of Budapest . The 1U CubeSat -type satellite wa
- ... TC [1] Rocket Vega VV01 Launch site Kourou ELA-1 Contractor Arianespace End of mission Last contact 9 january 2015, 21:21:43 ( 2015-01-09UTC21:21:44Z ) [2] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime ...
#9 STS-61-C
STS-61-C was the 24th mission of NASA 's Space Shuttle program , and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia . It was the first time that Columbia , the first space-rated Space Shuttle orbiter to be constructed, had flown since STS-9 . The mission launched from Florida 's Kennedy Space Center
- ... gency landing sites at Dakar , Senegal , and Morón de la Frontera , Spain ; yet another attempt, on january 9, 1986, was delayed because of a problem with a main engine prevalve, and on January 10, 1986, heavy ...
#10 Shenzhou 2
Shenzhou 2 ( Chinese : 神舟二号 ) launched on January 9, 2001, was the second unmanned launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft . Inside the reentry capsule were a monkey , a dog and a rabbit in a test of the spaceship's life support systems. The reentry module separated from the rest of the spacecraft after j
- Shenzhou 2 ( Chinese : 神舟二号 ) launched on january 9, 2001, was the second unmanned launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft . Inside the reentry capsule were a ...
- ... rties Spacecraft type Shenzhou Launch mass 7,400 kilograms (16,300 lb) Start of mission Launch date january 9, 2001, 17:00:03.561 ( 2001-01-09UTC17:00:03Z ) UTC Rocket Chang Zheng 2F Launch site Jiuquan LA-4/SL ...
#11 Kosmos 1805
Kosmos 1805 ( Russian : Космос 1805 meaning Cosmos 1805 ) was a Soviet electronic intelligence satellite which was launched in 1986. [1] The first of four Tselina-R satellites to fly, it was constructed by Yuzhnoye with its ELINT payload manufactured by TsNII-108 GKRE . [2] Since it ceased operation
- ... ignation, along with international designator 1986-097A, and Satellite Catalog Number 17191. [4] By 9 january 1987, the satellite was in an orbit with a perigee of 634 kilometres (394 mi) , an apogee of 662 ki ...
#12 TD-1A
TD-1A , or Thor-Delta 1A (or just TD-1 ), was a European astrophysical research satellite which was launched in 1972. Operated by the European Space Research Organisation , TD-1A made astronomical surveys primarily in the ultraviolet , but also using x-ray and gamma ray detectors. [4] TD-1A Mission
- ... 12UTC01:55:08Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Delta N D88 Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2E End of mission Decay date 9 january 1980 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 525 kilometre ...
- ... eaving it unable to maintain its orientation. It decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere on 9 january 1980. [2]
#13 OPS 0855
OPS 0855 , also designated OV4-3 , was an American boilerplate Manned Orbiting Laboratory spacecraft launched in 1966. It was flown to demonstrate the launch configuration for future MOL missions. A number of research payloads, designated Manifold , were carried on board, which were intended to oper
- ... nch site Cape Canaveral LC-40 End of mission Last contact 3 December 1966 ( 1966-12-04 ) Decay date 9 january 1967 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 298 kilometer ...
- ... It received the COSPAR International Designator 1966-099A, and remained in orbit until its decay on 9 january 1967. [5] No further MOL missions were flown following the cancellation of the project in June 1969 ...
#14 High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1
HEAO-1 was an X-ray telescope launched in 1977. HEAO-1 surveyed the sky in the X-ray portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (0.2 keV – 10 MeV), providing nearly constant monitoring of X-ray sources near the ecliptic poles and more detailed studies of a number of objects by observations lasting 3–6
- ... HEAO 1 , launched August 12, 1977 aboard an Atlas rocket with a Centaur upper stage, operated until 9 january 1979. During that time, it scanned the X-ray sky almost three times X-ray telescope launched in 197 ...
- ... ch date 12 August 1977 Rocket Atlas Centaur Launch site CCAFS LC-36B [1] End of mission Deactivated 9 january 1979 Decay date 14 March 1979 Orbital parameters Eccentricity 0 Perigee altitude 432 km (268 mi) Ap ...
#15 GOES 13
EWS-G1 (Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary) [1] is a weather satellite of the U.S. Space Force , formerly GOES-13 (also known as GOES-N before becoming operational) and part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- ... disabled. GOES-13 ceased transmitting data, began drifting to its storage location at 60.0° West on 9 january 2018, and arrived there on 31 January 2018. [17] GOES-13 remained at 60.0° West as a backup satelli ...
#16 Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory , previously called the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer , is a NASA three-telescope space observatory for studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and monitoring the afterglow in X-ray, and UV/Visible light at the location of a burst. [5] It was launched on 20 November 2004, ab
- ... e star deaths, but ones which produced too little radioactive 56 Ni to power a supernova explosion. 9 january 2008: Swift was observing a supernova in NGC 2770 when it witnessed an X-ray burst coming from the ...
#17 VesselSat-2
VesselSat-2 (aka Orbcomm FM43 , V2 ) was a Luxembourgian microsatellite built and owned by LuxSpace , and operated by Orbcomm under lease. It carried a receiver for Automatic Identification System signals, used to track ships at sea. VesselSat-2 was the second of two VesselSat spacecraft (see Vessel
- ... raft properties Manufacturer LuxSpace Launch mass 29 kilograms (64 lb) Start of mission Launch date 9 january 2012, 03:17 ( 2012-01-09UTC03:17Z ) UTC Rocket Chang Zheng 4B Y26 Launch site Taiyuan LC-9 End of m ...
- ... on a Long March 4B carrier rocket which was carrying Ziyuan 3 . The launch occurred at 03:17 UTC on 9 january 2012, [3] from Launch Complex 9 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre , and was the first orbital ...
#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
- ... ion 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 a ...
- ... stein James D. Wetherbee Bonnie J. Dunbar Marsha S. Ivins G. David Low Start of mission Launch date 9 january 1990, 12:35:00 UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Columbia Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contract ...
- ... ed atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft . STS-32 launched from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, on 9 january 1990 at 7:35:00 a.m. EST . The launch was initially scheduled for 18 December 1989, but was later p ...
#19 FTV-2203
FTV-2203 , also known as Samos 5 , was an American reconnaissance satellite launched in 1961 as part of the Samos programme. [2] It was a film return reconnaissance spacecraft, meaning that it returned images in a film capsule at the end of its mission. FTV-2203 was a Samos-E5 spacecraft, based on t
- ... cember 1961. The film capsule, which had separated following the attempted deorbit burn, decayed on 9 january 1962. [6] The satellite had a mass of 2,580 kilograms (5,690 lb) , [5] and measured 10.21 metres (3 ...
#20 SpaceX CRS-5
SpaceX CRS-5 , also known as SpX-5 , was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS), conducted by SpaceX for NASA , and was launched on 10 January 2015 and ended on 11 February 2015. It was the seventh flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft and the f
- ... s launch window, meaning no delays are possible in the launch sequence, the flight was postponed to 9 january 2015. [9] On 7 January 2015, the flight was rescheduled for 10 January 2015. [10] The Falcon 9 laun ...