langs: 1 июля [ru] / july 1 [en] / 1. juli [de] / 1er juillet [fr] / 1º luglio [it] / 1 de julio [es]
days: june 28 / june 29 / june 30 / july 1 / july 2 / july 3 / july 4
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Joseph P. Allen
Joseph Percival "Joe" Allen IV (born June 27, 1937) is a former NASA astronaut . He logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in jet aircraft . For the American psychologist, see Joseph P. Allen (psychologist) . Joseph P. Allen IV Born ( 1937-06-27 ) June 27, 1937 (age 85) Crawfordsville, Indiana ,
- ... space 13d 01h 58m Selection 1967 NASA Group 6 Missions STS-5 , STS-51-A Mission insignia Retirement july 1, 1985 Scientific career Fields Particle physics Institutions University of Washington Yale Universit ...
#2 Michael Collins (astronaut)
Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin , made the first crewed landing on the surface . He was also a test pilot and major general in the
- ... in hard work". [122] The museum was completed on budget, and opened three days ahead of schedule on july 1, 1976. [126] [127] President Gerald Ford presided over the formal opening ceremony. [122] Over one m ...
#3 Ronald M. Sega
Ronald "Ron" Michael Sega (also Ronald Šega ) (Ph.D.) (born December 4, 1952) is professor of systems engineering and Vice President for Energy and the Environment at the Colorado State University Research Foundation, a non-profit advocacy organization supporting CSU. [1] He is also the Vice Preside
- ... 31, 1996. Mission duration was 9 days, 5 hours, 15 minutes. [5] POST-NASA CAREER Sega left NASA on july 1, 1996, to become Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado at C ...
#4 Ed Lu
Edward Tsang " Ed " Lu ( simplified Chinese : 卢杰 ; traditional Chinese : 盧傑 ; pinyin : Lú Jié ; born July 1, 1963) is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut . He flew on two Space Shuttle flights, and made an extended stay aboard the International Space Station . [1] American physicist and
- ... dward Tsang " Ed " Lu ( simplified Chinese : 卢杰 ; traditional Chinese : 盧傑 ; pinyin : Lú Jié ; born july 1, 1963) is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut . He flew on two Space Shuttle flights, an ...
- ... ernational Space Station . [1] American physicist and astronaut Edward T. Lu 卢杰 Born ( 1963-07-01 ) july 1, 1963 (age 59) Springfield, Massachusetts , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Phys ...
#5 Peter Wisoff
Peter Jeffrey Kelsay Wisoff (born August 16, 1958) is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut . [1] Wisoff qualified as mission specialist and flew in four Space Shuttle missions, with his first launch in 1993 and his last in 2000. American astronaut (born 1958) Peter Wisoff Born ( 1958-08-1
- ... 3 minutes of EVA time in three space walks. [1] SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE STS-57 Endeavour (June 21 to july 1, 1993) launched from and returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The primary objectiv ...
#6 Gerhard Thiele
Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele (born September 2, 1953) is a German physicist and a former ESA astronaut . He is the father of Die Astronautin candidate Insa Thiele-Eich . Gerhard Thiele Born Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele ( 1953-09-02 ) September 2, 1953 (age 68) Heidenheim , Germany Nationality German O
- ... of ESA 's Human Spaceflight and Operations Strategic Planning and Outreach office (HSO-K) effective 1 july 2013.
#7 Kalpana Chawla
Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) was an Indian-born American astronaut and mechanical engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space. [3] [4] She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. American astronau
- ... ing clubs and watched planes with her father. [12] Her date of birth was falsified by her family to 1 july 1961, to allow her to become eligible for the matriculation exam. [13] After getting a Bachelor of ...
#8 Gene Cernan
Eugene Andrew Cernan ( / ˈ s ɜːr n ə n / ; March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut , naval aviator , electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , and fighter pilot . During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh human being to walk on the Moon. As he re-entered the
- ... tal EVA time 24 hours 11 minutes Missions Gemini 9A Apollo 10 Apollo 17 Mission insignia Retirement july 1, 1976 Website genecernan .com Signature Before becoming an astronaut, Cernan graduated with a Bachel ...
#9 Thomas Reiter
Thomas Arthur Reiter (born 23 May 1958 in Frankfurt , West Germany ) is a retired European astronaut and is a Brigadier General [1] in the German Air Force currently working as ESA Interagency Coordinator and Advisor to the Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA). He was one of the top 2
- ... ce Shuttle Discovery STS-121 mission to join Expedition 13 . The launch was initially scheduled for 1 july 2006, but was due to weather delays eventually conducted on 4 July 2006. [2] Discovery then departe ...
#10 Susan Kilrain
Susan Kilrain (born Susan Leigh Still , October 24, 1961) is an American engineer , a former United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut . American engineer, US Navy officer, and astronaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2020 ) Susan
- ... she logged nearly 472 hours in space. She flew as pilot on STS-83 (April 4 to 8, 1997) and STS-94 ( july 1 to 17, 1997). She was most recently the Legislative Specialist for Shuttle, for the Office of Legisl ...
#11 Frank Borman
Frank Frederick Borman II (born March 14, 1928) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , businessman, and NASA astronaut . He was the commander of Apollo 8 , the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William
- ... ce 19d 21h 35m Selection 1962 NASA Group 2 Missions Gemini 7 , Apollo 8 Mission insignia Retirement july 1, 1970 Four days before he graduated with the West Point Class of 1950, in which he was ranked eighth ...
- ... cArthur on graduation from high school, he went to West Point. [7] [4] Borman entered West Point on july 1, 1946, with the Class of 1950. [8] It was a difficult year to enter. Many members of the class were ...
- ... ] This was officially announced on July 27, 1964, [45] and their assignment to Gemini 7 followed on july 1, 1965, with Ed White and Michael Collins as their backups. [46] Borman was one of four members of hi ...
- ... ix-week Harvard Business School 's Advanced Management Program . [5] He joined Eastern Air Lines on july 1, 1970, and moved to Miami. [112] In December he became its senior vice president for operations. [11 ...
#12 Donald A. Thomas
Donald Alan Thomas , Ph.D. (born May 6, 1955) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . Donald Alan Thomas Born ( 1955-05-06 ) May 6, 1955 (age 67) Cleveland, Ohio Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Engineer Space career NASA astronaut Time in space 43d 08h 13m Selection 19
- ... , 1994), STS-70 (July 13, 1995 – July 22, 1995), STS-83 (April 4, 1997 – April 8, 1997) and STS-94 ( july 1, 1997 – July 17, 1997). Initially assigned to the ISS Expedition 6 crew, his flight assignment withd ...
- ... as 95 hours and 12 minutes, traveling 1.5 million miles in 63 orbits of the Earth. STS-94 Columbia ( july 1, 1997 – July 17, 1997), was a re-flight of the Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL-1) Spacelab miss ...
#13 Christa McAuliffe
Sharon Christa McAuliffe ( née Corrigan ; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire , who was killed on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L where she was serving as a payload specialist . [2] American teacher and astronaut (1
- ... nald McNair ; (back row) Ellison Onizuka , Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis , and Judith Resnik On july 1, 1985, she was announced as one of the 10 finalists, and on July 7 she traveled to Johnson Space Cen ...
#14 Ronald J. Grabe
Ronald John Grabe (born June 13, 1945, in New York , New York ), ( Col , USAF , Ret.), is a former NASA astronaut. American astronaut Ronald J. Grabe Born Ronald John Grabe ( 1945-06-13 ) June 13, 1945 (age 77) New York , New York , U.S. Status Executive VP and General Manager at Orbital LSG Natio
- ... ay 4–8, 1989), and was the mission commander on STS-42 (January 22–30, 1992) and STS-57 (June 21 to july 1, 1993). Grabe has logged over 627 hours in space . Effective April 11, 1994, Grabe left NASA and the ...
- ... ) techniques for future missions. The Space Shuttle Endeavour landed at the Kennedy Space Center on july 1, 1993, after 10 days on orbit. Mission duration was 239 hours, 45 minutes. He is married to the form ...
#15 Roy D. Bridges Jr.
Roy Dubard Bridges Jr. (born July 19, 1943) is an American pilot , engineer , retired United States Air Force officer , test pilot , former NASA astronaut and the former director of NASA 's John F. Kennedy Space Center and Langley Research Center . As a command pilot, he has over 4,460 flying hours,
- ... rce Materiel Command , Wright-Patterson Air Force Base , Ohio , from June 1993 until his retirement july 1, 1996. In that position he served as the Command focal point for product management policy, processe ...
- ... r of requirements, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command , Wright-Patterson Air Force Base , Ohio july 1, 1996, retired. EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Promotions [1] Insignia Rank Date Major general January ...
- ... ATES OF PROMOTION Promotions [1] Insignia Rank Date Major general January 1, 1993 Brigadier general july 1, 1990 Colonel December 1, 1983 Lieutenant colonel August 10, 1979 Major November 19, 1973 Captain Ju ...
#16 Kathryn D. Sullivan
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951) is an American geologist and oceanographer , and a former NASA astronaut and US Navy officer. She was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions. "Kathryn Sullivan" redirects here. For other uses, see Kathryn Sullivan (disambiguation) . American geolo
- ... she became the first woman to be certified to wear a United States Air Force pressure suit , and on july 1, 1979, she set an unofficial sustained American aviation altitude record for women. During her first ...
- ... ecame the first woman to be certified to wear a United States Air Force pressure suit , [15] and on july 1, 1979, she set an unofficial sustained American aviation altitude record for women of 19,000 metres ...
#17 Richard H. Truly
Richard Harrison Truly (born November 12, 1937) is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy , a former fighter pilot , engineer , astronaut , and was the eighth administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1989 to 1992. He was the first former astronaut to h
- ... ator Richard Truly 8th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration In office july 1, 1989 – March 31, 1992 President George H. W. Bush Preceded by James C. Fletcher Succeeded by Daniel ...
#18 Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin ( / ˈ ɔː l d r ɪ n / ; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. ; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut , engineer and fighter pilot . He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander
- ... l EVAs 4 Total EVA time 7 hours 52 minutes Missions Gemini 12 Apollo 11 Mission insignia Retirement july 1, 1971 Spouses Joan Ann Archer ( m. 1954 ; div. 1974 ) Beverly Van Zile ( m. 1975 ; div. 19 ...
- ... n end, Aldrin, now a colonel , saw few prospects at NASA, and decided to return to the Air Force on july 1, 1971. [109] During his NASA career, he had spent 289 hours and 53 minutes in space, of which 7 hour ...
#19 Gregory T. Linteris
Gregory Thomas Linteris , Ph.D. (born October 4, 1957 in Englewood, New Jersey ) is an American scientist who flew as a payload specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1997. Gregory Thomas Linteris Born ( 1957-10-04 ) October 4, 1957 (age 64) Demarest, New Jersey Nationality American Occu
- ... . SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE Linteris was a payload specialist on STS-83 (April 4–8, 1997) and STS-94 ( july 1 17, 1997) and logged over 471 hours in space. STS-83, the Microgravity Science Laboratory ( MSL-1 ) ...
#20 Jessica Meir
Jessica Ulrika Meir ( IPA : / m ɪər / ; meer ; born ( 1977-07-01 ) July 1, 1977 ) is an American-Swedish NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She was previously an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School , Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston , following postdoc
- Jessica Ulrika Meir ( IPA : / m ɪər / ; meer ; born ( 1977-07-01 ) july 1, 1977 ) is an American-Swedish NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She was previousl ...
- ... astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist Jessica Meir Born Jessica Ulrika Meir ( 1977-07-01 ) july 1, 1977 (age 45) Caribou, Maine , U.S. Status Active Citizenship United States Sweden Alma mater Brown ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Kona International Airport
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole [3] ( IATA : KOA , ICAO : PHKO , FAA LID : KOA ) is the busiest airport on the Island of Hawai ʻ i . It is located in Kalaoa CDP , Hawai ʻ i County , Hawai ʻ i , United States, [4] near the town of Kailua-Kona . The airport serves leeward (wester
- ... ome 4 km 2 (1.5 sq mi) of land to the island [6] and creating Keāhole Point . The airport opened on july 1, 1970, with a single 6,500-foot (2.0 km) runway; the previous smaller airstrip was converted into th ...
#2 Hong Kong Space Museum
The Hong Kong Space Museum is an astronomy and space science museum located in Tsim Sha Tsui , Hong Kong . Opened on 8 October 1980, it is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government . [1] The building is notable for its hemispherical shape, which contains a p
- ... . [8] From 17 November 2008 to June 2009, the planetarium was closed for renovation. It reopened on 1 july 2009 with the new digital planetarium projection system installed, which was manufactured by Americ ...
#3 Temora Aviation Museum
The Temora Aviation Museum is an Australian aviation museum located in Temora, New South Wales . The Museum was established in late 1999, based on the collection of warbird aircraft owned by David Lowy . Lowy remains the President and Founder of the Museum, which is overseen by a four-member Governi
- ... fer ownership of 11 historically significant aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force , effective 1 july 2019. Under the agreement the aircraft would continue being housed at Temora and maintained by the ...
#4 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
- ... ssional passage of appropriations for the construction of the new exhibition hall, [9] which opened july 1, 1976 at the height of the United States Bicentennial festivities under the leadership of Director M ...
#5 OMAR Mine Museum
The OMAR Mine Museum in Kabul , Afghanistan , contains a collection of 51 types of land mines out of the 53 that have been used in that country. OMAR is an acronym for the Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation . OMAR Mine Museum Mine display Location Kabul , Afghanistan Coordinat
- ... s and cluster bomblets from historic and ongoing Afghan wars. The museum was seriously damaged in a july 1, 2019 attack. [1] The museum also displays a variety of other military hardware from wars fought in ...
#6 New Mexico Museum of Space History
The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico , US dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the space age . It includes the International Space Hall of Fame . The Museum of Space History highlights the role that New Mexico
- ... 024°N 105.920734°W / 32.921024; -105.920734 Type Aviation museum Visitors 5,034,369 to date as of july 1, 2013 [1] : 5 Director Christopher Orwoll Curator Sue Taylor Website http://www.nmspacemuseum.or ...
#7 Cold Lake Air Force Museum
The Cold Lake Air Force Museum is a military aviation museum located in Cold Lake, Alberta . The museum preserves and exhibits the heritage and history of 4 Wing Cold Lake and 42 Radar Squadron . The Air Force Museum is actually one of four museums based on the old site of 42 Radar Squadron, who re-
- ... 42 Radar Squadron was decommissioned in 1992, and the museum opened its doors for the first time on july 1, 1998. [1] Military aviation museum in Alberta, Canada Cold Lake Air Force Museum Cold Lake Air Forc ...
#8 Kansas Aviation Museum
The Kansas Aviation Museum is a museum located in Wichita , Kansas , United States, near 31st South and George Washington Blvd. The building was the former Wichita Municipal Airport terminal from 1935 to 1954. Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas USA Kansas Aviation Museum Southeast side of building L
- ... purchased 640 acres (2.6 km 2 ) in 1928 and, with Glen Thomas as architect, started the building on july 1, 1930, but construction soon halted due to the Great Depression and lack of funds. The building sat ...
#9 Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center ( KSC , originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center ), located on Merritt Island , Florida , is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) ten field centers . Since December 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of human sp
- ... omplex 39 KSC shown in white; CCSFS in green Abbreviation KSC Named after John F. Kennedy Formation july 1, 1962 ; 60 years ago ( 1962-07-01 ) Type NASA facility Location Merritt Island , Florida Coordinates ...
- ... nnedy 's 1961 goal of a crewed lunar landing by 1970 required an expansion of launch operations. On july 1, 1962, the Launch Operations Directorate was separated from MSFC to become the Launch Operations Cen ...
#10 Shuttleworth Collection
The Shuttleworth Collection is an aeronautical and automotive museum located at the Old Warden Aerodrome , Old Warden in Bedfordshire , England . It is the oldest in the world and one of the most prestigious, due to the variety of old and well-preserved aircraft. Aviation museum in Old Warden, Bedfo
- ... TF de Havilland DH.51 1924 G-EBIR Miss Kenya de Havilland DH.53 Humming Bird 1923 G-EBHX Crashed on 1 july 2012 killing pilot. [5] Currently being repaired off site. de Havilland DH.60 Cirrus Moth 1925 G-EB ...
#11 Brooklands Museum
Brooklands Museum is a motoring and aviation museum occupying part of the former Brooklands motor-racing track in Weybridge , Surrey, England. Aviation museum, Motor museum in Weybridge, Surrey Brooklands Museum Established 1991 ; 31 years ago ( 1991 ) Location Weybridge , Surrey Type Aviation m
- ... t to be compulsorily purchased. A sale to Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd for £330,000 was duly completed on 1 july 1946. JUBILEE EVENTS AND FOUNDATION OF THE BROOKLANDS SOCIETY On 6 July 1957 the Brooklands Memoria ...
#12 Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City , along the shore of Jamaica Bay . The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station . Bennett Field is currently part of the Gateway
- ... a, to Bennett Field in 13:26:15 hours, establishing a new West–East non-stop record. [264] [257] On july 1, 1933, Colonel Turner flew a Weddell-Williams, powered by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior engine, from ...
- ... ld, and made a forced landing in Siberia. He later flew during part of the return trip. [265] [257] july 1 – August 12, 1933 – Italian Air Force General Italo Balbo led a group of 25 Savoia-Marchetti S-55X s ...
#13 Kjeller Airport
Kjeller Airport ( Norwegian : Kjeller flyplass ; ICAO : ENKJ ) is a military and general aviation airport located in Kjeller in Skedsmo in Viken county , Norway. Situated in the outskirts of Lillestrøm , it is 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) east northeast of Oslo , making it the airport located
- ... t gave earnings, while keeping it suitable for flights. [14] The army established a pilot school on 1 july 1914, which initially accepted four regular students and one mechanic. By September both Longhorns ...
- ... he factory. [18] By 1917 a 100-meter (330 ft) long hangar had been completed. [19] EARLY YEARS From 1 july 1916 a one-year military pilot training school was established and one of the hangars was converted ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 IRS-1B
IRS-1B , Indian Remote Sensing satellite-1B, the second of the series of indigenous state-of-art remote sensing satellites, was successfully launched into a polar Sun-synchronous orbit on 29 August 1991 from the Soviet Cosmodrome at Baikonur . IRS-1B carries two sensors, LISS-1 and LISS-2, with reso
- ... Cosmodrome , Site 31 Contractor OKB-1 Entered service November 1991 [1] End of mission Deactivated 1 july 2001 [1] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [2] Regime Sun-synchronous orbit Peri ...
- ... of 99.2°, and an orbital period of 102.7 minutes. [2] IRS-1B successfully completed its mission on 1 july 2001, after operating for 10 years. [1] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Indian Remote Sensing
#2 TerreStar-1
TerreStar-1 is an American communications satellite which was operated by TerreStar Corporation . It was constructed by Space Systems/Loral , based on the LS-1300S bus , and carries E / F band (IEEE S band ) transponders which will be used to provide mobile communications to North America . The sign
- ... ransponders Band E/F-band Coverage area Canada United States TerreStar was launched at 17:52 GMT on july 1, 2009, [5] during a two-hour launch window that opened at 16:13. [6] The launch occurred towards the ...
- ... nufacturer Space Systems Loral Launch mass 6,910 kilograms (15,230 lb) Start of mission Launch date 1 july 2009, 17:52 ( 2009-07-01UTC17:52Z ) UTC Rocket Ariane 5ECA Launch site Kourou ELA-3 Contractor Aria ...
#3 TDRS-8
TDRS-8 , known before launch as TDRS-H , is an American communications satellite , of second generation, which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System . It was constructed by Boeing is based on the BSS-601 satellite bus . This article needs additional citations fo
- ... system Geocentric orbit Regime Geostationary orbit Longitude 171.0° West (2000-?) 270.8° West Epoch 1 july 2000 LAUNCH The launch of TDRS-H Its launch was contracted by International Launch Services , using ...
#4 SDS-4
SDS-4 ( Small Demonstration Satellite 4 ) is a small satellite (50 cm cube with mass of 50 kg) developed by JAXA . It was launched as a secondary payload on the Shizuku mission on 17 May 2012 UTC. [4] SDS-4 Mission type Technology Operator JAXA COSPAR ID 2012-025C SATCAT no. 38339 Spacecraft pro
- ... cket H-IIA 202 Launch site Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1 Contractor Mitsubishi End of mission Deactivated 1 july 2021 ( 2021-08 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 6 ...
#5 Explorer 31
Explorer 31 , also called DME-A , was a NASA satellite launched as part of the Explorer program . Explorer 31 was launched on 29 November 1965 from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California , with a Thor-Agena launch vehicle. Explorer 31 was released along with the Canadian satellite Alouette 2 . [3] N
- ... aining attitude information that was necessary for the reduction of the experiment observations. On july 1, 1969, the satellite data observations were terminated with five of the seven experiments operating. ...
#6 CryoSat-2
CryoSat-2 is a European Space Agency (ESA) Earth Explorer Mission that launched on April 8th 2010. [3] CryoSat-2 is dedicated to measuring polar sea ice thickness and monitoring changes in ice sheets. [4] Its primary objective is to measure the thinning of Arctic sea ice, but has applications to oth
- ... esented by the mission's Lead Investigator, Duncan Wingham , at the 2010 Living Planet Symposium on 1 july . [60] Later the same month, data was made available to scientists for the first time. [61] The spac ...
#7 STS-83
STS-83 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission flown by Columbia . It was a science research mission that achieved orbit successfully, but the planned duration was a failure due to a technical problem with a fuel cell that resulted in the abort of the 15 day duration. Columbia returned to Earth just shy of
- ... on 8 April, after 3 days 23 hours. NASA decided to fly the mission again as STS-94 , which launched 1 july 1997. The primary payload on STS-83 was the Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL). MSL was a collec ...
#8 TIROS-8
TIROS-8 (also called TIROS-H or A-53 ) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite . It was the eighth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites . TIROS-8 Mission type Weather satellite Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1963-054A SATCAT no. 716 Spacecraft properties Spacecraft type TIROS Ma
- ... UTC [2] Rocket Thor-Delta B 371/D-22 Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-17B End of mission Last contact july 1, 1967 ( 1967-08 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Eccentricity 0.005 ...
- ... e Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida , United States . The spacecraft functioned nominally until july 1, 1967. The satellite orbited the Earth once every 1 hour and 39 minutes, at an inclination of 58.4°. ...
- ... e-angle TV camera transmitted useful data until February 12, 1966. The satellite was deactivated on july 1, 1967, after being left on for an additional time period for engineering purposes. [3] SEE ALSO Spac ...
#9 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
- ... ital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket alongside Cygnus CRS Orb-1 . [2] Orbital decay occurred on july 1, 2014. UAPSat-1 Mission type Technology Operator UAP COSPAR ID 1998-067EK SATCAT no. 39566 Spacecraf ...
#10 Ulysses (spacecraft)
Ulysses ( / j uː ˈ l ɪ s iː z / yoo- LISS -eez , UK also / ˈ j uː l ɪ s iː z / YOO -liss-eez ) was a robotic space probe whose primary mission was to orbit the Sun and study it at all latitudes. It was launched in 1990 and made three "fast latitude scans" of the Sun in 1994/1995, 2000/2001, and 2007
- ... ely cease within a few months. [22] [23] On 12 April 2008, NASA announced that the end date will be 1 july 2008. [24] The spacecraft operated successfully for over four times its design life . A component w ...
- ... during operation to keep the propellant plumbing warm. The previously announced mission end date of 1 july 2008, came and went but mission operations continued albeit in a reduced capacity. The availability ...
#11 Kosmos 33
Kosmos 33 ( Russian : Космос 33 meaning Cosmos 33 ) or Zenit-2 No.20 was a Soviet , first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 33 was the nineteenth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [3] and had a mass of 4
- ... 05 Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 Contractor OKB-1 End of mission Disposal Recovered Landing date 1 july 1964 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric [2] Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 209 km Ap ...
- ... apogee of 293 kilometres (182 mi) , inclination of 65.0° and an orbital period of 89.4 minutes. On 1 july 1964, after 8 days in orbit, the satellite was deorbited with its return capsule descending by para ...
#12 AMC-8
AMC-8 , also known as Aurora III , previously GE-8 , is a C-band satellite located at 139° West, covering the United States , Canada and the Caribbean . It is owned and operated by SES World Skies , [1] formerly SES Americom and before that GE Americom . The satellite provides critical telecommunica
- ... f midnight 30 June 2017. Since AMC-8 is past its design life, it will soon be decommissioned. As of 1 july 2017, there are no plans to put another satellite in AMC-8's orbital slot (139° West). It carries 2 ...
#13 Jason-1
Jason-1 [1] was a satellite altimeter oceanography mission. It sought to monitor global ocean circulation , study the ties between the ocean and the atmosphere , improve global climate forecasts and predictions, and monitor events such as El Niño and ocean eddies . [2] Jason-1 was launched in 2001 a
- ... nch site Vandenberg , SLC-2W Contractor Boeing Defense, Space & Security End of mission Deactivated 1 july 2013 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Altitude 1,336 km ...
- ... ad failed. Operators sent commands to the satellite to turn off remaining functioning components on 1 july 2013, rendering it decommissioned. It is estimated that the spacecraft will remain on orbit for at ...
#14 Explorer 33
Explorer 33 , also known as IMP-D and AIMP-1 , was a spacecraft in the Explorer program launched by NASA on 1 July 1966 on a mission of scientific exploration. It was the fourth satellite launched as part of the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform series, and the first of two "Anchored IMP" spacecraf
- ... 33 , also known as IMP-D and AIMP-1 , was a spacecraft in the Explorer program launched by NASA on 1 july 1966 on a mission of scientific exploration. It was the fourth satellite launched as part of the In ...
- ... 3.4 kg (206 lb) Dimensions 71 × 20.3 cm (28.0 × 8.0 in) Power 43 watts Start of mission Launch date 1 july 1966, 16:02:25 GMT Rocket Delta E1 (Thor 467 / Delta 039) Launch site Cape Canaveral , LC-17A Contr ...
- ... Delta 039) Launch site Cape Canaveral , LC-17A Contractor Douglas Aircraft Company Entered service 1 july 1966 End of mission Last contact 21 September 1971 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric o ...
- ... the final spacecraft data transmission (21 September 1971). [9] LAUNCH Explorer 33 was launched on 1 july 1966 from Cape Kennedy , Florida . The Thor-Delta E1 second and third stages both delivered too muc ...
#15 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
- ... 05 , from 16 December 2010 to 5 April 2011; LRc07 , from 5 April 2011 to 30 June 2011; SRc03 , from 1 july 2011 to 5 July 2011 – a run made to reobserve the transit of CoRoT-9b ; LRc08 , from 6 July 2011 to ...
#16 Champollion (spacecraft)
Champollion was a planned cometary rendezvous and landing spacecraft . It was named after Jean-François Champollion , a French Egyptologist known for translating the Rosetta Stone . For other uses, see Champollion (disambiguation) . Champollion (single spacecraft concept)
- ... gy 4 was scaled back to a single spacecraft [2] with no sample return; it was cancelled entirely on july 1, 1999, due to budgetary constraints. [3] SEE ALSO Deep Impact (spacecraft) (Comet impactor mission) ...
#17 T12 (satellite)
T12 , formerly known as D12 , is a Boeing model 702 satellite built by the Boeing Satellite Development Center . It was launched on December 29, 2009 and became operational on May 19, 2010. It is used by DirecTV to provide additional high definition channels and Video on demand content, as well as 3
- ... D channel to T12, ESPN 3D , on June 11, and new channels n3D and a pay-per-view 3D movie channel on july 1. A few more HD channels were added onto it in the fall of 2010, the winter of 2010-11, and the sprin ...
#18 Ekspress-AM11
Ekspress-AM11 ( Russian : Экспресс-АМ11 , meaning Express-AM11 ) is a Russian communications satellite . It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow , Russia. [5] Russian communications satellite Ekspress-AM11 Names Экспресс-АМ11 Ekspress-AM11 Express-AM11 Missi
- ... onur , Site 200/39 Contractor Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Entered service 1 july 2004 [3] End of mission Disposal Graveyard orbit Deactivated April 2006 Orbital parameters Referenc ...
#19 Progress M-11M
Progress M-11M ( Russian : Прогресс М-11М ), identified by NASA as Progress 43P , is a Progress spacecraft which was launched on 21 June 2011 to resupply the International Space Station . [2] It was the eleventh Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched. The spacecraft is manufactured by RKK En
- ... tal Segment hardware 362 STATION REBOOST The four attitude thrusters of Progress M-11M was fired on 1 july 2011 to reboost the Space Station. After the burn, the ISS orbit was raised by 3.5 km and achieved ...
#20 Nauka (ISS module)
Nauka ( Russian : Наука , IPA: [nɐˈukə] , litt. Science ), also known as the Multipurpose Laboratory Module-Upgrade ( MLM-U ; Russian : Многоцелевой лабораторный модуль, усоверше́нствованный, or МЛМ-У ) or simply Multipurpose Laboratory Module ( MLM ), is a module of the International Space Statio
- ... y while workers using safety harnesses changed and replaced the sensors and reinstalled the MLI. On 1 july , more imperfections were found requiring a full scrub down and systems had to be removed and replac ...