langs: 11 июля [ru] / july 11 [en] / 11. juli [de] / 11 juillet [fr] / 11 luglio [it] / 11 de julio [es]
days: july 8 / july 9 / july 10 / july 11 / july 12 / july 13 / july 14
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Beth Moses
Beth Moses is Chief Astronaut Instructor and Interiors Program Manager for Virgin Galactic 's SpaceShipTwo program, and is a commercial astronaut , as classified by the Federal Aviation Administration . [1] She was the first woman to make a spaceflight on a commercially launched vehicle, [2] the VSS
- ... so part of the six-member crew that flew in the first fully-crewed [note 1] test flight to space on july 11, 2021, aboard VSS Unity. American commercial astronaut Natalie Beth Moses Born ( 1969-05-29 ) 29 May ...
#2 Sergey Vozovikov
Sergei Yuriyevich Vozovikov (17 April 1958 – 11 July 1993) was a member of the Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 11. His Cosmonaut training was to take place from October 1, 1991 to March 6, 1992. This was cut short when he drowned on July 11, 1993 during water recovery training in the Black
- ... ning was to take place from October 1, 1991 to March 6, 1992. This was cut short when he drowned on july 11, 1993 during water recovery training in the Black Sea , near Anapa , Russia. [1] [2] [3] [4] Russian ...
- Sergei Yuriyevich Vozovikov (17 April 1958 – 11 july 1993) was a member of the Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 11. His Cosmonaut training was ...
- ... sian cosmonaut Sergei Vozovikov Born 17 April 1958 Alma-Ata , Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Died 11 july 1993 (1993-07-11) (aged 35) Black Sea Nationality Soviet Occupation Pilot Space career Cosmonaut RE ...
#3 Sirisha Bandla
Sirisha Bandla ( c. 1988) is an Indian-American aeronautical engineer . [2] She's the Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations for Virgin Galactic . [3] She flew on the Virgin Galactic Unity 22 mission which made her the second India-born woman to go to space and the fourth perso
- ... Virgin Galactic in 2015, where she works as the vice president of government affairs. [5] On Sunday 11 july 2021 Bandla flew on the Virgin Galactic Unity 22 test flight alongside Sir Richard Branson , Dave M ...
#4 Terry W. Virts
Terry W. Virts (born December 1, 1967) is a retired NASA astronaut , International Space Station Commander and colonel in the United States Air Force . American astronaut Terry W. Virts Born ( 1967-12-01 ) December 1, 1967 (age 54) Baltimore , Maryland , U.S. Status Retired NASA (Active Hardee's)
- ... sfully accomplished the fastest circumnavigation of Earth via both geographic poles by aeroplane on july 11, 2019, in a world record time of 46hrs, 40mins, 22sec. The record was recognised by Guinness World R ...
#5 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
- ... he World list. In July 2021, Forbes listed Branson's estimated net worth at US$5.7 billion. [10] On 11 july 2021, Branson travelled as a passenger onboard Virgin Galactic Unity 22 at the edge of space , a su ...
- ... wick following the pandemic. [103] Branson receives his corporate astronaut wings after Unity 22 On 11 july 2021, Richard Branson took a flight with Beth Moses , Sirisha Bandla and Colin Bennett and reached ...
#6 Space tourism
Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes. [1] There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism. Space travel for recreational purposes This article is about paying space travellers. For other commercial spacefarers, see Co
- ... t. [27] A second spaceplane, VSS Unity , completed a successful test flight with four passengers on july 11, 2021 to an altitude of nearly 90 km (56 mi). [28] Blue Origin developed the New Shepard reusable su ...
#7 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
- ... ore a position at the High-Speed Flight Station became available, and he reported for work there on july 11, 1955. [40] Armstrong, 26, as a test pilot at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station at Edwards AFB , Ca ...
#8 David Scott
David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon . Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15 , the fourth lunar landing; he is one of f
- ... overs to be flown or was aware of them. [75] The press release that announced the reprimands, dated july 11, 1972, stated that the astronauts' "actions will be given due consideration in their selection for f ...
#9 Edward Gibson
Edward George Gibson (born November 8, 1936) is a former NASA astronaut , pilot , engineer , and physicist . For other people named Edward Gibson, see Edward Gibson (disambiguation) . Edward Gibson Born Edward George Gibson ( 1936-11-08 ) November 8, 1936 (age 85) Buffalo, New York , U.S. Status R
- ... 1960), John Edward (born May 2, 1964), Julie Ann (born October 12, 1968), and Joseph Michael (born july 11, 1971). [33] MEDIA APPEARANCES In the 1998 HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon , Gibson was pl ...
#10 Lawrence J. DeLucas
Lawrence James "Larry" DeLucas (O. D., Ph.D.) is an American biochemist who flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-50 as a Payload Specialist . He was born on July 11, 1950 in Syracuse , New York , and is currently married with three children. His recreational interests include basketball , scub
- ... ochemist who flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-50 as a Payload Specialist . He was born on july 11, 1950 in Syracuse , New York , and is currently married with three children. His recreational intere ...
- ... eds additional citations for verification . ( September 2011 ) Lawrence DeLucas Born ( 1950-07-11 ) 11 july 1950 (age 72) Syracuse , New York Nationality American Occupation Biochemist Space career NASA Payl ...
#11 Virgin Galactic Unity 22
Virgin Galactic Unity 22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo -class VSS Unity which launched on 11 July 2021. [1] The crew consisted of pilots David Mackay and Michael Masucci as well as passengers Sirisha Bandla , Colin Bennett, Beth Moses , and Richard Branson . [2] 2021 American cre
- ... actic Unity 22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo -class VSS Unity which launched on 11 july 2021. [1] The crew consisted of pilots David Mackay and Michael Masucci as well as passengers Siris ...
- ... ichael Masucci Sirisha Bandla Colin Bennett Beth Moses Richard Branson Start of mission Launch date 11 july 2021, 15:04 UTC Launch site Spaceport America Runway 34 Deployed from VMS Eve End of mission Landin ...
- ... 15:04 UTC Launch site Spaceport America Runway 34 Deployed from VMS Eve End of mission Landing date 11 july 2021, 15:40 UTC Landing site Spaceport America Runway 34 Spaceport America Unity 22 flight insignia ...
- ... chard Branson receives his Virgin Galactic astronaut wings, in the after ceremony At 8:40 AM MDT on 11 july 2021, Unity's mother ship VMS Eve took off carrying VSS Unity in a parasite configuration to be dro ...
- ... ding to expand the restricted aerospace around the vehicle's flight range. [13] FIRSTS ACHIEVED The 11 july 2021 flight was the first time more than 3 people flew suborbitally on a spaceflight and the first ...
#12 Scott J. Horowitz
Scott Jay "Doc" Horowitz (born March 24, 1957) is a retired American astronaut and a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. American astronaut Scott J. Horowitz Born ( 1957-03-24 ) March 24, 1957 (age 65) Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Status Retired Nationality American Other names Scott Jay Horo
- ... back to NASA as an associate administrator so he could lead the effort to develop this hardware. On july 11, 2007, Horowitz announced his intent to leave NASA effective October 1, 2007. [5] SPACE FLIGHT EXPER ...
#13 John B. McKay
John Barron McKay (December 8, 1922 – April 27, 1975) was an American naval officer , World War II pilot , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and astronaut . He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the United States Air Force an
- ... zed in high-speed flight research programs. He began as an NACA intern, but assumed pilot status on july 11, 1952. In addition to the X-15, he flew such experimental aircraft as the D-558 -1, D-558-2 , X-lB , ...
#14 Mark P. Stucky
Mark P. "Forger" Stucky (born 9 November 1958) is an American test pilot and commercial astronaut . In these roles, he was an employee of Virgin Galactic , a private spaceflight company which is developing sub-orbital space tourism flights. American astronaut Mark Stucky Born ( 1958-11-09 ) November
- ... f Virgin Galactic's safety standards, and Stucky was barred from participating in Richard Branson's july 11 spacecraft flight . On July 19, 2021, Stucky was then fired from Virgin Galactic over a remote Zoom ...
- ... gin Galactic over a remote Zoom call. [8] It was later revealed there was a course deviation on the 11 july flight, which triggered a Federal Aviation Administration investigation, to which Stucky stated, "t ...
Museum / Museum
#1 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
- ... boratories and also serves as another entrance to the museum. DINOSAURS: THE GIANTS OF PATAGONIA On 11 july 2008, MadaTech launched the exhibition “Dinosaurs: The Giants of Patagonia”. The exhibition display ...
#2 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
- ... type of plane in 11:34:16 hours, beating Doolittle's record by almost half an hour. [267] [257] On july 11, 1935, Laura Ingalls flew a Lockheed Orion , powered by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine, from Bennett ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Hinotori (satellite)
Hinotori , also known as ASTRO-A before launch, was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite. It was developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). Its primary mission was to study of solar flares emanating from the Sun during the solar maximum. [3] It was launched successfully on
- ... later, succeeded in observing 41 flares of many sizes from the Sun. It reentered the atmosphere on july 11, 1991. [4] The name Hinotori is the Japanese word for Phoenix. Japanese satellite Hinotori Names Ast ...
- ... :30Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Mu-3S Launch site Mu Pad, Kagoshima Contractor ISAS End of mission Decay date 11 july 1991 ( 1991-07-12 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Eccentricity 0. ...
#2 STS-2
STS-2 was the second Space Shuttle mission conducted by NASA , and the second flight of the orbiter Columbia . The mission, crewed by Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly , launched on November 12, 1981, and landed two days later on November 14, 1981. [1] STS-2 marked the first time that a crewed, reus
- ... th the Shuttle's development and the deteriorating orbit of Skylab. Skylab ultimately de-orbited on july 11, 1979, two years before the launch of STS-2. [6] CREW Position Astronaut [7] Commander Joe H. Engle ...
#3 Skylab
Skylab was the first United States space station , launched by NASA , [3] occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three separate three-astronaut crews: Skylab 2 , Skylab 3 , and Skylab 4 . Major operations included an orbital workshop, a solar observatory ,
- ... 1973 17:30:00 UTC Carrier rocket Modified Saturn V Launch pad Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Reentry july 11, 1979 16:37:00 UTC Mission status Deorbited Mass 168,750 pounds (76,540 kg) [1] w/o Apollo CSM Lengt ...
- ... o. of orbits 34,981 Distance travelled ~890,000,000 mi (1,400,000,000 km) Statistics as of Re-entry july 11, 1979 Configuration Skylab configuration as planned Part of a series on the United States Space Prog ...
- ... not ready until 1981, Skylab's orbit eventually decayed, and it disintegrated in the atmosphere on july 11, 1979, scattering debris across the Indian Ocean and Western Australia . OVERVIEW As of 2022 , [upda ...
- ... ce Shuttle, and Skylab's decaying orbit could not be stopped. Skylab's atmospheric reentry began on july 11, 1979, [7] amid worldwide media attention. Before re-entry, NASA ground controllers tried to adjust ...
- ... 300 km) south-southeast of Cape Town , South Africa, and re-entry began at approximately 16:37 UTC, july 11, 1979. [7] The station did not burn up as fast as NASA expected. Debris landed about 300 miles (480 ...
#4 Telstar
Telstar is the name of various communications satellites . The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. It successfully relayed through space the first television pictures, telephone calls, and telegraph i
- ... irst, and non-public, television pictures—a flag outside Andover Earth Station—to Pleumeur-Bodou on july 11, 1962. [7] Almost two weeks later, on July 23, at 3:00 p.m. EDT , it relayed the first publicly avai ...
#5 Explorer 50
Explorer 50 , also known as IMP-J or IMP-8 , was a NASA satellite launched to study the magnetosphere . It was the eighth and last in a series of the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform . [4] NASA satellite of the Explorer program Explorer 50 Explorer 50 (IMP-8) satellite Names IMP-J IMP-8 Interplane
- ... re made and telemetered per second. The experiment operated normally from launch until mid-1975. On 11 july 1975, because of a range indicator problem, the experiment operation was frozen into the 36 nT rang ...
#6 STS-114
STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster . Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC ), 26 July 2005. The launch, 907 days (approx. 29 months) after the loss of Columbia , was approved despite unresolved fuel sensor anomalies in th
- ... ne is a summary. For a more detailed timeline, see NASA Timeline of Significant Mission Events . 13 july 11: 55 EDT – The countdown clock was restarted after a programmed 3-hour hold. 12:01 EDT – To loud appla ...
#7 Tianlian
Tianlian ( Simplified Chinese : 天链, Traditional Chinese : 天鏈, English: Sky Chain ) also known as CTDRS , is a Chinese data relay communication satellite constellation. The constellation serves to relay data from ground stations to spacecraft and rockets, most significantly China's crewed spaceflight
- ... l 2008, 15:35 Long March 3C XSLC LC-2 DFH-3 77.0° East Active 2008-019A 32779 Tianlian I-02 天链一号02星 11 july 2011, 15:41 Long March 3C XSLC LC-2 DFH-3 176.72° East Active 2011-032A 37737 Tianlian I-03 天链一号03星 ...
#8 STS-135
STS-135 ( ISS assembly flight ULF7 ) [4] was the 135th and final mission of the American Space Shuttle program . [5] [6] It used the orbiter Atlantis and hardware originally processed for the STS-335 contingency mission, which was not flown. STS-135 launched on 8 July 2011, and landed on 21 July 201
- ... hotographed by a STS-135 crewmember. After the hatch opening, the ISS and STS-135 crews are united. 11 july (FLIGHT DAY 4 – MPLM INSTALLATION) Sandy Magnus floats freely inside the Raffaello MPLM. The main o ...
#9 Landsat 3
Landsat 3 is the third satellite of the Landsat program . It was launched on March 5, 1978, with the primary goal of providing a global archive of satellite imagery. Unlike later Landsat satellites, Landsat 3 was managed solely by NASA . Landsat 3 decommissioned on September 7, 1983, beyond its desi
- ... built into Landsat 3's MSS, but this instrument failed shortly after the satellite was deployed on july 11, 1978. [10] The thermal band would have enabled the MSS to have remote sensing capabilities during t ...
#10 HAMSAT
HAMSAT also known as HAMSAT INDIA , VU2SAT and VO-52 is a microsatellite weighing 42.5 kilograms (93.7 lb) , providing amateur radio satellite communications services for Indian and international amateur radio operators . This satellite carries the in-orbit designation of VO-52, and is an OSCAR se
- ... ous satellites in amateur radio service; mostly launched by AMSAT . HAMSAT VO-52 failed in Space on 11 july 2014, while on its 49,675th orbit, due to the failure of on-board lithium ion batteries that have m ...
#11 USA-38
USA-38 , also known as GPS II-2 and GPS SVN-13 , was an American navigation satellite which formed part of the Global Positioning System . It was the second of nine Block II GPS satellites to be launched, which were the first operational GPS satellites to be launched. American navigation satellite (
- ... he satellite raised itself into medium Earth orbit using a Star-37XFP apogee motor . [1] MISSION On 11 july 1989, USA-38 was in an orbit with a perigee of 19,967 km (12,407 mi) , an apogee of 20,395 km (12,6 ...
#12 Telstar 1
Telstar 1 was a communications satellite launched by NASA on July 10, 1962. It was the satellite that allowed the first live broadcast of television images between the United States and Europe. Telstar 1 remained active for only 7 months before it prematurely failed due to Starfish Prime , a high-al
- ... irst, and non-public, television pictures—a flag outside Andover Earth Station—to Pleumeur-Bodou on july 11, 1962. [5] Almost two weeks later, on July 23, at 3:00 p.m. EDT , it relayed the first publicly avai ...
#13 STS-127
STS-127 ( ISS assembly flight 2J/A ) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). [1] It was the twenty-third flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour . The primary purpose of the STS-127 mission was to deliver and install the final two components of the Japanese Experiment Mo
- ... he LRO, and due to a beta angle constraint, the next available launch opportunity was scheduled for july 11, 2009. [NASA 2] [12] A successful tanking test for leak checks was performed on July 1, 2009, with m ...
- ... were hopeful that the issue could be resolved in time for the next available launch opportunity on july 11, 2009. [22] Due to the delay of STS-127, managers noted that it was likely that the launch of STS-12 ...
- ... declared a success with no leaks detected on the GUCP. The mission was announced to be targeting an july 11, 2009, launch. [23] [24] On the evening of July 10, 2009, the launch pad region was hit by eleven st ...
- ... July 10, 2009, the launch pad region was hit by eleven strikes of lightning, which pushed back the july 11, 2009, launch time by at least 24 hours. Two of the strikes were strong enough to trigger an evaluat ...
#14 Akari (satellite)
Akari ( ASTRO-F ) was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency , in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea. It was launched on 21 February 2006, at 21:28 UTC (06:28, 22 February JST ) by M-V rocket into Earth sun-synchronous orbit . After its launch it
- ... ng helium during early March 2007, observation time was extended at least until 9 September. [8] On 11 july 2007, JAXA informed that 90 percent of the sky was scanned twice. Also around 3,500 selected target ...
#15 Lewis (satellite)
Lewis was an American satellite which was to have been operated by NASA as part of the Small Satellite Technology Initiative . It carried two experimental Earth imaging instruments, and an ultraviolet astronomy payload. Due to a design flaw it failed within three days of reaching orbit, before it be
- ... erate for between one and three years. [2] It was built by TRW under a contract which was signed on 11 july 1994. [2] Its primary instruments were the Hyperspectral Imager , the Linear Etalon Imaging Spectra ...
#16 Cygnus Orb-2
Orbital-2 , [4] [5] also known as Orb-2 , was the third flight of the Orbital Sciences' uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus , its third flight to the International Space Station , and the fourth launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle . The mission launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spac
- ... s delayed to 6 May 2014, then to 17 June 2014, then to 1 July 2014, again to 10 July 2014, again to 11 july 2014 due to test stand failure of an AJ-26 engine , to 12 July 2014 due to weather , and finally to ...
#17 James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST ) is a space telescope which conducts infrared astronomy . As the largest optical telescope in space, its high resolution and sensitivity allow it to view objects too old, distant , or faint for the Hubble Space Telescope . This will enable investigations across
- ... ge point in January 2022. The first JWST image was released to the public via a press conference on 11 july 2022. [10] JWST's primary mirror consists of 18 hexagonal mirror segments made of gold-plated beryl ...
- ... eral science operations; President Joe Biden revealed the first image, Webb's First Deep Field , on 11 july 2022. [232] [233] NASA announced the list of observations targeted for release: [236] [237] [238] C ...
#18 STS-118
STS-118 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by the orbiter Endeavour . STS-118 lifted off on 8 August 2007 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida and landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC on 21 August 2007. 2007 American crewed space
- ... rter , the move began at 20:10 EDT, and was "hard down" (secured in place at the pad) at 03:02 EDT, 11 july 2007. The crew completed the terminal countdown demonstration test on 19 July 2007, and the Flight ...
#19 HTV-1
HTV-1 , also known as the HTV Demonstration Flight [4] or HTV Technical Demonstration Vehicle , [5] was the first flight of the Japanese Space Agency ( JAXA ) H-II Transfer Vehicle , launched in September 2009 to resupply the International Space Station and support the JAXA Kibō module (きぼう, Kibō, H
- ... nditions. [19] A ground test, using a battleship mockup of the rocket was subsequently conducted on 11 july 2009. [20] OPERATION LAUNCH AND RENDEZVOUS WITH ISS Approach to the ISS HTV-1 before capture HTV-1 ...
#20 Gamma (satellite)
Gamma was a Soviet gamma ray telescope . It was launched on 11 July 1990 into an orbit around Earth with a height of 375 km and an inclination of 51.6 degrees. It lasted for around 2 years. On board the mission were three telescopes, all of which could be pointed at the same source. The project
- ... s Spacecraft properties Bus Soyuz Launch mass 7,350 kg (16,200 lb) [1] Start of mission Launch date july 11, 1990 ( 1990-07-11 ) Rocket Soyuz [2] Launch site Tyuratam End of mission Decay date February 28, 19 ...
- Gamma was a Soviet gamma ray telescope . It was launched on 11 july 1990 into an orbit around Earth with a height of 375 km and an inclination of 51.6 degrees. It last ...