langs: 18 июля [ru] / july 18 [en] / 18. juli [de] / 18 juillet [fr] / 18 luglio [it] / 18 de julio [es]
days: july 15 / july 16 / july 17 / july 18 / july 19 / july 20 / july 21
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Salizhan Sharipov
Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov ( Russian : Салижан Шакирович Шарипов ) (born 24 August 1964) is a Kyrgyzstani cosmonaut of Tajik and Uzbek descent. [1] Sharipov is a co-author and investigator for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity project. He has been to space twice (launched from th
- ... 1998 and from Russia as a cosmonaut in 2004) and has conducted two space walks. Sharipov retired on 18 july 2008. [2] Kyrgyzstani cosmonaut (born 1964) Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov Born ( 1964-08-24 ) 24 Au ...
#2 John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator , engineer , astronaut , businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth , circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. ( july 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator , engineer , astronaut , businessman, ...
- ... [3] Succeeded by George Voinovich [4] Personal details Born John Herschel Glenn Jr. ( 1921-07-18 ) july 18, 1921 Cambridge, Ohio , U.S. Died December 8, 2016 (2016-12-08) (aged 95) Columbus, Ohio , U.S. Rest ...
- ... at the age of 95 on December 8, 2016. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born on july 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio , the son of John Herschel Glenn Sr. (1895–1966), who worked for a plumbin ...
#3 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
- ... y table". [52] Gemini 10 lifted off from Launch Complex 19 at Cape Canaveral at 05:20 local time on july 18, 1966. Upon reaching orbit, it was about 860 nautical miles (1,600 km) behind the Agena target vehic ...
#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
- ... le's applied artificial intelligence project. [12] PERSONAL LIFE co-founder of the B612 Foundation ( 18 july 2014) Assessing the Risks, Impacts and Solutions for Space Threats, Senate Subcommittee on Science ...
#5 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
- ... ndezvous with Gemini 8's target vehicle. [7] : 342–344 The Agena target vehicle was launched on july 18, 1966, at 3:39 p.m. and successfully entered orbit. Gemini 10 launched as scheduled later that day a ...
#6 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
- Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 july 1950) [2] is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate . [3] [4] [5] In the 1970s h ...
- ... Branson Branson at Chatham House in March 2015 Born Richard Charles Nicholas Branson ( 1950-07-18 ) 18 july 1950 (age 72) [1] London , England Occupation entrepreneur author Years active 1966–present Known f ...
- ... andela their idea of a small group of leaders working to solve difficult global conflicts. [125] On 18 july 2007, in Johannesburg , South Africa, Mandela announced the formation of a new group, The Elders . ...
#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
- ... istinguished Eagle Scout Award and Silver Buffalo Award . [12] [13] While flying toward the Moon on july 18, 1969, he sent his regards to attendees at the National Scout jamboree in Idaho . [14] Among the few ...
#8 Josh A. Cassada
Josh Aaron Cassada (born July 18, 1973) is an American physicist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Prior to his selection to join NASA in 2013, Cassada served as a test pilot in the US Navy , and has over 3,500 hours in more than 40 aircraft, and 23 combat missions. In August 2018, Cassada was select
- Josh Aaron Cassada (born july 18, 1973) is an American physicist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Prior to his selection to join NASA ...
- ... eassigned to SpaceX Crew-5 . American physicist and NASA astronaut Josh Cassada Born ( 1973-07-18 ) july 18, 1973 (age 49) San Diego , California , U.S. Status Active Alma mater Albion College ( BA ) Universi ...
- ... ̄ Pairs (1999) Doctoral advisor Paul Tipton EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Josh Aaron Cassada was born on july 18, 1973 in San Diego, California , and raised in White Bear Lake, Minnesota . [4] Cassada graduated fr ...
#9 Ed White (astronaut)
Edward Higgins White II (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967) was an American aeronautical engineer , United States Air Force officer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . He was a member of the crews of Gemini 4 and Apollo 1 . American astronaut (1930-1967) "Edward Higgins White" redirects here. For
- ... ed into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1993 [64] [78] and the National Aviation Hall of Fame on july 18, 2009. [79] [80] MEMORIALS One of two Apollo 1 memorial plaques at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ...
Museum / Museum
#1 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
- ... oads. On May 18, they established 8 more speed records with the same model of airplane. [284] [257] july 18 – August 16, 1935 – Thor Solberg flew a Leoning amphibian , powered by a Wright Cyclone engine, from ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 STS-104
STS-104 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis . Its primary objectives were to install the Quest Joint Airlock and help perform maintenance on the International Space Station . It launched on 12 July 2001 at 09:04 UTC, and returned to Ea
- ... 15 July 2001 – 09:09 UTC Duration : 5 hours, 59 minutes Gernhardt and Reilly – EVA 2 EVA 2 Start : 18 july 2001 – 03:04 UTC EVA 2 End : 18 July 2001 – 09:33 UTC Duration : 6 hours, 29 minutes Gernhardt and ...
- ... 5 hours, 59 minutes Gernhardt and Reilly – EVA 2 EVA 2 Start : 18 July 2001 – 03:04 UTC EVA 2 End : 18 july 2001 – 09:33 UTC Duration : 6 hours, 29 minutes Gernhardt and Reilly – EVA 3 EVA 3 Start : 21 July ...
#2 Intelsat 19
Intelsat 19 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat . It was constructed by Space Systems/Loral , [1] based on the LS-1300 satellite bus . It was successfully launched by Sea Launch using a Zenit-3SL launch vehicle on 1 June 2012 at 05:22:59 UTC . [2] Upon entering service i
- ... ellite with 75% of its design power capacity. The Ku-band deflector deployment was scheduled for on 18 july 2012. [8] [9] "The preliminary data review indicates that all systems performed nominally throughou ...
#3 Spektr-R
Spektr-R [6] (part of RadioAstron program) ( Russian : Спеkтр-P ) was a Russian scientific satellite with a 10 m (33 ft) radio telescope on board. It was launched on 18 July 2011 [7] on a Zenit-3F launcher from Baikonur Cosmodrome , and was designed to perform research on the structure and dynam
- ... was a Russian scientific satellite with a 10 m (33 ft) radio telescope on board. It was launched on 18 july 2011 [7] on a Zenit-3F launcher from Baikonur Cosmodrome , and was designed to perform research on ...
- ... unch mass 3,660 kg (8,069 lb) [1] Payload mass 2,500 kg (5,512 lb) [1] Start of mission Launch date 18 july 2011, 02:31 ( 2011-07-18UTC02:31 ) UTC [2] Rocket Zenit-3F [3] [4] Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome ...
- ... ektr-R project was funded by the Astro Space Center of Russia, and was launched into Earth orbit on 18 july 2011, [3] with a perigee of 10,000 km (6,200 mi) and an apogee of 390,000 km (240,000 mi) , about 7 ...
- ... he mass of the spacecraft was 3,660 kg (8,070 lb) . It was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 18 july 2011 at 02:31 UTC by a Zenit-3F launch vehicle, which is composed of a Zenit-2M with a Fregat -SB u ...
#4 Salyut 4
Salyut 4 (DOS 4) ( Russian : Салют-4 ; English translation: Salute 4 ) was a Salyut space station launched on December 26, 1974 into an orbit with an apogee of 355 km, a perigee of 343 km and an orbital inclination of 51.6 degrees. It was essentially a copy of the DOS 3 (or Kosmos 557) , and unl
- ... stronomical experiments. Soyuz 18 Pyotr Klimuk , Vitaly Sevastyanov May 24, 1975 14:58:10 UTC Soyuz 18 july 26, 1975 14:18:18 UTC Soyuz 18 62.97 Launch from Baikonur; landing 56 km east of Arkalyk; 2. crew o ...
#5 Zond 3
Zond 3 was a 1965 space probe which performed a flyby of the Moon ' s far side, [3] taking a number of quality photographs for its time. It was a member of the Soviet Zond program while also being part of the Mars 3MV project. It was unrelated to Zond spacecraft designed for manned circumlunar missi
- ... Spacecraft type 3MV-4 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 960 kg (2,120 lb) Start of mission Launch date july 18, 1965, 14:38 ( 1965-07-18UTC14:38 ) UTC Rocket Molniya SL-6/A-2-e Launch site Baikonur LC-1/5 End of ...
- ... ad an experimental ion engine . OPERATIONAL HISTORY Zond 3 was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on july 18, 1965, at 14:38 UTC, and was deployed from a Tyazhely Sputnik (65-056B) Earth-orbiting platform towa ...
#6 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 ( COTS 2 ), also known as Dragon C2+ , was the second test-flight for SpaceX 's uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft. It launched in May 2012 on the third flight of the company's two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The flight was performed under a funded agreement from NASA as t
- ... e cargo was then transported to the Johnson Space Center in Houston for further processing. [58] On 18 july 2012, the COTS 2 Dragon was temporarily displayed to an invited audience inside a tent, in front of ...
#7 Soyuz 29
Soyuz 29 ( Russian : Союз 29 , Union 29 ) was a 1978 crewed Soviet space mission to the Salyut 6 space station. [2] It was the fifth mission, the fourth successful docking, and the second long-duration crew for the orbiting station. Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and flight engineer Aleksandr Ivanche
- ... nel leading to the rear docking port. [4] Mercury telluride and cadmium telluride were processed on 18 july , and 24 July saw aluminum, tin and molybdenum alloys processed in the Spalv furnace. [3] The crew c ...
#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
- ... annover , Germany. Japan won the final on a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 tie after extra time. 18 july (FLIGHT DAY 11 – MPLM RETURN, FAREWELLS/HATCH CLOSURE) Silhouetted against the Earth, Atlantis flie ...
#9 Soyuz 18
Soyuz 18 ( Russian : Союз 18 , Union 18 ) was a 1975 Soviet crewed mission to Salyut 4 , the second and final crew to man the space station . Pyotr Klimuk and Vitaly Sevastyanov set a new Soviet space endurance record of 63 days and the mark for most people in space simultaneously (seven) was tied d
- ... The crew donned exercise suits and increased their exercise period to over two hours a day, and on 18 july 1975 began to prepare the station for uncrewed flight. The Soyuz craft was activated on 24 July 197 ...
#10 Salyut 6
Salyut 6 ( Russian : Салют-6 ; lit. Salute 6 ), DOS-5 , was a Soviet orbital space station , the eighth station of the Salyut programme . It was launched on 29 September 1977 by a Proton rocket . Salyut 6 was the first space station to receive large numbers of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft for huma
- ... 84 Soyuz 34 14 June 1979 ~19:50 front 19 August 1979 12:08 65.86 Progress 7 30 June 1979 14:18 rear 18 july 1979 06:50 17.69 Soyuz T-1 19 December 1979 17:05 front 24 March 1980 00:04 94.29 Progress 8 29 Mar ...
- ... 55 56.86 Soyuz T-2 6 June 1980 18:58 rear 9 June 1980 12:24 2.73 Progress 10 1 July 1980 08:53 rear 18 july 1980 01:21 16.69 Soyuz 37 24 July 1980 23:02 rear 1 August 1980 19:43 7.86 Soyuz 37 1 August 1980 ~ ...
#11 Progress 37
Progress 37 ( Russian : Прогресс 37 ) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1988 to resupply the Mir space station. Soviet spacecraft Progress 37 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1988-061A SATCAT no. 19322 [1] Spacecraft properties
- ... s (No.145) Spacecraft type Progress 7K-TG [2] Manufacturer NPO Energia Start of mission Launch date 18 july 1988, 21:13:09 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U2 [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal ...
- ... ee altitude 189 km [3] Apogee altitude 256 km [3] Inclination 51.6° [3] Period 89 minutes [3] Epoch 18 july 1988 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [3] Docking date 20 July 1988, 22:33:40 UTC Undockin ...
- ... 1988, 08:31:54 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 36 Progress 38 → LAUNCH Progress 37 launched on 18 july 1988 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR . It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket. [2] [4] DOCKING Pr ...
#12 GOES 5
GOES-5 , known as GOES-E before becoming operational, was a geostationary weather satellite which was operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. [1] Launched in 1981, it was used for weather f
- ... pe Canaveral LC-17A Contractor McDonnell Douglas End of mission Disposal Decommissioned Deactivated 18 july 1990 ( 1990-07-19 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Geostationary Longitude 8 ...
- ... ts intended replacement, GOES-G , failed to reach orbit. GOES-5 was retired to a graveyard orbit on 18 july 1990. [1] [6] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal 1981 in spaceflight
#13 SpaceX CRS-9
SpaceX CRS-9 , also known as SpX-9 , is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station which launched on 18 July 2016. [7] [8] The mission was contracted by NASA and is operated by SpaceX using a Dragon capsule. 2016 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS "CRS-9" redirect
- ... X-9 , is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station which launched on 18 july 2016. [7] [8] The mission was contracted by NASA and is operated by SpaceX using a Dragon capsule. ...
- ... kg (9,300 lb) Dimensions Height: 7.2 m (24 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) Start of mission Launch date 18 july 2016, 04:44 ( 2016-07-18UTC04:44 ) UTC [1] Rocket Falcon 9 Full Thrust Launch site Cape Canaveral S ...
- ... ed to NET 21 March 2016. [11] The flight was later pushed to 24 June, 27 June, 16 July, and finally 18 july 2016, [12] [13] [14] [15] as the crewed mission Soyuz MS-01 took the 24 June slot. CRS-9 launched o ...
- ... 016, [12] [13] [14] [15] as the crewed mission Soyuz MS-01 took the 24 June slot. CRS-9 launched on 18 july 2016 at 04:44 UTC from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. [1] After 9 minutes ...
#14 Kosmos 262
Kosmos 262 ( Russian : Космос 262 meaning Cosmos 262 ), also known as DS-U2-GF No.1 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 352-kilogram (776 lb) spacecraft, [1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used to st
- ... -26UTC09:45:01Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Kapustin Yar 86/4 End of mission Decay date 18 july 1969 ( 1969-07-19 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... It completed operations on 3 May 1969, before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 18 july . [7] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal 1968 in spaceflight
#15 Progress M-42
Progress M-42 ( Russian : Прогресс M-42 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1999 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-42 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1999-038A SATCAT no. 25858 [1] Spacecraft
- ... riod 88.6 minutes [4] Epoch 16 July 1999 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [4] Docking date 18 july 1999, 17:53:21 UTC Undocking date 2 February 2000, 03:11:52 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress M- ...
- ... uz-U rocket. [2] [5] DOCKING Progress M-42 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 18 july 1999 at 17:53:21 UTC, and was undocked on 2 February 2000 at 03:11:52 UTC. [4] [3] DECAY It remaine ...
#16 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
- ... ltitude 351 kilometres (218 mi) [2] Inclination 51.6 degrees [1] [2] Period 91.48 minutes [2] Epoch july 18, 2009 [2] Docking with ISS Docking port PMA-2 (Harmony forward) Docking date July 17, 2009 17:47 UTC ...
- ... angefinder to determine the distance to ISS before docking RPM image of Endeavour as taken from ISS july 18 (FLIGHT DAY 4, EVA 1) EVA 1 started with astronauts Dave Wolf and Tim Kopra switching their spacesui ...
- ... S-127. [NASA 1] EVA Spacewalkers Start ( UTC ) End (UTC) Duration EVA 1 David A. Wolf Timothy Kopra july 18, 2009 16:19 July 18, 2009 20:51 5 hours, 32 minutes JEF installed and P3 Nadir Unpressurized Cargo C ...
- ... Spacewalkers Start ( UTC ) End (UTC) Duration EVA 1 David A. Wolf Timothy Kopra July 18, 2009 16:19 july 18, 2009 20:51 5 hours, 32 minutes JEF installed and P3 Nadir Unpressurized Cargo Carrier Attach System ...
#17 Kosmos 233
Kosmos 233 ( Russian : Космос 233 meaning Cosmos 233 ), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.15 , was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles . It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk S
- ... ties Spacecraft type DS-P1-Yu Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 325 kg Start of mission Launch date 18 july 1968, 19:59:50 GMT Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk , Site 133/3 Contractor Yuzhnoye End ...
- ... Earth Perigee altitude 198 km Apogee altitude 1514 km Inclination 82.0° Period 102.1 minutes Epoch 18 july 1968 Kosmos 233 was launched from Site 133/3 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome , [2] atop a Kosmos-2I 63SM ...
- ... 33/3 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome , [2] atop a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket . The launch occurred on 18 july 1968 at 19:59:50 UTC, and resulted in Kosmos 233's successful deployment into low Earth orbit . [3] ...
#18 Apollo–Soyuz
Apollo–Soyuz was the first crewed international space mission , carried out jointly by the United States and the Soviet Union in July 1975. Millions of people around the world watched on television as a United States Apollo spacecraft docked with a Soviet Soyuz capsule. The project, and its handshak
- ... e between Stafford and Leonov U.S. President Gerald Ford speaks to the Soviet and American crews on 18 july 1975. Deke Slayton (right) with Leonov in the Soyuz spacecraft The astronauts and cosmonauts assemb ...
#19 Foton-M No.4
Foton-M No.4 is a Russian microgravity and bioscience research spacecraft launched in July 2014 as part of the Foton programme . It is the fourth spacecraft in the Foton-M series, and the first to use the 34KSM configuration incorporating the equipment module from a Yantar satellite in place of that
- ... SM Manufacturer TsSKB Progress Launch mass 6,840 kilograms (15,080 lb) Start of mission Launch date 18 july 2014, 20:50:00 ( 2014-07-18UTC20:50Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-2-1a Launch site Baikonur 31/6 End of missi ...
- ... Epoch 1 September 2014, 03:20:32 UTC [1] Foton-M No.4 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 18 july 2014, atop a Soyuz-2-1a carrier rocket. [4] The launch was completed successfully, with the satelli ...
#20 Progress 7
Progress 7 ( Russian : Прогресс 7 ) was a Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in June 1979 to resupply the Salyut 6 space station. Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft Progress 7 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Salyut 6 resupply COSPAR ID 1979-059A SATCAT no.
- ... 9 Docking with Salyut 6 Docking port Aft [3] Docking date 30 June 1979, 11:18:32 UTC Undocking date 18 july 1979, 03:49:55 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 6 Progress 8 → SPACECRAFT Progress 7 was a Prog ...
- ... rogress 7 docked with the aft port of Salyut 6 on 30 June 1979 at 11:18:32 UTC, and was undocked on 18 july 1979 at 03:49:55 UTC. [3] [8] DECAY It remained in orbit until 20 July 1979, when it was deorbited. ...