langs: 20 июля [ru] / july 20 [en] / 20. juli [de] / 20 juillet [fr] / 20 luglio [it] / 20 de julio [es]
days: july 17 / july 18 / july 19 / july 20 / july 21 / july 22 / july 23
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Leroy Chiao
Leroy Chiao (born August 28, 1960) is an American chemical engineer , retired NASA astronaut , entrepreneur, motivational speaker , and engineering consultant. [1] [3] Chiao flew on three Space Shuttle flights, and was the commander of Expedition 10 , where he lived on board the International Space
- ... Island and conduct 5 days of webcasts and other instructional activities spanning the period of 16–2 20 july 2007. [19] This activity was in collaboration with the Mars Institute, the Challenger Center for Spa ...
#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
- ... a of Tranquillity about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of the crater Sabine D . [86] At 12:52:00 UTC on july 20, Aldrin and Armstrong entered Eagle and began the final preparations for lunar descent. At 17:44:00 ...
#3 Aleksandr Skvortsov (cosmonaut)
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov ( Russian : Aлександр Aлександрович Скворцов ; born May 6, 1966) is a Russian cosmonaut. He is a veteran of three spaceflights , which were long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station . His first spaceflight took place from April to September 2010
- ... hed on March 25, 2014, and landed on September 11, 2014. [6] EXPEDITION 60/61 Skvortsov launched on july 20, 2019, and arrived to the International Space Station on the same day, [7] joining the Expedition 60 ...
#4 Michael Strahan
Michael T. Strahan ( / ˈ s t r eɪ h æ n / STRAY -han ; born November 21, 1971) [1] is an American television personality, journalist, and former professional American football player. He played his entire 15-year professional career as a defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football
- ... ves in Manhattan's Upper West Side . [48] Strahan and Muggli finalized their acrimonious divorce on july 20, 2006. [47] In January 2007, Judge James B. Convery awarded Muggli $15 million in a divorce settleme ...
#5 Eileen Collins
Eileen Marie Collins (born November 19, 1956) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel . A former flight instructor and test pilot , Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission. American astronaut and pilot (bo
- ... mander's station on Space Shuttle Columbia on the first day of the STS-93 mission The launch day of july 20, 1999, coincided with the thirtieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission, so former ast ...
- ... in May 2001. [15] [93] She addressed the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on july 20, 2016, [94] leading to speculation that she might be appointed NASA administrator under Donald Trump ...
#6 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
- ... ona. He persuaded her to see him again, and proposed to her. She accepted, and they were married on july 20, 1950, at St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church in Tucson. [12] AIR FORCE After a brief honeymo ...
#7 Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger
Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Metcalf-Lindenburger (born May 2, 1975, in Colorado Springs, Colorado ) is a retired American astronaut . In 2000, she married Jason Metcalf-Lindenburger, a fellow Whitman College graduate and educator, from Pendleton, Oregon, and they now have one daughter together. She was a
- ... y Caldwell of ISS Expedition 23 , the first time four women being in space at the same time. [4] On july 20, 2009, Metcalf-Lindenburger sang the National Anthem at the Houston Astros game against the St. Loui ...
#8 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
- ... Amazon's cloud computing division, [12] [13] replaced Bezos as the CEO and President of Amazon. On july 20, 2021, he flew to space alongside his half-brother, [1] Mark . [14] The suborbital flight lasted ove ...
- ... that Bezos had priced commercial spaceflight tickets from $200,000 to $300,000 per person. [108] On july 20, 2021, he launched on the NS-16 mission with his half-brother Mark Bezos, Wally Funk , and Oliver Da ...
#9 Luca Parmitano
Colonel Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò , Sicily ) is an Italian astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a Colonel and test pilot for the Italian Air Force . [2] Italian engine
- ... rve as Flight Engineer on Expedition 60 and Commander on Expedition 61 . [18] Parmitano launched on 20 july 2019 and arrived at the International Space Station on the same day. [19] He became the first DJ in ...
#10 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
- ... p portion of an 18-meter (59-foot) rocket. The rocket successfully launched with four passengers on july 20, 2021, and reached an altitude of 107 km (66 mi) . [29] CANCELED PROJECTS Armadillo Aerospace was de ...
- ... Soyuz TMA-16 ) October 11, 2009 ( Soyuz TMA-14 ) 12 days ISS EP-15 Guy Laliberté US$35 million [74] july 20, 2021 ( RSS First Step ) July 20, 2021 ( RSS First Step ) 10 minutes NS-16 Jeff Bezos Mark Bezos Oli ...
- ... Soyuz TMA-14 ) 12 days ISS EP-15 Guy Laliberté US$35 million [74] July 20, 2021 ( RSS First Step ) july 20, 2021 ( RSS First Step ) 10 minutes NS-16 Jeff Bezos Mark Bezos Oliver Daemen Wally Funk Sub-orbital ...
#11 Pavel Popovich
Pavel Romanovich Popovich ( Russian : Па́вел Рома́нович Попо́вич , Ukrainian : Павло Романович Попович , Pavlo Romanovych Popovych) (5 October 1930 – 29 September 2009 [2] [3] ) was a Soviet cosmonaut . [1] Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Pavel Romanovich Popovich Born ( 1930-10-05 ) 5 October 1930 Uzyn
- ... 1962 Order of Lenin [2] 15 Nov 1962 Gold Star Labor Hero of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam [2] 20 july 1974 Hero of the Soviet Union [2] 20 Jul 1974 Order of Lenin [2] 1982 Order of Friendship of People ...
#12 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
- ... a of Tranquillity about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of the crater Sabine D . [71] At 12:52:00 UTC on july 20, Aldrin and Armstrong entered Eagle , and began the final preparations for lunar descent. At 17:44:0 ...
- ... time and had to postpone some of them. [75] Regardless, the Eagle landed at 20:17:40 UTC on Sunday july 20 with about 25 seconds of fuel left. [76] As a Presbyterian elder , Aldrin was the first and only per ...
- ... navigates the approach as Armstrong pilots Eagle to its lunar landing, creating Tranquility Base , july 20, 1969 On reflection in his 2009 book, Aldrin said, "Perhaps, if I had it to do over again, I would n ...
- ... ng the passing of a true American hero and the best pilot I ever knew ... I had truly hoped that on july 20, 2019, Neil, Mike and I would be standing together to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of our moon l ...
#13 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
- ... r of Apollo 11 , he had to eject from the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle moments before a crash. On july 20, 1969, Armstrong and Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first people to land o ...
- ... it would cause the processing overflows. [116] Armstrong lands the Lunar Module Eagle on the Moon, july 20, 1969 When Armstrong noticed they were heading toward a landing area that seemed unsafe, he took man ...
- ... e left. [120] The landing on the surface of the Moon occurred several seconds after 20:17:40 UTC on july 20, 1969. [121] One of three 67-inch (170 cm) probes attached to three of the LM's four legs made conta ...
- ... Barack Obama poses with the Apollo 11 crew on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, july 20, 2009: Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong The lunar crater Armstrong , 31 miles (50 km ...
#14 Andrew R. Morgan
Andrew Richard "Drew" Morgan (born February 5, 1976) is a NASA astronaut from the class of 2013 . [2] [3] American astronaut Andrew R. Morgan Born ( 1976-02-05 ) February 5, 1976 (age 46) Morgantown, West Virginia , U.S. Status Active Nationality American Alma mater U.S. Military Academy Uniform
- ... 15 , extending his flight to Expedition 62 . [7] Morgan launched into space on board Soyuz MS-13 on july 20, 2019, joining the ISS Expedition 60, 61 and 62 crew as a flight engineer, alongside Roscosmos cosmo ...
#15 Vladimír Remek
Vladimír Remek (born 26 September 1948) is a Czech, formerly Czechoslovakian, politician and diplomat , as well as a former cosmonaut and military pilot . He flew aboard Soyuz 28 from 2 to 10 March 1978, becoming the first and only Czechoslovak in space. As the first cosmonaut from a country other t
- ... an Preceded by Petr Kolář Succeeded by Vladimír Pivoňka Member of the European Parliament In office 20 july 2004 – 15 December 2013 Personal details Born ( 1948-09-26 ) 26 September 1948 (age 73) České Buděj ...
- ... st behind Miloslav Ransdorf , was elected into the European Parliament. [26] During his first term ( 20 july 2004 to 13 July 2009), Remek was a member of the Confederal Group of the European United Left–Nordi ...
#16 Vladimir Lyakhov
Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov ( Russian : Влади́мир Афана́сьевич Ля́хов ; 20 July 1941 – 19 April 2018) was a Ukrainian Soviet cosmonaut . For a Russian agent in Iran, see Vladimir Liakhov . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2009 ) Vladimir Lyakhov Born Vladimir Afana
- Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov ( Russian : Влади́мир Афана́сьевич Ля́хов ; 20 july 1941 – 19 April 2018) was a Ukrainian Soviet cosmonaut . For a Russian agent in Iran, see Vladimir ...
- ... for verification . ( June 2009 ) Vladimir Lyakhov Born Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov ( 1941-07-20 ) 20 july 1941 Antratsyt , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union Died 19 April 2018 (2018-04-19) (aged 76) Astrakhan , ...
#17 Mark Bezos
Mark Bezos ( / ˈ b eɪ z oʊ s / BAY -zohss ) [1] (born c. 1970) is an American space tourist and former advertising executive. He is the half-brother of Jeff Bezos , the founder of Amazon , [2] with whom he flew to the edge of space as part of the Blue Origin NS-16 mission on July 20, 2021. Jeff Bezo
- ... of Amazon , [2] with whom he flew to the edge of space as part of the Blue Origin NS-16 mission on july 20, 2021. Jeff Bezos's brother Mark Bezos Born c. 1970 Education Texas Christian University Occupation ...
- ... en and lives in Scarsdale, New York , where he is also a volunteer firefighter . [7] SPACEFLIGHT On july 20, 2021, he flew to the edge of space alongside his brother Jeff, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen , aboar ...
#18 Bert R. Bulkin
Bertram Raoul Bulkin (July 20, 1929 – March 10, 2012) was an American aeronautical engineer who participated in the first United States photo-reconnaissance satellite programs and is best known for his role in building the Hubble Space Telescope . Bertram (Bert) R. Bulkin Bert Bulkin in front of Hub
- Bertram Raoul Bulkin ( july 20, 1929 – March 10, 2012) was an American aeronautical engineer who participated in the first United S ...
- ... (Bert) R. Bulkin Bert Bulkin in front of Hubble Space Telescope assembly, 1989 Born ( 1929-07-20 ) july 20, 1929 Brooklyn, New York Died March 10, 2012 (2012-03-10) (aged 82) Lodi, California Nationality Ame ...
#19 Wally Funk
Mary Wallace Funk (born February 1, 1939) is an American aviator , commercial astronaut , [1] [2] and Goodwill Ambassador . She was the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board , the first female civilian flight instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma , and the fir
- ... t time 10m 18s Selection Blue Origin Missions NS-16 Funk became the oldest person to go to space on july 20, 2021 at age 82, flying on Blue Origin 's New Shepard spacecraft during its suborbital flight, break ...
- ... iver Daemen from the Netherlands, who became the youngest ever person in space during the flight of july 20, 2021. [5] [19] [20] During the successful flight Funk, at age 82, became the oldest person to fly t ...
#20 Oliver Daemen
Oliver Daemen (born 20 August 2002) is a Dutch space tourist [1] [2] who flew as part of the 20 July 2021, sub-orbital Blue Origin NS-16 spaceflight . [3] [4] [5] At the time of his flight he was 18 years old, [6] and is the youngest person, first teenager, and first person born in the 21st century
- Oliver Daemen (born 20 August 2002) is a Dutch space tourist [1] [2] who flew as part of the 20 july 2021, sub-orbital Blue Origin NS-16 spaceflight . [3] [4] [5] At the time of his flight he was 18 y ...
- ... a future flight, and Blue Origin chose the youngest person from the auction. [8] [13] [14] [15] On 20 july 2021, Daemen became the youngest person to fly in space at 18, succeeding Gherman Titov 's multi-or ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Armstrong Air & Space Museum
The Armstrong Air & Space Museum is a museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio , the hometown of aviator and astronaut Neil Armstrong , the first man to set foot on the Moon . Opened in 1972, the museum chronicles Ohio 's contributions to the history of aeronautics and space flight. The museum is home to the orig
- ... nderground." [4] Its distinguishing feature is a large globe dome that houses the Astro Theater. On july 20, 1972, three years after the historic Moon landing, the museum held its grand opening, honored by th ...
- ... ng Air & Space Museum with statue in 2019 Former name Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum Established 20 july 1972 ( 1972-07-20 ) Location Wapakoneta, Ohio Type History/Science Museum Accreditation American Al ...
#2 U.S. Space & Rocket Center
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is a museum operated by the government of Alabama , showcasing rockets , achievements, and artifacts of the U.S. space program. Sometimes billed as "Earth's largest space museum", astronaut Owen Garriott described the place as, "a great way to le
- ... ted July 4, 1972, [20] but were suspended following the September 11 attacks in 2001. Tours resumed july 20, 2012, the 43rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, limited to United States citizens because ...
#3 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
- ... 10 (lunar orbit). Apollo 11 , launched from Pad A on July 16, 1969, made the first Moon landing on july 20. The Apollo 11 launch included crewmembers Neil Armstrong , Michael Collins , and Buzz Aldrin , and ...
#4 Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg
The Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg (Bückeburg Helicopter Museum) is located in the German town of Bückeburg , 30 miles (50 km) to the west of Hanover . The museum is the sole museum in Germany specialising in rotary-wing flight and one of few worldwide. The museum is dedicated to the history and tec
- ... ll UH-1D of the German Army Aviation Corps - Goodbye Huey -, has landed at the Helicopter Museum on 20 july 2021 Mars Helicopter Ingenuity - Full-scale model in the Helicopter Museum HUBSCHRAUBERZENTRUM E. V ...
#5 Hijiri Museum
Hijiri Aviation Museum ( 聖博物館 , Hijiri hakubutsukan ) is a local history museum located in Omi, Nagano . [1] [2] The museum was opened by the village of Omi on July 20, 1965, to contain displays of local natural history (birds, fish, insects, mineral samples and plants) and human history (Buddhist s
- ... ocal history museum located in Omi, Nagano . [1] [2] The museum was opened by the village of Omi on july 20, 1965, to contain displays of local natural history (birds, fish, insects, mineral samples and plant ...
- ... e wreckage of the Japanese battleship Mutsu . Hijiri Museum 聖博物館 Hijiri Aviation Museum Established 20 july 1965 ( 1965-07-20 ) Location Omi, Nagano , Japan F-86D and T-34A and D51 on display at Hijiri Museu ...
#6 Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium is a combination natural science museum , history museum , and planetarium located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont . It was founded in 1890 by businessman, politician, naturalist, and collector Franklin Fairbanks . The museum and its buildings are on the U.S. National Re
- ... rom 16–24 July 2019, the museum displayed exhibits celebrating the semicentennial of Apollo 11 ; on 20 july , it hosted an event which featured a real-time rebroadcast of the mission, showings of contemporary ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Progress M-28
Progress M-28 ( Russian : Прогресс M-28 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1995 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-28 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1995-036A SATCAT no. 23617 [1] Spacecraft
- ... gress (No.228) Spacecraft type Progress-M [2] Manufacturer RKK Energia Start of mission Launch date 20 july 1995, 03:04:41 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal D ...
- ... altitude 191 km [4] Apogee altitude 239 km [4] Inclination 51.6° [4] Period 88.5 minutes [4] Epoch 20 july 1995 Docking with Mir Docking port Mir Core Module forward [4] Docking date 22 July 1995, 05:39:37 ...
- ... 05:09:53 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress M-27 Progress M-29 → LAUNCH Progress M-28 launched on 20 july 1995 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan . It used a Soyuz-U rocket. [2] [5] DOCKING Progres ...
#2 STS-95
STS-95 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida on 29 October 1998, using the orbiter Discovery . It was the 25th flight of Discovery and the 92nd mission flown since the start of the Space Shuttle program in April 1981. It was a highly publicized mission due to forme
- ... years until 82-year-old Wally Funk flew on a suborbital flight on Blue Origin NS-16 , launching on july 20, 2021, which in turn was broken by William Shatner at age 90 on October 13, 2021. Glenn, however, re ...
#3 Kosmos 931
Kosmos 931 ( Russian : Космос 931 meaning Cosmos 931 ) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1977 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 931 M
- ... erties Spacecraft type US-K [2] Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) Start of mission Launch date 20 july 1977, 04:44 ( 1977-07-20UTC04:44Z ) UTC Rocket Molniya-M / 2BL [2] Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome ...
- ... rier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 04:44 UTC on 20 july 1977. [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#4 Soyuz MS-13
Soyuz MS-13 , also designated ISS flight 59S , was a crewed Soyuz mission launched on 20 July 2019 – the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing – [2] carrying three members of the Expedition 60 crew to the International Space Station : a Russian commander, an American and a European flight engin
- Soyuz MS-13 , also designated ISS flight 59S , was a crewed Soyuz mission launched on 20 july 2019 – the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing – [2] carrying three members of the Expeditio ...
- ... itano Launching Andrew R. Morgan Landing Christina Koch Callsign Cliff Start of mission Launch date 20 july 2019, 16:28:21 UTC [2] Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Landing date ...
- ... Geocentric Regime Low Earth Inclination 51.6° Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 20 july 2019, 22:47:50 UTC [1] Undocking date 26 August 2019, 03:35 UTC [4] Time docked 36 days, 4 hours an ...
#5 Viking program
The Viking program consisted of a pair of identical American space probes , Viking 1 and Viking 2 , which landed on Mars in 1976. [1] Each spacecraft was composed of two main parts: an orbiter designed to photograph the surface of Mars from orbit , and a lander designed to study the planet from the
- ... tion Status Retired Built 2 Launched 2 Retired Viking 1 orbiter August 17, 1980 [1] Viking 1 lander july 20, 1976 [1] (landing) to November 13, 1982 [1] Viking 2 orbiter July 25, 1978 [1] Viking 2 lander Sept ...
- ... anded at the sites that had been chosen. The Viking 1 lander touched down on the surface of Mars on july 20, 1976, more than two weeks before Viking 2 ' s arrival in orbit. Viking 2 then successfully soft-lan ...
- ... rst "clear" image ever transmitted from the surface of Mars – shows rocks near the Viking 1 lander ( july 20, 1976). At landing (after using rocket propellant) the landers had a mass of about 600 kg. PROPULSIO ...
- ... 1980 4 years, 1-month, 19 days Shut down after depletion of attitude control fuel. Viking 1 lander july 20, 1976 November 13, 1982 6 years, 3 months, 22 days Shut down after human error during software updat ...
#6 Apollo 10
Apollo 10 (May 18–26, 1969) was a human spaceflight , the fourth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program , and the second (after Apollo 8 ) to orbit the Moon. NASA described it as a "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing , [2] and designated it an "F" mission , intended to test
- ... to launch carried the astronauts of Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong , Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. On july 20, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the Moon, and four days later the three astronauts returned to Earth ...
#7 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 ,
- ... and another US$1,000 from the businessman. [7] [9] The Miss Universe 1979 pageant was scheduled for july 20, 1979 in Perth , and a large piece of Skylab debris was displayed on the stage. [151] Analysis of th ...
#8 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
- ... Inclination 0.5° Period 500 days Epoch July 19, 1965, 20:00 UTC [2] Flyby of Moon Closest approach july 20, 1965 Distance 9,219 km (5,728 mi) Instruments f /8, 106.4 mm focal length camera Ultraviolet (0.25– ...
- ... ces equivalent to the distances experienced by Mars and Earth. [5] Zond 3's lunar flyby occurred on july 20 with a closest approach of 9,219 km (5,728 mi) , [1] approximately 35 hours after launch. 25 visible ...
#9 STS-93
STS-93 in 1999 marked the 95th launch of the Space Shuttle , the 26th launch of Columbia , and the 21st night launch of a Space Shuttle. Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle Commander on this flight. Its primary payload was the Chandra X-ray Observatory . It would also be the last mission
- ... vice for upgrading, and would not fly again until STS-109 . The launch was originally scheduled for 20 july but the launch was aborted at T−7 seconds. The successful launch of the flight occurred 3 days late ...
#10 Explorer 27
Explorer 27 (or BE-C or Beacon Explorer-C , Beacon-C or S-66C ) was a small NASA satellite, launched in 1965, designed to conduct scientific research in the ionosphere . [2] It was powered by 4 solar panels . One goal of the mission was to study in detail the shape of the Earth by way of investigati
- ... llops Flight Facility , Contractor Vought Entered service 29 April 1965 End of mission Last contact 20 july 1973 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [1] Regime Low Earth orbit Perigee altitu ...
- ... y of 5 MHz minus 80 ppm. The system operated as planned. [14] RESULTS Explorer 27 was turned off on 20 july 1973 because it was interfering with other, more important satellites. Tracking of the satellite vi ...
#11 Helios (spacecraft)
Helios-A and Helios-B (after launch renamed Helios 1 and Helios 2 ) are a pair of probes that were launched into heliocentric orbit to study solar processes. As a joint venture between German Aerospace Center (DLR) and NASA , the probes were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida ,
- ... s-A : 190.15 days Helios-B : 185.6 days Epoch Helios-A : January 15, 1975, 19:00 UTC [1] Helios-B : july 20, 1976, 20:00 UTC [2] The Helios project set a maximum speed record for spacecraft of 252,792 km/h (1 ...
#12 AMC-14
AMC-14 is a communications satellite . Initially owned by SES Americom , AMC-14 was designed to be placed in geostationary orbit , following launch on a Proton-M / Briz-M space vehicle . Built by Lockheed Martin and based on the A2100 satellite bus , AMC-14 was to have been located at 61.5° West lon
- ... for March 15 Launch" (Press release). SES Americom. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 20 july 2011 . Retrieved 17 January 2022 . "Lockheed Martin-Built AMC-14 Satellite Ready For Launch From Ba ...
#13 USA-128
USA-128 , also known as GPS IIA-18 , GPS II-27 and GPS SVN-30 , is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System . It was the eighteenth of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched. USA-128 Names Navstar 2A-18 GPS IIA-18 GPS II-27 GPS SVN-30 Mission type
- ... Donnell Douglas Entered service 17 October 1996 End of mission Disposal Graveyard orbit Deactivated 20 july 2011 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [3] Regime Medium Earth orbit ( Semi-sync ...
- ... has a mass of 840 kg (1,850 lb) . It had a design life of 7.5 years, [2] and was decommissioned on 20 july 2011. [7]
#14 Fox-1E
Fox-1E , AO-109 , Evolution or AMSAT OSCAR 109 is an American amateur radio satellite . It is a 1U Cubesat , was built by the AMSAT-NA and carries a single-channel transponder for FM radio. Fox-1E is the fifth amateur radio satellite of the Fox series of AMSAT North America . American amateur radio
- ... continue with the aim of opening the satellite for general use. The satellite became operational on 20 july 2021. [4] Frequencies 435.750 MHz downlink FM 145.860 MHz - 145.890 MHz uplink LSB 435.760 MHz - 43 ...
#15 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
- ... garbage and the hatch was closed and locked for the last time in preparation for undocking. [78] On 20 july , Nauka had its final launch dress rehearsal, During which it was powered on and the Proton flight c ...
#16 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
- ... round of the ISS Fly-around almost complete, the view of the port side of the station from Atlantis 20 july (FLIGHT DAY 13 – PICOSAT DEPLOYMENT/LANDING PREP) Video loop of the PSSC-2 deployment, the final ob ...
- ... to 30 years of Space Shuttle flights by lighting up in red, white and blue throughout the night of 20 july . [129] 21 JULY (FLIGHT DAY 14 – LANDING) Plasma trail as Atlantis enters the atmosphere, as seen fr ...
#17 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
- ... 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 Undocking date 12 August 1988, 08:31:54 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 36 ...
- ... yuz-U2 rocket. [2] [4] DOCKING Progress 37 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 20 july 1988 at 22:33:40 UTC, and was undocked on 12 August 1988 at 08:31:54 UTC. [3] [5] DECAY It remained ...
#18 Progress MS-05
Progress MS-05 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-05 ), identified by NASA as Progress 66P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). 2017 Russian resupply spaceflight to the ISS Progress MS-05 Progress MS-05 docked at the ISS Names Progress 66P Missio
- ... nur , Site 1/5 Contractor Progress Rocket Space Centre End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 20 july 2017 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Inclination 51.66° ...
- ... .66° Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 24 February 2017, 08:34 UTC [1] Undocking date 20 july 2017, 17:46 UTC Time docked 146 days Cargo Mass 2640 kg Pressurised 1317 kg Fuel 880 kg Gaseous 23 ...
- ... onths at the International Space Station , the Progress MS-05 cargo ship undocked from the Pirs, on 20 july 2017, at 17:46 UTC. The three-minute braking manoeuvre with the main engine of the cargo ship was s ...
- ... was scheduled to begin at 20:58 UTC, followed by reentry into the dense atmosphere at 21:32 UTC on 20 july 2017. Surviving debris of the spacecraft were calculated to impact the remote area of the Pacific O ...
#19 Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 ( / ˈ s p ʌ t n ɪ k , ˈ s p ʊ t n ɪ k / ; see § Etymology ) was the first artificial Earth satellite . [5] It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program . It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks bef
- ... e site would not be completed until 1958. [31] Actual work on the construction of the site began on 20 july by military building units. On 14 June 1956, Korolev decided to adapt the R-7 rocket to the 'Object ...
#20 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
- ... ev/day Epoch 25 July 2016, 12:53:58 UTC [3] Berthing at ISS Berthing port Harmony nadir RMS capture 20 july 2016, 10:56 UTC [4] Berthing date 20 July 2016, 14:03 UTC [4] Unberthing date 25 August 2016, 21:00 ...
- ... ] Berthing at ISS Berthing port Harmony nadir RMS capture 20 July 2016, 10:56 UTC [4] Berthing date 20 july 2016, 14:03 UTC [4] Unberthing date 25 August 2016, 21:00 UTC [5] RMS release 26 August 2016, 10:11 ...
- ... d stationkeeping at different hold points, the CRS-9 Dragon was captured by the ISS 's Canadarm2 on 20 july 2016 at 10:56 UTC. After robotic operations, it was berthed some three hours later at 14:03 UTC. [4 ...