langs: 30 июля [ru] / july 30 [en] / 30. juli [de] / 30 juillet [fr] / 30 luglio [it] / 30 de julio [es]
days: july 27 / july 28 / july 29 / july 30 / july 31 / august 1 / august 2
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Muhammed Faris
Muhammed Ahmed Faris ( Arabic : محمد أحمد فارس , Muḥammad ʾAḥmad Fāris ; born 26 May 1951) is a Syrian military aviator. He was the first Syrian and the second Arab in space. Syrian military aviator This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2009 ) Mu
- ... was a vial carrying soil from Damascus. [2] Faris was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 30 july 1987; he was also awarded the Order of Lenin . [3] After his spaceflight, Faris returned to the Syr ...
#2 Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin ( Russian : Александр Николаевич Баландин ) (born July 30, 1953) is a Russian cosmonaut . He is married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978, and retired on October 17, 1994. Russian cosmonaut In this name that follows Eastern Slavic n
- Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin ( Russian : Александр Николаевич Баландин ) (born july 30, 1953) is a Russian cosmonaut . He is married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on D ...
- ... until 1994, and was then President of Lendint-Association until 2000. [2] BIOGRAPHY He was born on july 30, 1953 in Fryazino. In 1970, he graduated from high school in Fryazino, and in 1976, the Bauman Mosco ...
- ... Nikolayevich and the family name is Balandin . Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin Born ( 1953-07-30 ) 30 july 1953 (age 69) Moscow Oblast , Russian SFSR Nationality Soviet / Russian Occupation Flight engineer ...
#3 Gregory C. Johnson
Gregory Carl "Ray J" Johnson (born July 30, 1954), ( Capt , USNR , Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and naval aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , and NASA astronaut . He spent his military career in both the regular United States Navy and the Navy Reserve . Johnson was the Pilot on
- Gregory Carl "Ray J" Johnson (born july 30, 1954), ( Capt , USNR , Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and naval aviator , test pilot , ...
- ... needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2010 ) Gregory C. Johnson Born ( 1954-07-30 ) july 30, 1954 (age 67) Seattle, Washington , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Other names Gregory Ca ...
- ... 8m Selection 1998 NASA Group 17 Missions STS-125 Mission insignia PERSONAL DATA Johnson was born on july 30, 1954, in Seattle, Washington . He attended and graduated from West Seattle High School in 1972. He ...
#4 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
- ... [51] APOLLO 15 Main article: Apollo 15 Scott lands the Apollo 15 Lunar Module Falcon on the Moon on july 30, 1971, seen from the perspective of the Lunar Module Pilot. Starts at approximately 5000 feet from t ...
- ... ent to the Moon by the LM Falcon , with Scott and Irwin aboard, took place on the late afternoon of july 30, with Scott as commander attempting the landing. [58] Despite difficulties caused by the computer-co ...
#5 Jon McBride
Jon Andrew McBride (born August 14, 1943), is a retired NASA astronaut and American naval officer. This article is about the astronaut. For the film director, see Jon McBride (filmmaker) . Jon A. McBride Born ( 1943-08-14 ) August 14, 1943 (age 78) Charleston, West Virginia , U.S. Status Retired N
- ... ight was one of several deferred by NASA in the wake of the Challenger accident in January 1986. On july 30, 1987, McBride was assigned to NASA Headquarters to serve as Assistant Administrator for Congression ...
#6 Anton Shkaplerov
Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov ( Russian : Антон Николаевич Шкаплеров ; born 20 February 1972) is a Russian cosmonaut . He is a veteran of four spaceflights. [1] Russian cosmonaut Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov Anton Shkaplerov in August 2017 as taken by Bill Ingalls Born ( 1972-02-20 ) 20 February 1972
- ... ticipated in a four-hour simulation inside a Soyuz replica while wearing the Sokol suit [17] and on july 30, the spacecraft had its pre-launch preparation started. [18] Shipenko and Peresild returned to Earth ...
#7 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
- ... Air Force Base in San Antonio. [23] White arrived at the Aerospace Medical Center at Brooks AFB on july 30, 1962. [24] He ran around the perimeter of Brooks every day during the testing to keep in shape. [25 ...
#8 Pyotr Dubrov
Pyotr Valerievich Dubrov ( Russian : Пётр Валерьевич Дубров ; born 30 January 1978) is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut selected by Roscosmos in 2012. Russian engineer and cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2010 ) Pyotr Dubrov Born ( 197
- ... ticipated in a four-hour simulation inside a Soyuz replica while wearing the Sokol suit [13] and on july 30, the spacecraft had its pre-launch preparation started. [14] The director and actress returned to Ea ...
#9 Oleg Novitsky
Oleg Viktorovich Novitskiy ( Russian : Олег Викторович Новицкий ; born October 12, 1971 in Chervyen , Belarus ) is a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Russian Air Force who logged over 700 hours of flight time and was awarded for bravery. He is currently serving as a Russian cosmonaut with Roscosmos
- ... ticipated in a four-hour simulation inside a Soyuz replica while wearing the Sokol suit, [9] and on july 30, the spacecraft began its pre-launch preparation. [10] The director and actress returned to Earth on ...
#10 The Challenge (2022 film)
The Challenge , or Doctor's House Call [note 2] ( Russian : Вызов , romanized : Vyzov ) is an upcoming Russian space drama film co-written and directed by Klim Shipenko partially filmed on the International Space Station . It stars Yulia Peresild , Miloš Biković , and Vladimir Mashkov in the title
- ... [14] The dress-rehearsals for the movie happened after the scheduled training from the day. [15] On 30 july , the spacecraft had its pre-launch preparation started. [16] On 31 August, the medical committee an ...
#11 Vladimir Dezhurov
Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov ( Russian : Влади́мир Никола́евич Дежу́ров ; born July 30, 1962) is a Russian former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow . He is a veteran of two spaceflights, to the Mir and International Space Stations. During his career, Dezhurov also conducted nine spacewalk
- Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov ( Russian : Влади́мир Никола́евич Дежу́ров ; born july 30, 1962) is a Russian former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow . He is a veteran of two space ...
- ... t on July 12, 2004. [1] Russian former cosmonaut Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov Born ( 1962-07-30 ) july 30, 1962 (age 60) Yavas , Mordovia , Soviet Union Status Retired Nationality Russian Occupation Mechani ...
- ... Mir EO-18, STS-71 , STS-105 , Expedition 3 , STS-108 Mission insignia PERSONAL Dezhurov was born on july 30, 1962, in the settlement of Yavas , Zubovo-Polyansky District , Mordovia , Russia. He is married to ...
#12 Ulf Merbold
Ulf Dietrich Merbold (born June 20, 1941) is a German physicist and astronaut who flew to space three times, becoming the first West-German citizen in space and the first non-American to fly on a NASA spacecraft. Merbold flew on two Space Shuttle missions and on a Russian mission to the space statio
- ... vision of the ESA Directorate of Manned Spaceflight and Microgravity in Nordwijk. [1] He retired on july 30, 2004, but continued to do consulting work for ESA. [89] He also occasionally gives lectures. [90] P ...
Museum / Museum
#1 National Space Centre
The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy , along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester. It is located on the north side of the city in Belgrave, Leicester , England, next to the River S
- ... nwalker Buzz Aldrin visited the Space Centre in June 2005. [30] The first Star Wars Day was held on 30 july 2005. Due to the popularity of this event, Star Wars weekend has been held annually, as of 2015. [5 ...
#2 Indiana Aviation Museum
The Indiana Aviation Museum was an aviation museum located in Valparaiso, Indiana , at the Porter County Regional Airport . Incorporated on September 28, 2000, the museum was permanently closed October 29, 2010. The museum was open from May through October, and featured displays of working military
- ... the Boeing Model 75 , it was commonly called the "Stearman". This Stearman was sent to the USAAF on july 30, 1941, and assigned to the 52nd Flying Training Detachment, in Albany, Georgia . [1] 1945 P-51D Must ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 ACRIMSAT
The Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite , or ACRIMSAT was a satellite carrying the ACRIM-3 ( Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor 3 ) instrument. It was one of the 21 observational components of NASA 's Earth Observing System program. The instrument followed upon the ACRIM-1
- ... -576E Contractor Orbital Sciences Corporation Entered service April 2000 End of mission Deactivated 30 july 2014 Last contact 14 December 2013 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [2] Regime ...
- ... nsive failure analysis, the mission was determined to be unrecoverable and officially terminated on 30 july 2014. [1] The spacecraft will remain in orbit for approximately 64 years before returning to Earth ...
#2 Progress M-15M
Progress M-15M ( Russian : Прогресс М-15М ), identified by NASA as Progress 47P , is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station during 2012. The fifteenth Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft, it has the serial number 415 and was built by RKK Energia . It arrived
- ... cked 91 days Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 29 July 2012, 01:00 UTC Undocking date 30 july 2012, 21:16 UTC Time docked 1 day Cargo Mass 2356 kg Pressurised 1241 kg Fuel 648 kg Gaseous 47 kg ...
- ... . FINAL DEPARTURE FROM THE ISS Progress M-15M departs from the space station for the final time on 30 july 2012. The Progress departed the space station for the second and final time on 30 July 2012 at 21:1 ...
- ... inal time on 30 July 2012. The Progress departed the space station for the second and final time on 30 july 2012 at 21:16 UTC. [5] [6] EXPERIMENTS Progress M-15M will conduct two experiments: Khlopushka, fro ...
#3 Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2
The Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (also known as Boe OFT-2 ) was a repeat of Boeing's unsuccessful first Orbital Flight Test (OFT-1) of its Starliner spacecraft . The uncrewed mission was part of NASA 's Commercial Crew Program . [1] OFT-2, using Starliner Spacecraft 2 , launched 19 May 2022 and last
- ... September 2021, with an exact date to be determined. [19] In May 2021, the launch was scheduled for 30 july 2021. Prior to the OFT-2 launch attempt, the Crew Dragon Endeavour , which was docked to ISS at "Ha ...
- ... ted to "Harmony" zenith port on 21 July 2021, at 11:35 UTC. [20] The OFT-2 launch was scheduled for 30 july 2021 at 18:53:32 UTC. [21] On 27 July 2021, NASA, Boeing, and ULA completed the Flight Readiness Re ...
#4 Soyuz MS-19
Soyuz MS-19 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 5 October 2021, at 08:55:02 UTC . [2] It was the 147th flight of a crewed Soyuz spacecraft. The launching crew consisted of Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov , Russian film director Klim Shipenko and Russian actress Yulia Peresild . [3] Shipenko
- ... Oleg Artemyev the performance of the two back-up Spaceflight Participants was outstanding. [18] On 30 july 2021, the spacecraft had its pre-launch preparation started. [19] On 31 August 2021, the medical co ...
#5 Spektr-RG
Spektr-RG ( Russian : Спектр-РГ, Spectrum + Röntgen + Gamma ; also called Spectrum-X-Gamma , SRG , SXG ) is a Russian–German high-energy astrophysics space observatory which was launched on 13 July 2019. [4] It follows on from the Spektr-R satellite telescope launched in 2011. [5] Russian–German obs
- ... he main eROSITA instrument achieved first light . [13] The first light image of ART-XC was taken on july 30, 2019. [14] The operations of eROSITA were suspended on 26 February 2022 after the Russian invasion ...
#6 Progress MS-17
Progress MS-17 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-17 ), Russian production No. 446, identified by NASA as Progress 78P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). This was the 169th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2021 Russian resupply spaceflight to t
- ... leg Artemyev , the performance of the two back-up Spaceflight Participants was outstanding. [16] On 30 july 2021, the spacecraft had its pre-launch preparation started. [17] On 31 August 2021, the medical co ...
#7 Lucy (spacecraft)
Lucy is a NASA space probe on a twelve-year journey to eight different asteroids, visiting a main belt asteroid as well as seven Jupiter trojans , [3] [4] asteroids which share Jupiter 's orbit around the Sun , orbiting either ahead of or behind the planet. All target encounters will be flyby encoun
- ... ruments. [24] The spacecraft instruments arrived beginning with L'LORRI on 26 October 2020. [25] On 30 july 2021, the spacecraft was transported on a C-17 transport aircraft to Florida for launch preparation ...
#8 STS-86
STS-86 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. This was the last Atlantis mission before it was taken out of service temporarily for maintenance and upgrades, including the glass cockpit . 1997 American crewed spaceflight to Mir This article includes a list of references , rel
- ... he internal space walk would not be conducted by the Mir 23 crew but their successors on Mir 24. On 30 july , NASA announced that Wendy Lawrence, originally assigned to succeed Foale on Mir, was being replace ...
#9 Ekspress-80
Ekspress-80 ( Russian : Экспресс-80 meaning Express-80 ) is a Russian communications satellite which was launched in 2020. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the RSCC Space Communications . Russian communications satellite Ekspress-80
- ... nch mass 1,947 kg (4,292 lb) Dry mass 471 kg (1,038 lb) Power 6.300 kW Start of mission Launch date 30 july 2020, 21:25:19 UTC [1] Rocket Proton-M / Briz-M Launch site Baikonur , Site 200/39 Contractor Khrun ...
#10 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
- ... th the billowed blanket. 12 July 2005: STS 114 the night before its original planned launch date On 30 july 2005, NASA announced that STS-114 would be extended for one day, so that Discovery' s crew could he ...
- ... EDT: T +01:20:39 Orbiter docked with ISS after performing the first-ever Rendezvous pitch maneuver 30 july Soichi Noguchi on his first EVA 05:46 EDT: T +03:19:07 Noguchi and Robinson begin first spacewalk 1 ...
#11 Kosmos 36
Kosmos 36 ( Russian : Космос 36 meaning Cosmos 36 ), also known as DS-P1-Yu #1 was a satellite which was used for use in calibrating the Dnestr space surveillance and as a radar calibration target, for tests of anti-ballistic missiles . [3] It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1964 as part of the
- ... Spacecraft type DS-P1-Yu Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 325 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 30 july 1964, 03:36:00 GMT Rocket Kosmos-2I 63S1 Launch site Kapustin Yar , Mayak-2 Contractor Yuzhnoye End ...
- ... ow Earth Perigee altitude 261 km Apogee altitude 477 km Inclination 49.0° Period 91.9 minutes Epoch 30 july 1964 Kosmos 36 was launched using a Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket, [4] which flew from Mayak-2 at K ...
- ... 1 carrier rocket, [4] which flew from Mayak-2 at Kapustin Yar . The launch occurred at 03:36 GMT on 30 july 1964. [5] After separating from its carrier rocket, Kosmos 36 was in a low Earth orbit with a perig ...
#12 DRAGONSat
DRAGONSat ( Dual RF Astrodynamic GPS Orbital Navigator Satellite ) is a pair of nanosatellites that will be demonstrating autonomous rendezvous and docking (ARD) in low Earth orbit (LEO) for NASA . It will be gathering flight data with a global positioning system (GPS) receiver strictly designed for
- ... elease from Space Shuttle Endeavour 's payload bay COSPAR ID 2009-038B Start of mission Launch date july 30, 2009 (UTC) ( 2009-07-30Z ) Rocket Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch site Kennedy LC-39A End of mission ...
- ... r Configuration: 5" cube Propulsion: None Lifetime: 3.5 kg Mass: 3.5 kg LAUNCHES STS-127 Shuttle On july 30, 2009 STS-127 Flight Day 16 the first pair of DRAGONSats were inserted into orbit. Space Shuttle End ...
#13 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
- ... prime contractors Thales Alenia Space and Dutch Space, Roscosmos , and contractors from Energia. On 30 july the commission delivered their final report and the chief engineer identified the root cause of the ...
- ... TO THE ISS Nauka docking sequence to the International Space Station's docking port Work resumed on 30 july 2021 to outfit Nauka and tie its computers into the ISS. Novitsky and Dubrov performed leak checks ...
#14 Apollo 15
Apollo 15 (July 26 – August 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the United States' Apollo program and the fourth to land on the Moon . It was the first J mission , with a longer stay on the Moon and a greater focus on science than earlier landings. Apollo 15 saw the first use of the Lunar R
- ... 4.8 nmi) [11] Aposelene altitude 120.8 kilometers (65.2 nmi) [11] Inclination 23 degrees [11] Epoch july 30, 1971 [11] Lunar orbiter Spacecraft component Command and service module Orbital insertion July 29, ...
- ... , 1971, 21:22:45 UTC [8] Orbits 74 [12] Lunar lander Spacecraft component Lunar module Landing date july 30, 1971, 22:16:29 UTC [8] Return launch August 2, 1971, 17:11:23 UTC [8] Landing site 26.1322°N 3.6339 ...
- ... ilometers (17.3 mi) [4] Docking with LM Docking date July 26, 1971, 17:07:49 UTC [8] Undocking date july 30, 1971, 18:13:16 UTC [8] Docking with LM Ascent Stage Docking date August 2, 1971, 19:10:25 UTC [8] U ...
- ... ion began on July 26 and ended on August 7, with the lunar surface exploration taking place between july 30 and August 2. Commander David Scott and Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin landed near Hadley Rille and ...
- ... ] The Apollo 15 rover bore a plaque, reading: "Man's First Wheels on the Moon, Delivered by Falcon, july 30, 1971". [54] During pre-launch testing, the LRV was given additional bracing, lest it collapse if so ...
- ... liptical—pericynthion was 7.6 nautical miles (14.1 km; 8.7 mi) by the time the crew was awakened on july 30. This, and uncertainty as to the exact altitude of the landing site, made it desirable that the orbi ...
- ... d keep tipping over, forcing an immediate abort. [65] Falcon landed at 104:42:29.3 (22:16:29 GMT on july 30) , with approximately 103 seconds of fuel remaining, about 1,800 feet (550 m) from the planned landin ...
#15 Salyut 7
Salyut 7 ( Russian : Салют-7 ; English: Salute 7 ) (a.k.a. DOS-6 , short for Durable Orbital Station [1] ) was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991. [1] It was first crewed in May 1982 with two crew via Soyuz T-5 , and last visited in June 1986, by Soyuz T-15 . [1] Var
- ... Spacewalker Start – UTC End – UTC Duration Comments Salyut 7 – PE-1 – EVA 1 Lebedev, Berezevoi [1] 30 july 1982 02:39 30 July 1982 05:12 2 h, 33 min Retrieve experiments Salyut 7 – PE-2 – EVA 1 Lyakhov, Ale ...
- ... – UTC End – UTC Duration Comments Salyut 7 – PE-1 – EVA 1 Lebedev, Berezevoi [1] 30 July 1982 02:39 30 july 1982 05:12 2 h, 33 min Retrieve experiments Salyut 7 – PE-2 – EVA 1 Lyakhov, Alexandrov 1 November ...
#16 AS-105
AS-105 was the fifth and final orbital flight of a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft , and the third and final launch of a Pegasus micrometeroid detection satellite . It was launched by SA-10 , the tenth and final Saturn I rocket, in 1965. Fifth and final orbital flight of a boilerplate Apollo spacecraf
- ... final Saturn I rocket, in 1965. Fifth and final orbital flight of a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft, july 30, 1965 AS-105 Launch of SA-10 carrying AS-105 Mission type Spacecraft aerodynamics; micrometeoroid in ...
- ... pacecraft Apollo BP-9 Pegasus 3 Launch mass 1,451 kilograms (3,199 lb) Start of mission Launch date july 30, 1965, 13:00:00 ( 1965-07-30UTC13Z ) UTC Rocket Saturn I SA-10 Launch site Cape Kennedy LC-37B End o ...
- ... uracy. LAUNCH AS-105 was launched from Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 37B at 08:00 EST (13:00 GMT ) on july 30, 1965, on the last Saturn I rocket, SA-10. A planned thirty-minute hold ensured that launch time coi ...
#17 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
- ... ave expanded due to the high temperatures generated during ascent thus breaking the foam. [67] [68] july 30 (FLIGHT DAY 16) The crew checked out the shuttle's systems for the landing, and successfully deploye ...
#18 NOAA-15
NOAA-15 , also known as NOAA-K before launch, is an operational, polar-orbiting of the NASA -provided Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS) series of weather forecasting satellite operated by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA-15 was the latest in the Advanced T
- ... or stall, and could be permanent. [20] On 25 July 2019, the AVHRR motor spontaneously recovered. On 30 july 2019, the AVHRR motor suffered another failure consistent with motor stall. [21] As per the previou ...
- ... motor stall. [21] As per the previous statement by NOAA, recovery is unlikely: As of ~00:00 UTC on 30 july 2019 (Day of year (DOY) 211), the AVHRR motor current has once again started spiking, becoming satu ...
#19 Cassini–Huygens
Cassini–Huygens ( / k ə ˈ s iː n i ˈ h ɔɪ ɡ ən z / kə- SEE -nee HOY -gənz ), commonly called Cassini , was a space-research mission by NASA , the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and n
- ... do they include the cost of the extended missions. The primary mission for Cassini was completed on july 30, 2008. The mission was extended to June 2010 ( Cassini Equinox Mission). [27] This studied the Satur ...
#20 Georges Lemaître ATV
The Georges Lemaître ATV , or Automated Transfer Vehicle 5 ( ATV-5 ), was a European uncrewed cargo spacecraft , named after the Belgian astronomer Georges Lemaître . [3] The spacecraft was launched during the night of 29 July 2014 (23:44 GMT, 20:44 local time, 30 July 01:44 CEST), [4] on a mission
- ... re . [3] The spacecraft was launched during the night of 29 July 2014 (23:44 GMT, 20:44 local time, 30 july 01:44 CEST), [4] on a mission to supply the International Space Station (ISS) with propellant, wate ...