langs: 31 июля [ru] / july 31 [en] / 31. juli [de] / 31 juillet [fr] / 31 luglio [it] / 31 de julio [es]
days: july 28 / july 29 / july 30 / july 31 / august 1 / august 2 / august 3
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Gordon Cooper
Leroy Gordon " Gordo " Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) was an American aerospace engineer , test pilot , United States Air Force pilot , and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury , the first human space program of the United States. Cooper learned to fly as
- ... 09h 14m Selection 1959 NASA Group 1 Missions Mercury-Atlas 9 , Gemini 5 Mission insignia Retirement july 31, 1970 In 1963 Cooper piloted the longest and last Mercury spaceflight, Mercury-Atlas 9 . During that ...
- ... er did not. [68] Dismayed by his stalled astronaut career, Cooper retired from NASA and the USAF on july 31, 1970, with the rank of colonel , having flown 222 hours in space. [2] Soon after he divorced Trudy, ...
#2 James Irwin
James Benson Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and a United States Air Force pilot . He served as Apollo Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15 , the fourth human lunar landing. He was the eighth person to walk on the Moon and the fi
- ... A was a stand-up) Total EVA time 18 hours 35 minutes Missions Apollo 15 Mission insignia Retirement july 31, 1972 EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Irwin was born March 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , [3] of S ...
#3 Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut , naval aviator , test pilot , and businessman. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space, and in 1971, he walked on the Moon . American astronaut (1923–1998), first Ameri
- ... eneral , an equivalent rank in the Air Force. [113] [114] He retired from both NASA and the Navy on july 31, 1974. [89] LATER YEARS Shepard in 1995 Shepard was devoted to his children. Frequently, Julie, Laur ...
#4 Douglas H. Wheelock
Douglas Harry "Wheels" Wheelock (born May 5, 1960) is an American engineer and astronaut . He has flown in space twice, logging 178 days on the Space Shuttle , International Space Station , and Russian Soyuz . On July 12, 2011, Wheelock announced that he would be returning to active duty with the Un
- ... crew in progress. [11] During the mission he participated in several scientific investigations. On july 31, 2010 a pump module on the exterior of the Space Station failed. Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell-Dyson m ...
#5 Koichi Wakata
Koichi Wakata ( 若田 光一 , Wakata Kōichi , born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut . Wakata is a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle missions, a Russian Soyuz mission, and a long-duration stay on the International Space Station . [1] During a nearly two-decade career in spaceflig
- ... 09 and returned to the earth aboard Endeavour with the STS-127 crew four and a half months later on july 31, 2009. On November 7, 2013 Wataka returned to the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-11M for a six-month mission c ...
#6 Andrew M. Allen
Andrew Michael "Andy" Allen (born 4 August 1955) is a retired American astronaut . A former Marine aviator and lieutenant colonel , he worked as a test pilot before joining NASA in 1987. He flew three Space Shuttle missions before retiring in 1997. [1] American astronaut (born 1955) This biography o
- ... Satellite System (TSS), a joint project between NASA and the Italian Space Agency . STS-46 launched july 31, 1992, [4] and landed at the Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on August 8, 1992. [5] The flight comp ...
#7 Christopher Cassidy
Christopher John "Chris" Cassidy (born January 4, 1970) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Navy SEAL . Chris Cassidy achieved the rank of captain in the U.S. Navy . His first spaceflight was on a Space Shuttle mission in 2009. He was the Chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA from July 201
- ... apanese Experiment Module, a feat that took three space shuttle missions starting with STS-123 . On july 31, 2009, Cassidy returned to the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility , wrapping up his first spaceflight afte ...
#8 Denis Matveev
Denis Vladimirovich Matveev (Russian Cyrillic : Денис Владимирович Матвеев; born April 25, 1983, in Leningrad , RSFSR , now St. Petersburg , Russia ) is a Russian cosmonaut . Russian cosmonaut (born 1983) Denis Vladimirovich Matveev Denis Matveev at JSC Born ( 1983-04-25 ) 25 April 1983 (age 39) L
- ... in 2010 . He was appointed to begin training on October 12, 2010, and was named a test cosmonaut on july 31, 2012. The Russian magazine Cosmonautics News reported that Matveev had been selected as a flight en ...
#9 David Wolf (astronaut)
David Alexander Wolf (born August 23, 1956) is an American astronaut, medical doctor and electrical engineer . [1] Wolf has been to space four times. Three of his spaceflights were short-duration Space Shuttle missions, the first of which was STS-58 in 1993, and his most recent spaceflight was STS-1
- ... lightning struck near the pad. Wolf conducted 3 spacewalks, totaling 18hrs 24min. STS-127 landed on july 31, 2009, and lasted 15 days, 16hrs, 44min and 58seconds. [11]
#10 Franco Malerba
Franco Egidio Malerba (born 10 October 1946 in Busalla , Metropolitan City of Genoa , Italy) is an Italian astronaut and Member of the European Parliament . He was the first citizen of Italy to travel to space. In 1994, he was elected to the European Parliament on the lists of Forza Italia, serving
- ... for the TSS-1 Space Shuttle mission. Malerba flew as the first Italian citizen in space on STS-46 ( 31 july 1992 to 7 August 1992). He is now involved with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) manned space flight ...
#11 Mark L. Polansky
Mark Lewis " Roman " Polansky (born June 2, 1956, in Paterson, New Jersey ) is an American aerospace engineer and research pilot and a former NASA astronaut . Polansky received the nickname "Roman" as a joke, because he shares a last name with director Roman Polanski . He flew on three Space Shuttle
- ... sed Facility onto the ISS, and perform five spacewalks. Polansky returned to Earth with his crew on july 31, 2009. Following fellow astronaut Michael J. Massimino 's lead, Mark began posting public updates an ...
#12 Jeffrey A. Hoffman
Jeffrey Alan Hoffman (born November 2, 1944) is an American former NASA astronaut and currently a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT . American former NASA astronaut (born 1944) For the baseball player, see Jeff Hoffman . Jeffrey Alan Hoffman Born ( 1944-11-02 ) November 2, 1944 (age
- ... epairing the Hubble during STS-61 STS 51-D (April 12–19, 1985) STS-35 (December 2–10, 1990) STS-46 ( july 31 – August 8, 1992) STS-61 (December 2–13, 1993) STS-75 (February 22 – March 9, 1996) Hoffman made his ...
- ... e 1982. Hoffman made his third space flight as payload commander and mission specialist on STS-46 , july 31 – August 8, 1992, on the Space Shuttle Atlantis . On this mission, the crew deployed the European Re ...
#13 Robert Michael White
Robert Michael "Bob" White (July 6, 1924 – March 17, 2010) ( Maj Gen , USAF ) [2] was an American electrical engineer , test pilot , fighter pilot , and astronaut . [3] [4] He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and
- ... opment and production planning, in the Aeronautical Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command. On july 31, 1970, White assumed duties as commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center , Edwards Air Force Bas ...
#14 Phạm Tuân
Phạm Tuân ( [faːm˧ˀ˨ʔ twɜn˨˩] born 14 February 1947) is a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator and cosmonaut . He became the first Vietnamese citizen and the first person from an Asian country to fly in space when he launched aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Interkosmos Research Cosmonaut. [1] [2] He
- ... was in space for 7 days, 20 hours, and 42 minutes, completing 142 orbits , and returned to Earth on 31 july 1980. PERSONAL LIFE Tuân brought several things with him on the Soyuz 37 flight. These included pic ...
#15 Tim Peake
Major Timothy Nigel “Tim” Peake CMG (born 7 April 1972) is a British Army Air Corps officer, European Space Agency astronaut [3] and a former International Space Station (ISS) crew member. British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut Tim Peake CMG HonFIET Official NASA portrait photograph, taken in
- ... ) at the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury [12] in Shropshire . Promoted to major on 31 july 2004, [13] he graduated from the Empire Test Pilots School in Wiltshire the following year, and was ...
#16 Thomas Marshburn
Thomas Henry Marshburn (born August 29, 1960) is an American physician and a NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of three spaceflights to the International Space Station . [1] [2] American physician and NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn Born Thomas Henry Marshburn ( 1960-08-29 ) August 29, 1960 (age 62
- ... n's first flight was on STS-127 , which lifted off on July 15, 2009, at 6:03 p.m. EDT and landed on july 31, 2009. The mission delivered the Japanese-built Exposed Facility (JEM-EF) and the Experiment Logisti ...
#17 Pratiwi Sudarmono
Pratiwi Pujilestari Sudarmono (born 31 July 1952) is an Indonesian scientist. She is currently a professor of microbiology at the University of Indonesia , Jakarta . Indonesian scientist Pratiwi Sudarmono Born 31 July 1952 Bandung Status Retired Nationality Indonesian Occupation Scientist Space care
- Pratiwi Pujilestari Sudarmono (born 31 july 1952) is an Indonesian scientist. She is currently a professor of microbiology at the University of ...
- ... microbiology at the University of Indonesia , Jakarta . Indonesian scientist Pratiwi Sudarmono Born 31 july 1952 Bandung Status Retired Nationality Indonesian Occupation Scientist Space career Selection Sept ...
#18 Marsha Ivins
Marsha Sue Ivins (born April 15, 1951) is an American retired astronaut and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. American astronaut This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( April 2021 ) Marsha Sue Ivins Ivins in 1996 Born (
- ... on miles, Columbia returned with a night landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. [4] STS-46 ( july 31 – August 8, 1992) was an 8-day mission, during which crew members deployed the EURECA (European Retr ...
#19 Shane Kimbrough
Robert Shane Kimbrough (born June 4, 1967) is a retired United States Army officer and NASA astronaut . He was part of the first group of candidates selected for NASA astronaut training following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster . Kimbrough is a veteran of three spaceflights, the first being a Sp
- ... orida on November 9, 2021, after a 199 days mission. [18] RETIREMENT Kimbrough retired from NASA on july 31, 2022. [19]
Museum / Museum
#1 Museu Aeroespacial
Museu Aeroespacial is a national aviation museum located in the West Side of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the Administrative Region of Realengo. The place is known as "the Brazilian Aviation cradle". [1] Aviation museum in Campo dos Afonsos, Brazil Museu Aeroespacial Established 18 October 1976 Locatio
- ... Aeronautics, President Emilio Garrastazu Medici established the Nucleus of the Aerospace Museum on july 31, 1973, through Decree No. 72552. Building and hangar restoration started in January 1974, at the sam ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 STS-115
STS-115 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis . It was the first assembly mission to the ISS after the Columbia disaster , following the two successful Return to Flight missions, STS-114 and STS-121 . STS-115 launched from LC-39B at the
- ... uly and rolled out to Pad 39B in the early morning hours of 2 August. The rollout was scheduled for 31 july , but a storm in the vicinity of the Kennedy Space Center resulted in a delay of two days from fears ...
#2 ARGOS (satellite)
The Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite ( ARGOS ) was launched on 23 February 1999 carrying nine payloads for research and development missions by nine separate researchers. The mission terminated on 31 July 2003. Not to be confused with Argos (satellite system) . ARGOS Artist's rendi
- ... loads for research and development missions by nine separate researchers. The mission terminated on 31 july 2003. Not to be confused with Argos (satellite system) . ARGOS Artist's rendition of ARGOS Mission ...
- ... cket Delta II 7920-10 Launch site Vandenberg , SLC-2W Contractor Boeing End of mission Last contact 31 july 2003 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [1] Regime Sun-synchronous orbit Perigee ...
- ... ayloads for the ARGOS mission. [3] Per the Kirtland AFB mission control center, "As of 1500 Zulu on 31 july 2003, support of all ARGOS operations has been terminated. Decaying inertial reference units has le ...
#3 Mariner 6 and 7
Mariner 6 and Mariner 7 ( Mariner Mars 69A and Mariner Mars 69B ) were two unmanned NASA robotic spacecraft that completed the first dual mission to Mars in 1969 as part of NASA's wider Mariner program . Mariner 6 was launched from Launch Complex 36B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station [3] and Marin
- ... Disposal Decommissioned Deactivated December 23, 1970 ( 1970-12-24 ) Flyby of Mars Closest approach july 31, 1969 Distance 3,431 kilometers (2,132 mi) Mariner ← Mariner 5 Mariner 7 Mariner 7 Mission type Flyb ...
- ... pictures than Mariner 6, despite the battery's failure. [8] Closest approach for Mariner 6 occurred july 31, 1969, at 05:19:07 UT [3] at a distance of 3,431 kilometers (2,132 mi) [3] above the martian surface ...
#4 Progress M-23M
Progress M-23M ( Russian : Прогресс М-23М ), identified by NASA as Progress 55P , is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) during 2014. [2] Progress M-23M was launched on a six-hours rendezvous profile towards the ISS. The 23rd Progress-M 11F615A60
- ... UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 31 july 2014, 22:42 UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 19 ...
- ... 4] UNDOCKING AND REENTRY Progress M-23M undocked from the ISS on 21 July 2014, and was deorbited on 31 july after participating in the Radar-Progress experiment.
#5 Ranger 7
Ranger 7 was the first space probe of the United States to successfully transmit close images of the lunar surface back to Earth. It was also the first completely successful flight of the Ranger program . Launched on July 28, 1964, Ranger 7 was designed to achieve a lunar-impact trajectory and to tr
- ... UTC Rocket Atlas LV-3 Agena-B 250D/AA9 Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-12 Lunar impactor Impact date july 31, 1964, 13:25:48.82 ( 1964-07-31UTC13:25:49Z ) UTC Impact site 10.6340°S 20.6771°W / -10.6340; -20. ...
- ... eless, Ranger 7's images did seem to suggest that it was solid enough. Ranger 7 reached the Moon on july 31. The F-channel began its one-minute warm-up 18 minutes before impact. The first image was taken at 1 ...
#6 T11 (satellite)
T11 , formerly known as DirecTV-11, is a Boeing model 702 satellite built by the Boeing Satellite Development Center . Its current name was adopted in 2017. [1] T11 Operator DirecTV COSPAR ID 2008-013A SATCAT no. 32729 Mission duration Elapsed: 14 years, 6 months, 14 days Spacecraft properties
- ... ion DVRs. BROADCASTING TO CUSTOMERS T11 began broadcasting High-Definition channels to customers on july 31, 2008. Those first channels were MPEG-4 counterparts of the older MPEG-2 channels DirecTV originally ...
#7 Prichal (ISS module)
Prichal nodal module also known as Uzlovoy Module or UM ( Russian : Узловой Модуль "Причал" , Nodal Module Berth ) [1] is a Russian spacecraft which is part of the International Space Station (ISS). It was approved in 2011 and was launched on 24 November 2021, at 13:06:35 UTC , atop Progress M-UM ,
- ... Prichal nodal module as part of the Progress M-UM transport cargo vehicle-module were completed. On 31 july 2021, technicians sent the spacecraft to the technical complex of the Baikonur Cosmodrome to contin ...
#8 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
- ... ee altitude 355 kilometres (221 mi) [1] Inclination 51.6 degrees [1] Period 91.59 minutes [1] Epoch 31 july 2005 [1] Docking with ISS Docking port PMA-2 (Destiny forward) Docking date 28 July 2005, 11:18 UTC ...
#9 Compass-IGSO1
Compass-IGSO1 , also known as Beidou-2 IGSO1 is a Chinese navigation satellite which will become part of the Compass navigation system . It was launched in July 2010, and became the fifth Compass satellite to be launched after Compass-M1 , G2 , G1 , and G3 . Chinese navigation satellite Compass-IGSO
- ... ion duration 8 years Spacecraft properties Bus DFH-3 Manufacturer CAST Start of mission Launch date 31 july 2010, 21:30:04 ( 2010-07-31UTC21:30:04Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Chang Zheng 3C Launch site Xichang LC-2 Or ...
- ... iod 23.93 hours Epoch 25 December 2013, 12:35:30 UTC [2] Compass-IGSO1 was launched at 21:30 GMT on 31 july 2010. [3] The launch used a Long March 3A carrier rocket, flying from the Xichang Satellite Launch ...
#10 Progress M-32
Progress M-32 ( Russian : Прогресс M-32 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1996 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-32 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1996-043A SATCAT no. 24071 [1] Spacecraft
- ... gress (No.232) Spacecraft type Progress-M [2] Manufacturer RKK Energia Start of mission Launch date 31 july 1996, 20:00:06 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal D ...
- ... altitude 186 km [3] Apogee altitude 229 km [3] Inclination 51.6° [3] Period 88.6 minutes [3] Epoch 31 july 1996 Docking with Mir Docking port Mir Core Module forward [3] Docking date 2 August 1996, 22:03:40 ...
- ... 19:51:20 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress M-31 Progress M-33 → LAUNCH Progress M-32 launched on 31 july 1996 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan . It used a Soyuz-U rocket. [2] [4] The launch was ...
#11 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
- ... 21:51 21.45 Soyuz 36 27 May 1980 22:56 rear 4 June 1980 18:08 7.86 Soyuz 36 4 June 1980 19:38 front 31 july 1980 14:55 56.86 Soyuz T-2 6 June 1980 18:58 rear 9 June 1980 12:24 2.73 Progress 10 1 July 1980 08 ...
- ... Soyuz T-2 3.93 Salyut 6 - EP-7 Viktor Gorbatko , Pham Tuan – Vietnam 23 July 1980 18:33:03 Soyuz 37 31 july 1980 15:15:02 Soyuz 36 7.86 Salyut 6 - EP-8 Yuri Romanenko , Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez – Cuba 18 Septem ...
#12 STS-46
STS-46 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Space Shuttle Atlantis and was launched on July 31, 1992 and landed on August 8, 1992 . 1992 American crewed spaceflight to deploy EURECA and TSS-1 STS-46 Atlantis ' s Canadarm grapples the European Space Agency 's EURECA satellite, prior to its deployme
- STS-46 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Space Shuttle Atlantis and was launched on july 31, 1992 and landed on August 8, 1992 . 1992 American crewed spaceflight to deploy EURECA and TSS-1 STS ...
- ... ier Marsha Ivins Jeffrey A. Hoffman Franklin Chang Díaz Franco Malerba Start of mission Launch date july 31, 1992, 13:56:48 UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39B Contract ...
#13 Progress MS-12
Progress MS-12 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-12 ), Russian production No.442, identified by NASA as Progress 73P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). [3] This was the 164th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2019 Russian resupply spaceflight t
- ... Manufacturer RKK Energia Launch mass 7392 kg [1] Payload mass 3434 kg Start of mission Launch date 31 july 2019, 12:10:46 UTC [2] Rocket Soyuz-2.1a s/n N15000-035 Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 Contractor ...
- ... ric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Inclination 51.66° Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 31 july 2019, 15:29 UTC [2] Undocking date 29 November 2019 10:25 UTC [3] Time docked 121 days Cargo Mass 3 ...
- ... NCH In 2014, the launch was planned for 1 July 2018, rescheduled for 5 June 2019 and rescheduled to 31 july 2019. The liftoff had been initially set for the two-day rendezvous profile with the station, but t ...
- ... to enable a two-orbit (three-hour) flight to the station. [8] LAUNCH Progress MS-12 was launched on 31 july 2019, at 12:10:46 UTC from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan , using a Soyuz-2.1a rocket. [3] [9] D ...
#14 Soyuz 36
Soyuz 36 ( Russian : Союз 36 , Union 36 ) was a 1980 Soviet crewed space flight to the Salyut 6 space station . It was the 11th mission to and ninth successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz 36 crew were the first to visit the long-duration Soyuz 35 resident crew. [2] Soyuz 36 COSPAR ID
- ... ith Salyut 6 Redocking port Front port Redocking date July 04, 1980, 17:09 UTC [1] Unredocking date july 31, 1980, 11:55 UTC [2] Time redocked 26d 18h 46m Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) ← Soyuz 35 Soyuz T- ...
- ... ( 1980-05-26UTC18:20:39Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur 31/6 End of mission Landing date 31 july 1980, 15:15:02 ( 1980-07-31UTC15:15:03Z ) UTC Landing site 140 kilometres (87 mi) SE of Dzhezkazgan ...
#15 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
- ... 15, 2009, 22:03 ( 2009-07-15UTC22:03Z ) UTC Launch site Kennedy LC-39A End of mission Landing date july 31, 2009, 14:48 ( 2009-07-31UTC14:49Z ) UTC Landing site Kennedy SLF Runway 15 Orbital parameters Refer ...
- ... concern over reentry. [15] The shuttle landed at Kennedy Space Center 16 days later at 10:48 EDT on july 31, 2009. CREW Position [1] [NASA 1] [NASA 3] Launching Astronaut Landing Astronaut Commander Mark L. P ...
- ... agery showing no concerns. [NASA 27] [69] [70] The shuttle tracked two chances of landing at KSC on july 31, and could land no later due to its limited carbon dioxide -scrubbing LiOH supply. [71] JULY 31 (FLI ...
- ... on July 31, and could land no later due to its limited carbon dioxide -scrubbing LiOH supply. [71] july 31 (FLIGHT DAY 17, LANDING) After a 16-day mission, Endeavour landed successfully at Kennedy Space Cent ...
- ... DING) After a 16-day mission, Endeavour landed successfully at Kennedy Space Center at 10:48 EDT on july 31, 2009. The landing had to be undertaken before August 1, due to CO 2 -scrubbing lithium hydroxide li ...
- ... st 1, due to CO 2 -scrubbing lithium hydroxide limitations. There were two opportunities to land on july 31, of which the first was ultimately utilized. [NASA 28] [72] Endeavour touches down at Kennedy Space ...
#16 SOLRAD 6
SOLRAD (SOLar RADiation) 6 (also called SOLRAD 6A) was the sixth solar X-ray monitoring satellite in the United States Navy 's SOLRAD series, the third in the series to successfully orbit. It was launched along with POPPY 2 , an ELINT surveillance package, as well as three other satellites, boosted
- ... ena D Launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 1, Pad 1 End of mission Decay date july 31, 1963 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth SOLRAD ← SOLRAD 4B SOLRAD 7A → ...
- ... orbit, its perigee so low that the atmosphere soon caused the satellite to decay from orbit [7] on july 31, 1963. [9] Because of its short orbital lifetime, SOLRAD 6 returned relatively little data. Moreover ...
#17 European Retrievable Carrier
The European Retrievable Carrier ( EURECA ) was an unmanned 4.5- tonne satellite with 15 experiments. [2] It was a European Space Agency (ESA) mission and the acronym was derived from Archimedes ' bathtub revelation " Eureka! ". European Retrievable Carrier EURECA deployment in 1992 Mission type Mat
- ... rer MBB -ERNO Launch mass 4,491 kilograms (9,901 lb) Power 1,000 watts Start of mission Launch date 31 july 1992, 11:56:48 UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-46 Launch site Kennedy LC-39B Deployment date ...
- ... science cells as well as small telescopes for solar observation (including x-ray). It was launched 31 july 1992 by Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-46 , and placed into an orbit at an altitude of 508 km (3 ...
#18 Soyuz 35
Soyuz 35 ( Russian : Союз 35 , Union 35 ) was a 1980 Soviet crewed space flight to the Salyut 6 space station . It was the 10th mission to and eighth successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz 35 crew were the fourth long-duration crew to man the space station. [1] Soyuz 35 COSPAR ID 198
- ... s. [2] The visiting crew swapped craft and left on the docked Soyuz 36 craft, returning to Earth on 31 july . Pham Tuan's flight also had political implications as he was a decorated flying ace from the Vietn ...
#19 Soyuz TM-19
Soyuz TM-19 was a crewed Soyuz spaceflight to Mir . It launched on 1 July 1994, at 12:24:50 UTC . [3] 1994 Russian crewed spaceflight to Mir This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2013 ) Soyuz TM-19 Mission type Mir crew transport Operator Rosaviakosmos COSPAR ID 1994-
- ... 246 mi) Apogee altitude 397 kilometres (247 mi) Inclination 51.6 degrees Period 92.48 minutes Epoch 31 july 1994 [2] Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft Docking date 3 July 1994, 13:55:01 UTC Undocking ...
#20 Soyuz TM-23
Soyuz TM-23 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on February 21, 1996, to Mir . [1] The spacecraft launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome , and after two days of flight, Yuri Onufrienko and Yury Usachov docked with Mir and became the 21st resident crew of the Station. [1] On September 2, 1996, after 19
- ... ORD FOURTH SHUTTLE DOCKING WITH MIR DELAYED On July 12, NASA announced the decision to postpone the july 31 launch of STS-79 , the fourth mission Atlantis would dock with Mir, until mid-September. In a post-f ...
- ... TC, Progress M-31 left the -X port for destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Launched on july 31 with fresh supplies and hardware for the upcoming Cassiopee mission experiments, Progress M-32 docke ...