langs: 7 июля [ru] / july 7 [en] / 7. juli [de] / 7 juillet [fr] / 7 luglio [it] / 7 de julio [es]
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Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar (born March 3, 1949) is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut . She flew on five Space Shuttle missions between 1985 and 1998, including two dockings with the Mir space station. Since leaving NASA, she has worked in museums and STEM leadership, and as a professor of ae
Norman Earl Thagard , M.D. (born July 3, 1943), ( Capt , USMC , Ret.), is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut . He is the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, and can be considered the first American cosmonaut . He di
#3 Susan Helms
Susan Jane Helms (born February 26, 1958) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general and NASA astronaut . She was the commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic); and commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California . [1] Lieutenant
Charles Joseph Precourt (born June 29, 1955) is a retired NASA astronaut . His career in flight began at an early age, and spans his entire lifetime. He served in the US Air Force , piloted numerous jet aircraft, and piloted and commanded the Space Shuttle . Notably, he piloted or commanded several
Charles Eldon Brady Jr. (August 12, 1951 – July 23, 2006) was an American physician , a captain in the United States Navy and a NASA astronaut . [1] [2] [3] He spent 16 days in space on the Space Shuttle 's STS-78 flight in 1996. American astronaut Charles Eldon Brady Jr. Born ( 1951-08-12 ) August
Sharon Christa McAuliffe ( née Corrigan ; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire , who was killed on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L where she was serving as a payload specialist . [2] American teacher and astronaut (1
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
Kathleen Hallisey Rubins (born October 14, 1978) is an American microbiologist and NASA astronaut . [2] She became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 7, 2016. [3] She returned to Earth in Kazakhstan on Octob
#9 Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin [lower-alpha 1] (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space . Travelling in the Vostok 1 capsule, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. By achieving this major milestone in the Space
#10 Bill Nelson
Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party ,
Anatoli Alekseyevich Ivanishin ( Russian: Анатолий Алексеевич Иванишин ; born 15 January 1969) is a former Russian cosmonaut. His first visit to space was to the International Space Station on board the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft as an Expedition 29 / Expedition 30 crew member, launching in November 20
Richard Michael Linnehan (born September 19, 1957) is a United States Army veterinarian and a NASA astronaut . Richard M. Linnehan Born Richard Michael Linnehan ( 1957-09-19 ) September 19, 1957 (age 64) Lowell, Massachusetts , U.S. Status Management Astronaut Nationality American Alma mater Uni
Jean-Jacques Favier (Born April 13, 1949) is a French engineer and a former CNES astronaut who flew aboard the STS-78 NASA Space Shuttle mission. Favier was due to fly aboard the destroyed Columbia mission in 2003, but later signed out of the mission. Jean-Jacques Favier has been Deputy Director for
Gregory Jordan Harbaugh is a former NASA astronaut . [1] This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( May
#15 Robert L. Gibson
Robert Lee "Hoot" Gibson (born October 30, 1946), ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a former American naval officer and aviator , test pilot , and aeronautical engineer . A retired NASA astronaut , he also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1992 to 1994. Today Gibson is active as a professional pil
Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov ( Russian : Генна́дий Миха́йлович Стрека́лов ; 26 October 1940 – 25 December 2004) [1] was an engineer, cosmonaut , and administrator at Russian aerospace firm RSC Energia . He flew into space five times and lived aboard the Salyut 6 , Salyut 7 , and Mir space stations
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
#18 Kevin A. Ford
Kevin Anthony Ford (born July 7, 1960) is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and NASA astronaut . Ford has received a number of special honors and awards, some of which are the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal , Air Force Commendation Medal , Aerial Achievement Medal and the Armed Forces E
#19 Ellen S. Baker
Ellen Louise Shulman Baker , M.D. , M.P.H. (born April 27, 1953 [1] ) is an American physician and a former NASA astronaut . Baker serves as Chief of the Education/Medical Branch of the NASA Astronaut Office. [ citation needed ] American physician and astronaut This article includes a list of genera
#20 Kevin R. Kregel
Kevin Richard Kregel (born September 16, 1956) is an American former astronaut, and former member of the Space Launch Initiative Project at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center . Kevin R. Kregel Born Kevin Richard Kregel ( 1956-09-16 ) September 16, 1956 (age 65) Amityville, New York , U.S. Status R
Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile , Alabama . It has a collection of notable aircraft and museum ships including the South Dakota -class battleship USS Alabama and Gato -class submarine USS Drum . USS Alabama and USS Drum
The National Museum of Flight is Scotland's national aviation museum , at East Fortune Airfield, just south of the village of East Fortune , Scotland . It is one of the museums within National Museums Scotland . The museum is housed in the original wartime buildings of RAF East Fortune which is a we
#1 Himawari 8
Himawari 8 ( ひまわり8号 ) is a Japanese weather satellite , the 8th of the Himawari geostationary weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency . The spacecraft was constructed by Mitsubishi Electric with assistance from Boeing , and is the first of two similar satellites to be based on
#2 Surveyor 1
Surveyor 1 was the first lunar soft-lander in the uncrewed Surveyor program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, United States ). This lunar soft-lander gathered data about the lunar surface that would be needed for the crewed Apollo Moon landings that began in 1969. The succe
Cerise (French for "cherry") was a French military reconnaissance satellite . Its main purpose was to intercept HF radio signals for French intelligence services. [1] With a mass of 50 kg, it was launched by an Ariane rocket from Kourou in French Guiana at 17:23 UT, 7 July 1995. [1] Cerise's initi
#4 GhanaSat-1
GhanaSat-1 was the first Ghanaian nanosatellite to be launched into space. [4] It was designed and built in two years in conjunction with the Kyushu Institute of Technology Birds-1 program, which has the goal of helping countries build their first satellite. First ghanaian spacecraft GhanaSat-1 Ghan
The Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test (also known as Boe-OFT ) was the first orbital mission of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, conducted by Boeing as part of NASA 's Commercial Crew Program . The mission was planned to be an eight-day test flight of the spacecraft, involving a rendezvous and d
#6 Multi-Functional Transport Satellite
Multifunctional Transport Satellites ( MTSAT ) were a series of weather and aviation control satellites. They are replaced by Himawari 8 on 7 July 2015. They were geostationary satellites owned and operated by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and the Japan
#7 STS-78
STS-78 was the fifth dedicated Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission for the Space Shuttle program , flown partly in preparation for the International Space Station project. The mission used the Space Shuttle Columbia , which lifted off successfully from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B on 20
#8 M-Cubed
M-Cubed is a miniaturized satellite built by students at the University of Michigan in a joint project run by the Michigan Exploration Laboratory (MXL) and JPL . It is an example of the popular CubeSat design for amateur satellites. It was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on October 28, 2011
#9 Soil Moisture Active Passive
Soil Moisture Active Passive ( SMAP ) is a NASA environmental monitoring satellite launched on 31 January 2015. [2] It was one of the first Earth observation satellites developed by NASA in response to the National Research Council 's Decadal Survey. [5] [6] Soil Moisture Active Passive An artist re
#10 EROS A
The Earth Remote Observation System-A ( EROS-A or EROS-A1 ) was part of the EROS family of Israeli commercial Earth observation satellites , designed and manufactured by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). [6] This was the first satellite in the series. The satellite was owned and operated by ImageSat
#11 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
#12 Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX , [3] providing satellite Internet access coverage to 40 countries. It also aims for global mobile phone service after 2023. [4] SpaceX started launching Starlink satellites in 2019. As of September 2022, Starlink consists of over 3,0
#13 Phobos 1
Phobos 1 was an uncrewed Soviet space probe of the Phobos Program launched from the Baikonour launch facility on 7 July 1988. [1] Its intended mission was to explore Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos . The mission failed on 2 September 1988 when a computer malfunction caused the end-of-mission or
#14 GOES 14
GOES-14 , known as GOES-O prior to reaching its operational orbit, is an American weather satellite , which is part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system. The spacecraft was built by Boeing and is based on t
#15 Apollo 6
Apollo 6 (April 4, 1968), also known as AS-502 , was the third and final uncrewed flight in the United States' Apollo Program and the second test of the Saturn V launch vehicle. It qualified the Saturn V to be used on crewed missions, as happened for the first time on Apollo 8 in December 1968. Seco
#16 Nigeria EduSat-1
Nigeria EduSat-1 was a Nigerian nanosatellite built by the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), created in conjunction with the Japanese Birds-1 program. It was Nigeria's first satellite built by a university. It was launched from the Japanese Kibō module of the International Space Station
#17 QuikSCAT
The NASA QuikSCAT ( Quick Scatterometer ) was an Earth observation satellite carrying the SeaWinds scatterometer . Its primary mission was to measure the surface wind speed and direct over the ice-free global oceans via its effect on water waves . Observations from QuikSCAT had a wide array of appli
#18 Progress M-35
Progress M-35 ( Russian : Прогресс M-35 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1997 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-35 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1997-033A SATCAT no. 24851 [1] Spacecraft
#19 Birds-1
Birds-1 was the first iteration of a multinational program called the Joint Global Multi-Nations Birds Satellite project, or Birds project, to help countries build their first satellite. The Japanese Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) supported the design and fabrication of the satellites. The con
#20 T10 (satellite)
T10 (formerly DirecTV-10) is a Boeing model 702 direct broadcast satellite that provides high-definition television (HDTV) to DirecTV subscribers in North America . [1] It was launched by International Launch Services on July 7, 2007 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard an Enhanced Prot