langs: 8 июля [ru] / july 8 [en] / 8. juli [de] / 8 juillet [fr] / 8 luglio [it] / 8 de julio [es]
days: july 5 / july 6 / july 7 / july 8 / july 9 / july 10 / july 11
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
- ... S 9; Dr. Edward Lu , ISS 7; Dr. Leroy Chiao, ISS 10, and Dr. Michael Foale, ISS 8. STS-65 Columbia ( july 8 23, 1994) launched from and returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, setting a new fli ...
#2 Yelena Serova
Yelena Olegovna Serova ( Russian: Елена Олеговна Серова , born 22 April 1976) is a Russian politician and former cosmonaut . She served as a Deputy in the State Duma of Russian Federation between 2016 and 2021. Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova Member of the State Duma In office 5 October 2016 – 12
- ... eeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on 8 july 2019, she stated that "On the board of the International Space Station, [she and other astronauts] ...
#3 Vitaly Sevastyanov
Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov ( Russian : Вита́лий Ива́нович Севастья́нов ; 8 July 1935 – 5 April 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut and an engineer who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions. Soviet engineer, cosmonaut, chess federation head and presenter In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming
- Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov ( Russian : Вита́лий Ива́нович Севастья́нов ; 8 july 1935 – 5 April 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut and an engineer who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 mi ...
- ... is Ivanovich and the family name is Sevastyanov . Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov Born ( 1935-07-08 ) 8 july 1935 Krasnouralsk , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Died 5 April 2010 (2010-04-05) (aged 74) Moscow , R ...
#4 Sandra Magnus
Sandra Hall Magnus (born October 30, 1964) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . [2] She returned to Earth with the crew of STS-119 Discovery on March 28, 2009, after having spent 134 days in orbit. [3] She was assigned to the crew of STS-135 , the final mission of the Space Shuttle
- ... onducted successfully in May 2011, requiring no rescue flight. The mission launched successfully on 8 july 2011 and landed on July 21. In September 2012, Magnus became deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office . ...
#5 Donald A. Thomas
Donald Alan Thomas , Ph.D. (born May 6, 1955) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . Donald Alan Thomas Born ( 1955-05-06 ) May 6, 1955 (age 67) Cleveland, Ohio Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Engineer Space career NASA astronaut Time in space 43d 08h 13m Selection 19
- ... of four space flights, he logged over 1,040 hours in space. He was a mission specialist on STS-65 ( july 8, 1994 – July 23, 1994), STS-70 (July 13, 1995 – July 22, 1995), STS-83 (April 4, 1997 – April 8, 199 ...
- ... ERIENCE Mission Specialist Donald Thomas works with Bioreactor samples on STS-70 . STS-65 Columbia ( july 8, 1994 – July 23, 1994) set a new flight duration record for the Space Shuttle program. The mission f ...
#6 Richard Hieb
Richard James Hieb (born September 21, 1955 in Jamestown, North Dakota ) is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49 , and was a payload commander on STS-65 . After leaving NASA he worked at AlliedSignal and Orbital befor
- ... atory on Space Shuttle Mission STS-65. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on july 8, 1994, and returned there on July 23, 1994, setting a new flight duration record for the Space Shutt ...
#7 Michael E. Fossum
Michael Edward Fossum (born December 19, 1957, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota ) is a former American astronaut , engineer , and the Chief Operating Officer of Texas A&M University at Galveston . He flew into space on board the NASA Space Shuttle missions STS-121 and STS-124 and served as a mission spe
- ... f mission STS-121 to the International Space Station where he participated in three spacewalks . On july 8, Fossum with Piers Sellers conducted a 7 and a half hour spacewalk making a repair to the ISS and te ...
#8 Pete Conrad
Charles " Pete " Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut , aeronautical engineer , naval officer and aviator , and test pilot , and commanded the Apollo 12 space mission, on which he became the third person to walk on the Moon . Conrad was selected in NASA's second
- Charles " Pete " Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – july 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut , aeronautical engineer , naval officer and aviator , and test ...
- ... in 1964 Born Charles Conrad Jr. ( 1930-06-02 ) June 2, 1930 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S. Died july 8, 1999 (1999-07-08) (aged 69) Ojai, California , U.S. Resting place Arlington National Cemetery Alma ...
- ... sident of international business development, and vice president of project development. He died on july 8, 1999, from internal injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, aged 69. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION ...
- ... ests included golf , water skiing and auto racing , such as Formula Vee . [29] DEATH Conrad died on july 8, 1999, from internal injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. While traveling with his wife and ...
#9 Chiaki Mukai
Chiaki Mukai ( 向井 千秋 , Mukai Chiaki , born May 6, 1952) is a Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut. [2] She was the first Japanese woman in space, the first Japanese citizen to have two spaceflights , and the first Asian woman in space. [1] Both were Space Shuttle missions; her first was STS-65 aboa
- ... 9 Mukai was a visiting lecturer at the International Space University . [6] STS-65 STS-65 Columbia ( july 8 23, 1994) was the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) flight. The mission consisted ...
#10 Rhea Seddon
Margaret Rhea Seddon (born November 8, 1947) is an American surgeon and retired NASA astronaut . After being selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women in 1978, she flew on three Space Shuttle flights: as mission specialist on STS-51-D and STS-40 , and as payload commander fo
- ... ency program. [11] NASA CAREER Portrait from 1978 SELECTION Main article: NASA Astronaut Group 8 On july 8, 1976, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued a call for applications for p ...
#11 Shannon Lucid
Shannon Wells Lucid (born January 14, 1943) is an American biochemist and retired NASA astronaut . At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American and by a woman. She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Russian Mir space stati
- ... orn in August 1975. [10] NASA CAREER SELECTION AND TRAINING Main article: NASA Astronaut Group 8 On july 8, 1976, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued a call for applications for a ...
#12 Rex J. Walheim
Rex Joseph Walheim (born October 10, 1962) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer and NASA astronaut . He flew three Space Shuttle missions, STS-110 , STS-122 , and STS-135 . Walheim logged over 566 hours in space, including 36 hours and 23 minutes of spacewalk (EVA) time. He was ass
- ... uttle, STS-135 , a thirteen-day mission to the International Space Station. The mission launched on july 8, 2011, and landed on July 21. Rex Walheim retired from NASA August 2020. [4] PERSONAL Walheim is mar ...
#13 Robert Thirsk
Robert Brent " Bob " Thirsk , OC OBC (born August 17, 1953) is a Canadian engineer and physician, and a former Canadian Space Agency astronaut. He holds the Canadian records for the most time spent in space (204 days 18 hours). He became an officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in 2013 and was named t
- ... a Sloan Fellow . He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary while in orbit on july 8, 2009. Fellow ISS crewmember Koichi Wakata placed the convocation cape on Thirsk, which was later re ...
#14 Robert D. Cabana
Robert Donald Cabana (born January 23, 1949) is the Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a NASA astronaut (currently as a non-flight eligible management astronaut ), and a veteran of four Space Shuttle flights. [1] [2] He served as Chief of the Astrona
- ... ornia, on December 9, 1992. [7] STS-65 Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on july 8, 1994, returning to Florida on July 23, 1994. The crew conducted the second International Microgravi ...
#15 James D. Halsell
James Donald Halsell Jr. (born September 29, 1956) is a retired United States Air Force officer, a former NASA astronaut . The veteran of five Space Shuttle missions pled guilty in 2021 to two counts of manslaughter and two counts of assault as a result of a motor vehicle accident in 2016. As of May
- ... 1. A five flight veteran, Halsell has logged over 1,250 hours in space. He was the pilot on STS-65 ( july 8 23, 1994) and STS-74 (November 12–20, 1995), and commanded STS-83 (Apr 4–8, 1997), STS-94 (July 1–17 ...
#16 Aleksandr Kaleri
Aleksandr "Sasha" Yuriyevich Kaleri ( Russian : Александр Юрьевич Калери ; born in Jūrmala , Latvia on 13 May 1956) is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri has most recently been in space aboard the ISS serving a
- ... ocking Compartment. Kaleri has participated in five spacewalks and has accumulated 23 EVA hours. On 8 july 1992, at 12:38 UTC Kaleri started his first career spacewalk. During the spacewalk, he and cosmonau ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Kona International Airport
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole [3] ( IATA : KOA , ICAO : PHKO , FAA LID : KOA ) is the busiest airport on the Island of Hawai ʻ i . It is located in Kalaoa CDP , Hawai ʻ i County , Hawai ʻ i , United States, [4] near the town of Kailua-Kona . The airport serves leeward (wester
- ... nonstop Kona-Haneda flights a year after their application to fly that route was rejected. [25] On july 8, 2016, Hawaiian Airlines announced that nonstop Kona-Haneda flights would begin on December 20, 2016 ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Progress MS-13
Progress MS-13 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-13 ), Russian production No. 443, identified by NASA as Progress 74P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station . [2] This was the 165th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2019 Russian resupply spaceflight to th
- ... ur , Site 31/6 Contractor Progress Rocket Space Centre End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 8 july 2020, 22:05 UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Inclina ...
- ... 6° Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 9 December 2019, 10:35:11 UTC [1] Undocking date 8 july 2020, 18:22 UTC Time docked 212 days, 7 hours, 46 minutes [2] Cargo Mass 2480 kg Pressurised 1350 k ...
- ... ING AND DECAY According to Roskosmos , the vehicle undocked from the International Space Station on 8 july 2020, at 18:22 UTC. The Russian mission control commanded Progress MS-13 to fire its propulsion sys ...
- ... at 18:22 UTC. The Russian mission control commanded Progress MS-13 to fire its propulsion system on 8 july 2020, at 21:31 UTC. The maneuver resulted in the reentry of the spacecraft over a region of the Pac ...
- ... e maneuver resulted in the reentry of the spacecraft over a region of the Pacific Ocean at 22:05 on 8 july 2020. Eight minutes later, any surviving debris of the spacecraft were projected to hit the surface ...
#2 PSSC-2
PSSC-2 , or Pico-Satellite Solar Cell Testbed 2 , [1] also known as PSSC-Testbed 2 , is a miniaturised satellite which was operated by the United States Air Force as part of a technology demonstration programme. It was the last satellite to be deployed from a Space Shuttle . [2] PSSC-2 Diagram of PS
- ... Manufacturer Aerospace Corporation Launch mass 3.7 kilograms (8.2 lb) Start of mission Launch date 8 july 2011, 15:29 ( 2011-07-08UTC15:29Z ) UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-135 Launch site Kennedy L ...
- ... S-135 . The launch took place from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center , at 15:29 UTC on 8 july 2011. [3] PSSC-2, along with a deployment mechanism, was carried to orbit in the payload bay of the ...
#3 Explorer 31
Explorer 31 , also called DME-A , was a NASA satellite launched as part of the Explorer program . Explorer 31 was launched on 29 November 1965 from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California , with a Thor-Agena launch vehicle. Explorer 31 was released along with the Canadian satellite Alouette 2 . [3] N
- ... andby monitoring of the satellite was given to the ESSA telemetry station at Boulder, Colorado , on july 8, 1969. During this standby operation, experiment data were collected only once on 1 October 1969, fo ...
#4 AS-104
AS-104 was the fourth orbital test of a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft , and the second flight of the Pegasus micrometeroid detection satellite . It was launched by SA-8, the ninth Saturn I carrier rocket. Fourth orbital test of a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft, May 27, 1965 AS-104 Launch of Saturn AS
- ... 25UTC07:35:01Z ) UTC Rocket Saturn I SA-8 Launch site Cape Kennedy LC-37B End of mission Decay date july 8, 1989 ( 1989-07-09 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth orbit Perigee a ...
#5 Raffaello MPLM
The Raffaello MPLM , also known as MPLM-2 , was one of three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules which were operated by NASA to transfer supplies and equipment to and from the International Space Station . Raffaello was used for four of twelve MPLM flights to the space station, with Leonardo being used
- ... vour 5 December 2001 17 December 2001 STS-114 Discovery 26 July 2005 9 August 2005 STS-135 Atlantis 8 july 2011 21 July 2011 SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Permanent Multipurpose Module Leonardo MPLM
#6 SpaceX CRS-22
SpaceX CRS-22 , also known as SpX-22 , was a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched at 17:29:15 UTC on 3 June 2021. [1] The mission is contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX using a Cargo Dragon 2 . This is the second flight for SpaceX un
- ... 66° Docking with ISS Docking port Harmony zenith Docking date 5 June 2021, 09:09 UTC Undocking date 8 july 2021, 14:45 UTC Time docked 34 days, 5 hours, 36 minutes Cargo Mass 3,328 kg (7,337 lb) Pressurised ...
#7 SpaceX CRS-10
SpaceX CRS-10 , also known as SpX-10 , was a Dragon Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which launched on 19 February 2017. The mission was contracted by NASA as part of its Commercial Resupply Services program and was launched by SpaceX aboard the 30th fligh
- ... x 39 Pad A on 19 February 2017 at 14:39 UTC, [1] the first launch from the complex since STS-135 on 8 july 2011, the last flight of the Space Shuttle program , and the first uncrewed mission from the site s ...
#8 STS-135
STS-135 ( ISS assembly flight ULF7 ) [4] was the 135th and final mission of the American Space Shuttle program . [5] [6] It used the orbiter Atlantis and hardware originally processed for the STS-335 contingency mission, which was not flown. STS-135 launched on 8 July 2011, and landed on 21 July 201
- ... originally processed for the STS-335 contingency mission, which was not flown. STS-135 launched on 8 july 2011, and landed on 21 July 2011, following a one-day mission extension. The four-person crew was t ...
- ... rs Christopher Ferguson Douglas G. Hurley Sandra Magnus Rex J. Walheim Start of mission Launch date 8 july 2011 15:29 ( 2011-07-08UTC15:29Z ) UTC [2] [3] Launch site Kennedy , LC-39A End of mission Landing ...
- ... rs. The mating operations were completed on 19 May 2011. On the same day, NASA officially announced 8 july 2011 as the intended launch date of the STS-135 mission. ROLLOUT Atlantis was rolled out to Launch ...
- ... verify gaseous oxygen vent arm had fully retracted. Launch time 11:29:04 [1] [65] MISSION TIMELINE 8 july (FLIGHT DAY 1 – LAUNCH) STS-135 Space Shuttle launch video The launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis The ...
- ... s, 18 seconds. The final flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 8 july at 11:29:03.9 EDT with launch commentator George Diller saying, "All three engines up and burning, ...
#9 Kosmos 839
Kosmos 839 ( Russian : Космос 839 meaning Cosmos 839 ) was a satellite which was used as a target for tests of anti-satellite weapons . It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1976 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme, [1] and used as a target for Kosmos 843 as part of the Istrebitel Sputn
- ... t type Lira Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 650 kilograms (1,430 lb) Start of mission Launch date 8 july 1976, 21:08 ( 1976-07-08UTC21:08Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-3M Launch site Plesetsk 132/1 Orbital paramet ...
- ... arrier rocket, [3] from Site 132/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . The launch occurred at 21:08 UTC on 8 july 1976. [4] Kosmos 839 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 915 kilometres (569 mi) , ...
#10 SOLRAD 10
Solrad 10 , also known Explorer 44 , NRL-PL 165 and Explorer SE-C , was one of the SOLRAD series designed to provide continuous coverage of wavelength and intensity changes in solar radiation in the UV , soft and hard X-ray regions. The satellite also mapped the celestial sphere using a high-sensiti
- ... ufacturer Naval Research Laboratory Launch mass 260 kilograms (570 lb) Start of mission Launch date july 8, 1971, 22:58 ( 1971-07-08UTC22:58Z ) UTC [2] Rocket Scout B S177C Launch site Wallops LA-3A [2] End ...
- ... plorers ← Explorer 43 Explorer 45 → Solrad ← Solrad 9 Solrad 11A → LAUNCH Solrad 10 was launched on 8 july 1971 from Wallops Flight Facility , Virginia , with a Scout rocket . When it was launched, it had a ...
#11 Space Tracking and Surveillance System
The Space Tracking and Surveillance System ( STSS ) (formerly SBIRS-Low ) was a pair of satellites developed by the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to research the space-based detection and tracking of ballistic missiles . Data from STSS satellites could allow interceptors to engage incom
- ... ercept an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM); destruction of the IRBM on impact. July 2011 8 july 2011 STSS test on short-range air-launched target (SRALT) This test proved the STSS's ability to tr ...
#12 Soyuz TMA-05M
Soyuz TMA-05M was the 114th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft . It was launched on 15 July 2012, transporting three members of the Expedition 32 crew to the International Space Station (ISS). [1] [3] The Soyuz remained docked to the ISS throughout the mission to serve as an emergency escape vehicle. The
- ... oyuz TMA-05M spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . The spacecraft during pre-launch processing on 8 july 2012. The spacecraft being transported to the launch site on 12 July 2012. The TMA-05M crew wave to ...
#13 PAS-3
PAS-3 , was a communications satellite for PanAmSat . Launched in December 1994. [1] This article may lend undue weight to certain ideas, incidents, or controversies . ( April 2021 ) This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( April 2021 ) Communications satellite PAS-3 Names PanA
- ... k place from ELA-2 at the Centre Spatial Guyanais , at Kourou in French Guiana , at 23:05:32 UTC on 8 july 1994. [1] Failed to orbit.
#14 AISSat-1
AISSat-1 is a satellite used to receive Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals. Launched on 12 June 2010 from Satish Dhawan Space Center as a secondary payload , AISSat-1 is in a sun-synchronous low Earth orbit . Initially a development project, the satellite has since passed into ordinary op
- ... ilize the data from the data. [8] A build-to-print copy of the satellite, AISSat-2, was launched on 8 july 2014. It is intended to be followed by a third satellite, AISSat-3, in 2015. The added satellites a ...
#15 Intelsat 35e
Intelsat 35e , also known as IS-35e is an Intelsat high-throughput (HTS) geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems on the Boeing-702MP satellite bus . [4] [5] It was launched on 5 July 2017. [2] Intelsat 35e Intelsat 35e launch Names IS-35e Mission
- ... racted for an additional four Epic NG satellites, the first of which would be Intelsat 33e . [9] On 8 july 2014, Boeing announced a ninth 702MP order, and sixth EpicNG, [ inconsistent ] for the Intelsat 35e ...
#16 Explorer 14
Explorer 14 , also called EPE-B or Energetic Particles Explorer-B , was a NASA spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields . It was the second of the S-3 series of spacecraft, which also include
- ... 4 January 1963, it was spin-stabilized at a rate of 10 rpm . This rate slowly decreased to 1 rpm on 8 july 1963. Initially, the local time of apogee was 07:00 hours. SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Explorer 12 ...
#17 Kosmos 2196
Kosmos 2196 ( Russian : Космос 2196 meaning Cosmos 2196 ) is a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1992 as part of the Russian Space Forces ' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmo
- ... es Spacecraft type US-K [2] Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) [3] Start of mission Launch date 8 july 1992, 09:53 ( 1992-07-08UTC09:53Z ) 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 09:53 UTC on 8 july 1992. [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#18 Star One C4
Star One C4 is a Brazilian communications satellite . It was launched on 15 July 2015, 21:05 UTC by an Ariane 5 ECA [1] launch vehicle, as part of a dual-payload launch with MSG-4 . It was built by Space Systems/Loral , based on the SSL 1300E bus satellite . It will be operated by Star One , a subsi
- ... The launch date was confirmed by Arianespace on 23 June 2015. And the launching would take place on 8 july 2015. On 3 July 2015, the launcher announced the postponement of the launch for 15 July 2021, due a ...
#19 International Cometary Explorer
The International Cometary Explorer ( ICE ) spacecraft (designed and launched as the International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 ( ISEE-3 ) satellite), was launched 12 August 1978, into a heliocentric orbit . It was one of three spacecraft, along with the mother/daughter pair of ISEE-1 and ISEE-2 , built for
- ... roll rate, in preparation for the upcoming trajectory correction maneuver in mid-July. [38] [39] On 8 july 2014, a longer sequence of thruster firings failed, apparently due to loss of the nitrogen gas need ...
#20 Intelsat 2
Intelsat 2 , formerly PAS-2 , was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat which spent most of its operational life serving the Pacific Rim market from a longitude of 169° East. [2] Launched in July 1994, the satellite was operated by PanAmSat until it merged with Intelsat in 2006. The spacec
- ... nch mass 2,920 kg (6,440 lb) Dry mass 1,727 kg (3,807 lb) Power 4.3 kW Start of mission Launch date 8 july 1994, 23:05:32 UTC Rocket Ariane 44L H10+ (V65) Launch site Centre Spatial Guyanais , ELA-2 Contrac ...
- ... + configuration. The launch took place from ELA-2 at the Centre Spatial Guyanais at 23:05:32 UTC on 8 july 1994. The satellite was placed into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO), from which it raised its ...