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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
Paul Joseph Weitz (July 25, 1932 – October 22, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut , who flew into space twice. He was a member of the three-man crew who flew on Skylab 2 , the first crewed Skylab mission. He was also Commander
#3 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
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
Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17, 1930) is an American former Air Force officer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut , and one of 24 people who flew to the Moon . He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1969 to 1971. United States astronaut (born 1930) Thomas P. Stafford Stafford
Samantha Cristoforetti , OMRI ( Italian pronunciation: [saˈmanta kristofoˈretti] ; born in Milan on 26 April 1977) is an Italian European Space Agency astronaut, former Italian Air Force pilot and engineer. She holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a European astronaut (199
Lee Joseph "Bru" Archambault (born August 25, 1960) is an American test pilot and former NASA astronaut . He has logged over 4,250 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. Archambault is married with three children. His hobbies include bicycling, weightlifting, and playing ice hockey. Archam
Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko ( Russian : Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горбатко́ ; 3 December 1934 – 17 May 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 , Soyuz 24 , and Soyuz 37 missions. [2] Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2017) This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2017 ) Viktor Go
Yuri Petrovich Artyukhin ( Russian : Ю́рий Петро́вич Артю́хин ; 22 June 1930 – 4 August 1998) was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut and engineer who made a single flight into space . [1] Yuri Petrovich Artyukhin Born ( 1930-06-22 ) 22 June 1930 Pershutino , Moscow Oblast , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Died
#10 Sunita Williams
Sunita Lyn Williams (born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer who formerly held the records for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Williams was assigned to the International Sp
#11 Joseph P. Kerwin
Joseph Peter Kerwin (born February 19, 1932) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut , who served as Science Pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25 – June 22, 1973. He was the first physician to be selected for astronaut training. Joe Kerwin was the one who uttered the words during Ap
#12 Lisa Nowak
Lisa Marie Nowak (née Caputo , born May 10, 1963) is an American aeronautical engineer , and former NASA astronaut and United States Navy captain . Nowak served as naval flight officer and test pilot in the Navy, and was selected by NASA for NASA Astronaut Group 16 in 1996, qualifying as a mission s
#13 Charles Bassett
Charles Arthur Bassett II (December 30, 1931 – February 28, 1966), ( Major , USAF ), was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot . He went to Ohio State University for two years and later graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electri
#14 Toyohiro Akiyama
Toyohiro Akiyama ( 秋山 豊寛 , Akiyama Toyohiro , born 22 July 1942) is a retired Japanese TV journalist and professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design . In December 1990, he spent seven days aboard the Mir space station. [4] He became the first person of Japanese nationality to fly in space, [5] a
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova ( Russian : Валентина Владимировна Терешкова , IPA: [vɐlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvnə tʲɪrʲɪʂˈkovə] ( listen ) ; born 6 March 1937) is an engineer , member of the Russian State Duma , and former Soviet cosmonaut . She is known for being the first and youngest woman i
#16 Kimiya Yui
Kimiya Yui ( 油井 亀美也 , Yui Kimiya , born January 30, 1970 [1] in Kawakami, Nagano , Japan) is a Japanese astronaut from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA ). He was selected for the agency in 2009. [2] Japanese pilot and astronaut (born 1970) Kimiya Yui Born ( 1970-01-30 ) January 30, 1970
#17 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
#18 Valery Bykovsky
Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky ( Russian : Вале́рий Фёдорович Быко́вский ; 2 August 1934 – 27 March 2019) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three space flights: Vostok 5 , Soyuz 22 , and Soyuz 31 . He was also backup for Vostok 3 and Soyuz 37 . Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2019) Valery Bykovsky Born Valery
#19 Aleksey Ovchinin
Aleksey Nikolayevich Ovchinin ( Russian : Алексей Николаевич Овчинин , IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ɐfˈtɕinʲɪn] ; [2] born 28 September 1971) is a Russian Air Force Major and cosmonaut , who was selected in 2006. [3] Ovchinin made his first spaceflight in 2016, and was assigned as Commander
The Air Force Armament Museum is a military aviation museum adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base in Valparaiso, Florida , dedicated to the display of Air Force armament . It is supported by the private, non-profit Air Force Armament Museum Foundation. Museum in Florida, United States Air Force Armament
#1 Cygnus OA-6
OA-6 , previously known as Orbital-6 , is the sixth flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA . [4] [7] The mission launched on 23 March 2016 at 03:05:52 UTC .
Vanguard TV-5 , also called Vanguard Test Vehicle-Five , was a failed flight of the American Vanguard rocket following the successful launch of Vanguard 1 on Vanguard TV-4. Vanguard TV-5 launched on 29 April 1958 at 02:53:00 GMT , from Launch Complex 18A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . The
#3 BOR-5
The BOR-5 ( Russian : БОР-5, «Беспилотный Орбитальный Ракетоплан 5» , romanized : Bespilotnyi Orbital'nyi Raketoplan 5 , lit. ' Unpiloted Orbital Rocketplane 5 ' ) is a 1:8 sized test flight vehicle, used to study the main aerodynamic, thermal, acoustic and stability characteristics of the Buran
#4 SOLRAD 3
SOLRAD (SOLar RADiation) 3 was a solar X-ray satellite, the third in the SOLRAD program. Developed by the United States Navy 's Naval Research Laboratory (USNRL), it shared satellite space with and provided cover for the Navy's GRAB 2 (Galactic Radiation And Background), a secret electronic surveill
#5 SOLRAD 2
SOLRAD (SOLar RADiation) 2 was the public designation for a combination surveillance and solar X-rays and ultraviolet scientific satellite, the second in the SOLRAD program developed by the United States Navy 's Naval Research Laboratory . The SOLRAD scientific package aboard the satellite provided
Vanguard SLV-6 , also called Vanguard Satellite Launch Vehicle-Six , hoped to be the third successful flight of the American Vanguard rocket following the successful Vanguard 2 satellite on rocket Vanguard SLV-4 . Vanguard Satellite Launch Vehicle-6 (SLV-6) was designed to carry a small spherical sa
#7 NuSTAR
NuSTAR ( Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array , also named Explorer 93 and SMEX-11 ) is a NASA space-based X-ray telescope that uses a conical approximation to a Wolter telescope to focus high energy X-rays from astrophysical sources, especially for nuclear spectroscopy , and operates in the range
#8 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 ,
#9 Explorer 39
Explorer 39 , also known as AD-C (Air Density experiment-C), was a NASA scientific satellite belonging to series Air Density . It was launched on 8 August 1968, join with Explorer 40 , from Launch Complex 5 of the Vandenberg Air Force Base , through a Scout launch vehicle. [3] NASA satellite of the
#10 Kosmos 335
Kosmos 335 ( Russian : Космос 335 meaning Cosmos 335 ), also known as DS-U1-R No.1 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 295-kilogram (650 lb) spacecraft, [1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used to stu
Exploration Flight Test-1 or EFT-1 (previously known as Orion Flight Test 1 or OFT-1 ) was the first test flight of the crew module portion of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle . Without a crew, it was launched on December 5, 2014, at 12:05 UTC (7:05 am EST ), by a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Sp
#12 SathyabamaSat
SathyabamaSat is a micro experimental satellite developed by students and faculty of Sathyabama University , Chennai to collect data on greenhouse gases ( water vapor , carbon monoxide , carbon dioxide , methane and hydrogen fluoride ). [1] It was launched along with the Cartosat-2C satellite atop P
#13 STS-7
STS-7 was NASA 's seventh Space Shuttle mission, and the second mission for the Space Shuttle Challenger . During the mission, Challenger deployed several satellites into orbit. The shuttle launched from Kennedy Space Center on June 18, 1983, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on June 24, 1983. ST
#14 Progress 26
Progress 26 ( Russian : Прогресс 26 ) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in April 1986 to resupply the Mir space station. Progress 26 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1986-032A SATCAT no. 16687 [1] Spacecraft properties Spacecraft Progr
The Hiten spacecraft (ひてん, Japanese pronunciation: [çiteɴ] ), given the English name Celestial Maiden [1] and known before launch as MUSES-A ( Mu Space Engineering Spacecraft A ), part of the MUSES Program , was built by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of Japan and launched on Jan
#16 Salyut 5
Salyut 5 ( Russian : Салют-5 meaning Salute 5 ), also known as OPS-3 , was a Soviet space station . Launched in 1976 as part of the Salyut programme , it was the third and last Almaz space station to be launched for the Soviet military. Two Soyuz missions visited the station, each manned by two cosm
#17 Ofeq-9
Ofeq-9 , also known as Ofek 9 ("Horizon in Hebrew), is part of the Ofeq family of reconnaissance satellites designed and built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Israeli Ministry of Defense . Israeli reconnaissance satellite Ofeq-9 Names Ofek-9 Mission type Optical reconnaissance Operator
#18 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
#19 Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite
The Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite (M3MSat) is a tele-detection satellite developed by the Canadian Space Agency and launched in 2016. Its mission is to demonstrate and test the technology to assess the utility of having in space an Automatic Identification System (AIS) for reading
#20 European Remote-Sensing Satellite
European Remote Sensing satellite ( ERS ) was the European Space Agency 's first Earth-observing satellite programme using a polar orbit. It consisted of 2 satellites, ERS-1 and ERS-2. European Space Agency Earth-observing satellite program This article is about the European satellite program. For t