langs: 7 июня [ru] / june 7 [en] / 7. juni [de] / 7 juin [fr] / 7 giugno [it] / 7 de junio [es]
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Valery Grigoryevich Korzun ( Russian : Валерий Григорьевич Корзун , born 5 March 1953) is a Russian cosmonaut . He has been in space twice totalling 381 days. He has also conducted four career spacewalks. Russian cosmonaut Valery Grigoryevich Korzun Валерий Григорьевич Корзун Born ( 1953-03-05 ) 5 M
#2 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
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951) is an American geologist and oceanographer , and a former NASA astronaut and US Navy officer. She was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions. "Kathryn Sullivan" redirects here. For other uses, see Kathryn Sullivan (disambiguation) . American geolo
#4 Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( / ˈ b eɪ z oʊ s / BAY -zohss ; [2] né Jorgensen ; born January 12, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor , investor, computer engineer, and commercial astronaut . [3] [4] He is the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon . With a net
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
Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes. [1] There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism. Space travel for recreational purposes This article is about paying space travellers. For other commercial spacefarers, see Co
Satoshi Furukawa ( 古川 聡 , Furukawa Satoshi , born April 4, 1964) is a Japanese surgeon and JAXA astronaut . Furukawa was assigned to the International Space Station as a flight engineer on long-duration missions Expedition 28 / 29 , lifting off 7 June 2011 and returning 22 November 2011. Japanese su
#8 Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov ( Bulgarian : Александър Панайотов Александров ) (born December 1, 1951) is a retired Bulgarian cosmonaut. He is the second Bulgarian to have flown to space, behind Georgi Ivanov . [1] [2] Bulgarian cosmonaut (born 1951) Not to be confused with Soviet cosmonaut Aleksa
#9 Pedro Duque
Pedro Francisco Duque Duque , OF , OMSE ( Madrid , 14 March 1963) is a Spanish astronaut and aeronautics engineer who served as Minister of Science of the Government of Spain from 2018 to 2021. He was also Member of the Congress of Deputies from May 2019 until February 2020. Spanish astronaut and po
#10 Sergey Treshchov
Sergey Yevgenyevich Treshchov ( Russian : Сергей Евгеньевич Трещёв ; born 18 August 1958) is a former cosmonaut of the RSC Energia . He spent 184 days in space as a flight engineer of the International Space Station long duration Expedition 5 crew. During the mission he also conducted a spacewalk. S
Virgin Galactic Unity 22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo -class VSS Unity which launched on 11 July 2021. [1] The crew consisted of pilots David Mackay and Michael Masucci as well as passengers Sirisha Bandla , Colin Bennett, Beth Moses , and Richard Branson . [2] 2021 American cre
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya ( Russian : Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая ; born 8 August 1948) is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space. On her 1984 Soyuz T-12 mission she became the first woman to fly to space twice, a
Sergey Aleksandrovich Volkov ( Russian : Сергей Александрович Волков ; born April 1, 1973, in Chuhuiv , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut and engineer . He was a member of three missions to the International Space Station , spending more than a year in total in space. Dur
#14 Anne McClain
Anne Charlotte McClain (born June 7, 1979) is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army , engineer and a NASA astronaut. [2] Her call sign , "Annimal", dates back to her bruising rugby days; [3] she also uses the call sign in her Twitter handle, AstroAnnimal. She was a Flight Engineer for Expedition 58
#15 Peggy Whitson
Peggy Annette Whitson (born February 9, 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher, retired NASA astronaut , [4] and former NASA Chief Astronaut . American biochemistry researcher and NASA astronaut Peggy Annette Whitson Born ( 1960-02-09 ) February 9, 1960 (age 62) Beaconsfield, IA , U.S. Statu
#16 Jonny Kim
Jonathan Yong Kim (born 5 February 1984), also called Jonny Kim , is an American US Navy lieutenant commander (and former SEAL ), physician , and NASA astronaut . American sailor, physician, and astronaut This article is about the American sailor, physician, and astronaut. For the South Korean film
#17 Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) [1] is an English classical crossover soprano singer, actress and dancer. British soprano (born 1960) Sarah Brightman Brightman at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka in 2007 Born ( 1960-08-14 ) 14 August 1960 (age 62) Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire , Engl
#18 Soichi Noguchi
Soichi Noguchi ( 野口 聡一 , Noguchi Sōichi , born 15 April 1965) is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and former JAXA astronaut . His first spaceflight was as a Mission Specialist aboard STS-114 on 26 July 2005 for NASA 's first "return to flight" Space Shuttle mission after the Columbia disaster . He w
#19 Ellison Onizuka
Ellison Shoji Onizuka ( エリソン・ショージ・オニヅカ, 鬼塚 承次 , Onizuka Shōji , June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut , engineer , and USAF test pilot from Kealakekua, Hawaii , who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C . He died in the destruction of the S
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier , formerly of the United States Navy , the lead ship of her class . Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal
Brooklands Museum is a motoring and aviation museum occupying part of the former Brooklands motor-racing track in Weybridge , Surrey, England. Aviation museum, Motor museum in Weybridge, Surrey Brooklands Museum Established 1991 ; 31 years ago ( 1991 ) Location Weybridge , Surrey Type Aviation m
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City , along the shore of Jamaica Bay . The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station . Bennett Field is currently part of the Gateway
The USS Midway Museum is a historical naval aircraft carrier museum located in downtown San Diego , California at Navy Pier. The museum consists of the aircraft carrier Midway . The ship houses an extensive collection of aircraft, many of which were built in Southern California . [1] [2] Maritime mu
#1 Ariel 3
Ariel 3 ( UK 3 or United Kingdom Research Satellite 3 ) was a satellite in the Ariel programme , a satellite partnership between the US and UK. Three of the onboard experiments continued research from the first two missions and two experiments were designed for new research topics. It was launched f
#2 Nahuel 1A
Nahuel 1A was a Spacebus 2000NG satellite manufactured Dornier Satellitensysteme as prime contractor with Aérospatiale of Cannes-Mandelieu supplying the bus. It was launched on January 30, 1997 by an Ariane 44L launcher along companion GE-2 . [6] The satellite was located in the 71.8 degrees West sl
#3 OV3-4
Orbiting Vehicle 3-4 (also known as OV3-4 , PHASR , [1] and OPS 1427 [3] ), launched 10 June 1966, was the second satellite to be launched in the OV3 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. The satellite measured radiation above the Earth, helping to determine the hazard po
#4 SAC-D
SAC-D ( Spanish : Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas-D , meaning Satellite for Scientific Applications-D ), also known as Aquarius after its primary instrument, is an Argentine Earth science satellite built by INVAP and operated by CONAE . [1] SAC-D was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on 1
#5 Soyuz 11
Soyuz 11 ( Russian: Союз 11 , lit. ' Union 11 ' ) was the only crewed mission to board the world's first space station , Salyut 1 ( Soyuz 10 had soft-docked, but had not been able to enter due to latching problems). [4] The crew, Georgy Dobrovolsky , Vladislav Volkov , and Viktor Patsayev , [5] [6
#6 Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer ( EUVE or Explorer 67 ) was a NASA space telescope for ultraviolet astronomy . EUVE was a part of NASA's Explorer spacecraft series. Launched on 7 June 1992. With instruments for ultraviolet (UV) radiation between wavelengths of 7 and 76 nm (equivalent to 0.016-0.163
#7 STS-111
STS-111 was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour . STS-111 resupplied the station and replaced the Expedition 4 crew with the Expedition 5 crew. It was launched on 5 June 2002, from Kennedy Space Center , Florida. 2002 American crewed spac
#8 Gemini 4
Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV ) [3] was the second crewed spaceflight in NASA 's Project Gemini , occurring in June 1965. It was the tenth crewed American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights at altitudes exceeding 100 kilometers (54 nmi) ). Astronauts James McDivitt and Ed White circled the E
#9 Galaxy 26
Galaxy 26 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat . It was built by Space Systems/Loral , as part of its SSL 1300 satellite bus . Galaxy 26 was formerly known as Intelsat Americas 6 and Telstar 6 . It was launched aboard a Proton-K / DM-03 from Baikonur Cosmodrome , Site 81/23 . [1] Galaxy 2
#10 OICETS
The Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite ( OICETS ), also called Kirari , was an experimental satellite launched by JAXA to demonstrate interorbital communication between satellites through optical (laser) means. OICETS was originally slated for a launch on the second J-I la
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
#12 Soyuz TM-5
Soyuz TM-5 was a crewed Soyuz spaceflight to Mir . It was launched on June 7, 1988, carrying the Mir EP-2 mission's three-person crew. This week-long stay on Mir occurred during the third long-duration Mir expedition, Mir EO-3 . The crew of EP-2 returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-4 , while the TM-5 s
#13 Horizons-3e
Horizons-3e , also known as IS-H3e , is a high throughput geostationary communications satellite ordered by Horizons Satellite , a joint venture of Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT Group . The spacecraft is designed and manufactured by Boeing on the Boeing-702MP platform. [2] [3] Horizons-3e Names Hori
#14 Salyut 1
Salyut 1 ( DOS-1 ) ( Russian : Салют-1 ) was the world's first space station launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1971. The Salyut program followed this with five more successful launches of seven more stations. The final module of the program, Zvezda (DOS-8) , became the c
#15 Project Echo
Project Echo was the first passive communications satellite experiment. Each of the two American spacecraft, launched in 1960 and 1964, were metalized balloon satellites acting as passive reflectors of microwave signals. Communication signals were transmitted from one location on Earth and bounced o
#16 STS-124
STS-124 was a Space Shuttle mission , flown by Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station . Discovery launched on 31 May 2008 at 17:02 EDT , moved from an earlier scheduled launch date of 25 May 2008, [4] and landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center 's Shuttle Landing Facility , at
#17 TSX-5
TSX-5 ( Tri-Service-Experiments mission 5 ) is an $85 million satellite successfully launched into orbit on June 7, 2000, from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Pegasus XL rocket . TSX-5 hosts two Department of Defense (DOD) payloads, STRV-2 (the Space Test Research Vehicle-2), sponsored by the Ballist
The Stykovochnyy Otsek ( Russian : стыковочный отсек , English: Docking compartment ), GRAU index 316GK , otherwise known as the Mir docking module or SO , was the sixth module of the Russian space station Mir , launched in November 1995 aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis . [4] The module, built by R
#19 Apollo 17
Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the final mission of NASA 's Apollo program , the most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon or traveled beyond low Earth orbit . Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbit
#20 Soyuz TM-22
Soyuz TM-22 was a Soyuz spaceflight to the Soviet space station Mir . [1] It launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Pad 1 on September 3, 1995. [1] After two days of free flight, the crew docked with Mir to become Mir Principal Expedition 20 and Euromir 95. [2] Mir 20 was a harbinger of the multin