langs: 10 марта [ru] / march 10 [en] / 10. märz [de] / 10 mars [fr] / 10 marzo [it] / 10 de marzo [es]
days: march 7 / march 8 / march 9 / march 10 / march 11 / march 12 / march 13
Henry Warren Hartsfield Jr. (21 November 1933 – 17 July 2014) was a United States Air Force Colonel and NASA astronaut who logged over 480 hours in space. He was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2006. American astronaut and test pilot Henry W. Hartsfield Jr. Born ( 1933-11-2
Gregory Harold "Box" Johnson (born May 12, 1962) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired colonel in the United States Air Force . Johnson is a veteran of two space flights, STS-123 and STS-134 . He served as pilot on his first mission, which delivered the Kibo logistics module and the Dextre robot
Vanessa Audi Rhys O'Brien (born 2 December 1964) is a British and American mountaineer, sub-orbital spaceflight participant, explorer, author and former business executive. [2] On 4 August 2022, Vanessa became the first woman to complete the Explorers’ Extreme Trifecta – reaching extremes on land, s
Julie Payette CC CMM COM CQ CD ( French pronunciation: [ʒyli pajɛt] ; born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served from 2017 to 2021 as Governor General of Canada , the 29th since Canadian Confederation . [1] [2] [3] 29th governor general of Canada, fo
Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov ( Russian: Юрий Валентинович Лончаков ; born 4 March 1965) is a Russian former cosmonaut and a veteran of three space missions . [1] He has spent 200 days in space and has conducted two career spacewalks. Russian cosmonaut Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov Born ( 1965-03-04 )
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012) For other uses, see Neil A
Mark Thomas Vande Hei (born November 10, 1966) is a retired United States Army officer and current NASA astronaut [2] who has served as a flight Engineer for Expedition 53 , 54 , 64 , 65 , and 66 on the International Space Station . [3] [4] American engineer and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei Born (
Vladimír Remek (born 26 September 1948) is a Czech, formerly Czechoslovakian, politician and diplomat , as well as a former cosmonaut and military pilot . He flew aboard Soyuz 28 from 2 to 10 March 1978, becoming the first and only Czechoslovak in space. As the first cosmonaut from a country other t
Bertram Raoul Bulkin (July 20, 1929 – March 10, 2012) was an American aeronautical engineer who participated in the first United States photo-reconnaissance satellite programs and is best known for his role in building the Hubble Space Telescope . Bertram (Bert) R. Bulkin Bert Bulkin in front of Hub
#10 Sally Ride
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist . Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space , after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982.
Michael Scott Hopkins (born December 28, 1968) is a United States Space Force colonel [1] and NASA astronaut . [2] Hopkins was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20 . He made his first spaceflight as a Flight Engineer on Soyuz TMA-10M / Expedition 37 / Expedition 38 , from
#12 Ko San
Ko San (born October 19, 1976) is CEO and founder of TIDE Institute and ATEAM Ventures. In this Korean name , the family name is Ko . Ko San Born ( 1976-10-19 ) October 19, 1976 (age 45) Busan , South Korea Nationality South Korean Occupation Entrepreneur , Researcher Space career KAP Astronaut Se
#13 Laurel Clark
Laurel Blair Clark (née Salton ; March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was a NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy captain , and Space Shuttle mission specialist. Clark died along with her six fellow crew members in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster . She was posthumously awarded the Con
#14 Yi So-yeon
Yi So-yeon (born June 2, 1978) is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first Korean to fly in space. [1] Upon return from her mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Yi continued as a KARI researcher attending the International Space University before retiring fr
#1 Kosmos 311
Kosmos 311 ( Russian : Космос 311 meaning Cosmos 311 ), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.27 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1969 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used
The Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module ( PMM ) is a module of the International Space Station . It was flown into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-133 on 24 February 2011 and installed on 1 March. Leonardo is primarily used for storage of spares, supplies and waste on the ISS, whi
Sojourner is a robotic Mars rover that landed in the Ares Vallis channel in the Chryse Planitia region of the Oxia Palus quadrangle on July 4, 1997. Sojourner was operational on Mars for 92 sols (95 Earth days). It was the first wheeled vehicle to rove on a planet other than Earth and formed part of
#4 Mars 3
Mars 3 was a robotic space probe of the Soviet Mars program , launched May 28, 1971, nine days after its twin spacecraft Mars 2 . The probes were identical robotic spacecraft launched by Proton-K rockets with a Blok D upper stage, each consisting of an orbiter and an attached lander . After the Mars
#5 Skynet 5A
Skynet 5A is the first in a series of new-generation Skynet military communications satellites, used by the British Ministry of Defence . [1] It was launched aboard an Ariane 5 carrier rocket at 22:03 GMT on 11 March 2007. [2] [3] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January
#6 NOAA-17
NOAA-17 , also known as NOAA-M before launch, was an operational, polar orbiting, weather satellite series (NOAA K-N) operated by the National Environmental Satellite Service (NESS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA-17 also continued the series of Advanced TIROS-N (
#7 Apollo 9
Apollo 9 (March 3 – 13, 1969) was the third human spaceflight in NASA 's Apollo program . Flown in low Earth orbit , it was the second crewed Apollo mission that the United States launched via a Saturn V rocket, and was the first flight of the full Apollo spacecraft : the command and service module
#8 Kounotori 2
Kounotori 2 (こうのとり2号機, "white stork" [7] ), also known as HTV-2 , was launched in January 2011 and was the second flight of the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). [8] It was launched by the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 2 (H-IIB F2) manufactured by Mitsubish
#9 Soyuz TMA-12
Soyuz TMA-12 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was launched by a Soyuz FG rocket at 11:16 UTC on 8 April 2008. It docked to the Pirs module of the station on 10 April 2008. [2] Landing occurred at 03:37 on 24 October. It was the first nominal landing in three mission
#10 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
#11 STS-134
STS-134 ( ISS assembly flight ULF6 ) [9] was the penultimate mission of NASA 's Space Shuttle program and the 25th and last spaceflight of Space Shuttle Endeavour . [10] This flight delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier to the International Space Station . [11] M
#12 STS-102
STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery and launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS and rotating the Expedition 1 and Expedition 2 crews. At eight h
#13 Salyut 7
Salyut 7 ( Russian : Салют-7 ; English: Salute 7 ) (a.k.a. DOS-6 , short for Durable Orbital Station [1] ) was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991. [1] It was first crewed in May 1982 with two crew via Soyuz T-5 , and last visited in June 1986, by Soyuz T-15 . [1] Var
#14 Soyuz 28
Soyuz 28 ( Russian : Союз 28 , Union 28 ) was a March 1978 Soviet crewed mission to the orbiting Salyut 6 space station. [2] It was the fourth mission to the station, the third successful docking, and the second visit to the resident crew launched in Soyuz 26 . 1978 Soviet crewed spaceflight mission
#15 STS-62
STS-62 was a Space Shuttle program mission flown aboard Space Shuttle Columbia . The primary payloads were the USMP-02 microgravity experiments package and the OAST-2 engineering and technology payload, both in the orbiter's cargo bay. The two-week mission also featured a number of biomedical experi
#16 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
#17 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
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment ( GRACE ) was a joint mission of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Twin satellites took detailed measurements of Earth's gravity field anomalies from its launch in March 2002 to the end of its science mission in October 2017. The GRACE Follow-On
#19 STS-123
STS-123 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour . STS-123 was the 1J/A ISS assembly mission. The original launch target date was 14 February 2008 but after the delay of STS-122 , the shuttle was launched on 11 March 2008. It was
#20 Global Precipitation Measurement
Global Precipitation Measurement ( GPM ) is a joint mission between JAXA and NASA as well as other international space agencies to make frequent (every 2–3 hours) observations of Earth's precipitation . It is part of NASA's Earth Systematic Missions program and works with a satellite constellation t