langs: 11 марта [ru] / march 11 [en] / 11. märz [de] / 11 mars [fr] / 11 marzo [it] / 11 de marzo [es]
days: march 8 / march 9 / march 10 / march 11 / march 12 / march 13 / march 14
#1 Oleg Kotov
Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov ( Russian : Олег Валериевич Котов ) was born on 27 October 1965 in Simferopol , Crimean oblast in the Ukrainian SSR . After a career as a physician assigned to the Soviet space program, he joined the Russian cosmonaut corps. He has flown three long duration spaceflights on th
Garrett Erin Reisman ( / ˈ r iː s m ə n / ; born February 10, 1968) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut . He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17 . He return
Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov ( Russian : Салижан Шакирович Шарипов ) (born 24 August 1964) is a Kyrgyzstani cosmonaut of Tajik and Uzbek descent. [1] Sharipov is a co-author and investigator for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity project. He has been to space twice (launched from th
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
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
#6 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
Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin ( Russian : Серге́й Викторович Залётин ; born April 21, 1962) is a Russian cosmonaut and a veteran of two space missions. Russian cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2009 ) Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin Born
#8 Curtis Brown
Curtis Lee "Curt" Brown Jr. (born March 11, 1956) is a former NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force colonel . [1] American astronaut For other people named Curtis Brown, see Curtis Brown (disambiguation) . Curtis L. Brown Jr. Born ( 1956-03-11 ) March 11, 1956 (age 66) Elizabethtown,
Sergey Nikolayevich Ryazansky ( Russian : Серге́й Николаевич Рязанский ; born November 13, 1974) is a Russian cosmonaut . He was selected as commander of the IMBP-6 cosmonaut group in 2003, but later transferred to the TsPK Cosmonaut Group. [2] Ryazansky made his first spaceflight aboard the Soyuz T
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
#11 Marcos Pontes
Marcos Cesar Pontes (born 11 March 1963) is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer , AEB astronaut and author. He became the first South American and the first Lusophone to go into space when he docked onto the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-8 on March 30, 2006. He is the only Brazilian
#12 Gus Grissom
Virgil Ivan " Gus " Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer, pilot in the United States Air Force , and member of the Mercury Seven selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) as Project Mercury astronauts to be the first Americans in outer space .
#13 Thomas Pesquet
Thomas Gautier Pesquet ( French pronunciation: [tɔma gotje pɛskɛ] ; born 27 February 1978 in Rouen ) is a French aerospace engineer , pilot , and European Space Agency astronaut . Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, [1] and he successfully completed his basic training in Nove
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
Discovery Station , is a hands-on, family-friendly museum in downtown Hagerstown, Maryland , United States that opened to the public in 2005. The museum's focus is to create an environment that stimulates curiosity for discovery, exploration, and further investigation through exhibits and programs t
The Japanese Experiment Module ( JEM ), nicknamed Kibō ( きぼう , Kibō , Hope) , is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station (ISS) developed by JAXA . It is the largest single ISS module, and is attached to the Harmony module. The first two pieces of the module were launched on Spa
#2 Soyuz TMA-19
Soyuz TMA-19 was a crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) and is part of the Soyuz programme . It was launched on 15 June 2010 carrying three members of the Expedition 24 crew to the International Space Station, who remained aboard the station for around six months. Soyuz TMA-19
#3 INSAT-4B
INSAT-4B was an Indian communications satellite which forms part of the Indian National Satellite System . Launched in 2007, it was placed in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 93.48° East. [5] INSAT-4B Mission type Communications Operator INSAT COSPAR ID 2007-007A SATCAT no. 30793 Mission durati
Poisk ( Russian : Поиск , lit. ' Search ' ), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 ( MRM 2 ), Малый исследовательский модуль 2 , or МИМ 2 , is a docking module of the International Space Station . Its original name was Docking Module 2 ( Stykovochniy Otsek 2 , SO-2 ), as it is almost identical
#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 Apollo 10
Apollo 10 (May 18–26, 1969) was a human spaceflight , the fourth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program , and the second (after Apollo 8 ) to orbit the Moon. NASA described it as a "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing , [2] and designated it an "F" mission , intended to test
#7 Lunokhod 2
Lunokhod 2 ( Russian : Луноход-2 ("Moonwalker 2"), also known as Аппарат 8ЕЛ № 204 ("Device 8EL No. 204")) was the second of two unmanned lunar rovers that landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of the Lunokhod programme . Second robotic Moon rover (1973) Lunokhod 2 Model of Lunokhod 2 rover
#8 Mariner 1
Mariner 1 , built to conduct the first American planetary flyby of Venus , was the first spacecraft of NASA 's interplanetary Mariner program . Developed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory , and originally planned to be a purpose-built probe launched summer 1962, Mariner 1's design was changed when the Ce
#9 Pioneer 5
Pioneer 5 (also known as Pioneer P-2 , and Able 4 , and nicknamed the "Paddle-Wheel Satellite" [3] ) was a spin-stabilized space probe in the NASA Pioneer program used to investigate interplanetary space between the orbits of Earth and Venus . It was launched on 11 March 1960 from Cape Canaveral Air
#10 USA-126
USA-126 , also known as GPS IIA-17 , GPS II-26 and GPS SVN-40 , is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System . It was the seventeenth of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched. USA-126 Names Navstar 2A-17 GPS IIA-17 GPS II-26 GPS SVN-40 Mission type
#11 Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph ( IRIS ), [1] also called Explorer 94 and SMEX-12 , [2] is a NASA solar observation satellite. The mission was funded through the Small Explorer program to investigate the physical conditions of the solar limb, particularly the interface region made up of the ch
#12 Mariner 2
Mariner 2 ( Mariner-Venus 1962 ), an American space probe to Venus , was the first robotic space probe to conduct a successful planetary encounter. The first successful spacecraft in the NASA Mariner program , it was a simplified version of the Block I spacecraft of the Ranger program and an exact c
#13 Pujiang-1
Pujiang-1 , also known as PJ-1 , is a Chinese technology demonstration satellite [1] designed to promote the construction of smart cities in China. [4] PJ-1 also monitors weather, traffic and population density of a city. It is the first Chinese satellite that uses 3D printing for the titanium struc
#14 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
#15 WE WISH
WE WISH (World Environmental Watching and Investigation from Space Height) was a small commercial CubeSat which was deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) in October 2012 and which deorbited in March 2013. [4] It was built by the Japanese technology company Meisei Electric [5] and the M
#16 Soyuz TMA-21
Soyuz TMA-21 ( "Gagarin" ) was a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS). It transported three members of the Expedition 27 crew to the ISS, and docked at the station on April 6, 2011. TMA-21 is the 109th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first of which launched in 1967. The Soyuz rema
#17 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
#18 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
#19 Viking 1
Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft , along with Viking 2 , each consisting of an orbiter and a lander, sent to Mars as part of NASA 's Viking program . [2] The lander touched down on Mars on July 20, 1976, the first successful Mars lander in history. Viking 1 operated on Mars for 2307 days (ov
#20 STS-119
STS-119 ( ISS assembly flight 15A) was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by space shuttle Discovery during March 2009. It delivered and assembled the fourth starboard Integrated Truss Segment (S6) , and the fourth set of solar arrays and batteries to th