langs: 12 марта [ru] / march 12 [en] / 12. märz [de] / 12 mars [fr] / 12 marzo [it] / 12 de marzo [es]
days: march 9 / march 10 / march 11 / march 12 / march 13 / march 14 / march 15
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator , engineer , astronaut , businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth , circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA
- ... for him, as was USNS John Glenn (T-MLP-2) , a mobile landing platform delivered to the U.S. Navy on march 12, 2014. [299] In June 2016, the Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, was renamed Jo ...
#2 Michael López-Alegría
Michael López-Alegría (born Miguel Eladio López Alegría on May 30, 1958) is an astronaut , test pilot and commercial astronaut with dual nationality, American and Spanish; [2] a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission. He is known for having performed ten
- ... ions STS-73 STS-92 STS-113 Soyuz TMA-9 ( Expedition 14 ) SpaceX Axiom-1 Mission insignia Retirement march 12, 2012 [1] BACKGROUND Son of a Spanish father and an American mother, López-Alegría was born in Madri ...
- ... ngest spaceflight by an American astronaut. [8] POST-NASA CAREER López-Alegría retired from NASA on march 12, 2012 [9] and served as the President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation through the end of 20 ...
#3 Yury Lonchakov
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 )
- ... ard Garriott) in filming and starring in a science-fiction movie made in space, Apogee of Fear . On 12 march 2009, a piece of debris from the upper stage of a Delta II rocket used to launch a GPS satellite in ...
#4 Scott Kelly (astronaut)
Scott Joseph Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American engineer , retired astronaut , and naval aviator . A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on Expeditions 26 , 45 , and 46 . American engineer, retired astronaut, and retired U.S. Navy captain F
- ... se in the length of his telomeres relative to before his flight. [65] [66] [67] POST-NASA CAREER On march 12, 2016, Kelly announced his retirement from NASA, effective April 1, 2016. [3] On November 20, 2016, ...
#5 David M. Brown
David McDowell Brown (April 16, 1956 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Navy captain and a NASA astronaut . He died on his first spaceflight , when the Space Shuttle Columbia ( STS-107 ) disintegrated during orbital reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Brown became an astronaut in 1996 but had
- ... se with the call sign KC5ZTC. NASA CAREER Funeral of David M. Brown at Arlington National Cemetery ( march 12, 2003) Selected by NASA in April 1996, Brown reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. He ...
#6 Wally Schirra
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. ( / ʃ ɜːr ˈ ɑː / , March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury , which was the United States ' first effort to put human beings into space
- Walter Marty Schirra Jr. ( / ʃ ɜːr ˈ ɑː / , march 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . In 1959, he b ...
- ... program . NASA astronaut Wally Schirra Schirra in 1964 Born Walter Marty Schirra Jr. ( 1923-03-12 ) march 12, 1923 Hackensack, New Jersey , U.S. Died May 3, 2007 (2007-05-03) (aged 84) San Diego, California , ...
- ... -anchor for all seven of NASA's Moon landing missions. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Schirra was born on march 12, 1923, in Hackensack, New Jersey , to a family of aviators. His paternal grandparents were from Bava ...
#7 Mike Massimino
Michael James Massimino [3] / ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ m iː n oʊ / (born August 19, 1962) [4] is an American professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and a former NASA astronaut . He is the senior advisor of space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum . American astronaut and enginee
- ... ia, and music festivals and conferences taking place in Austin, Texas . The 2010 iteration ran from march 12 to 21. 2011 Sid the Science Kid Himself "I Want to Be a Scientist!" (episode 57) 2011–14 The Big Ban ...
#8 Richard M. Linnehan
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
- ... ces studies on board the International Space Station . STS-109 HST Servicing Mission 3B (March 1 to march 12, 2002) was the fourth Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission and Linnehan's third flight abo ...
#9 Patricia Robertson
Patricia Consolatrix Hilliard Robertson (March 12, 1963 – May 24, 2001) was an American physician and a NASA astronaut. She died in a plane crash the year before she would have flown to the International Space Station . American astronaut This article is about the astronaut. For the Marvel Comics ch
- Patricia Consolatrix Hilliard Robertson ( march 12, 1963 – May 24, 2001) was an American physician and a NASA astronaut. She died in a plane crash the ...
- ... e Marvel Comics character, see Patricia Robertson (comics) . Patricia Robertson Born ( 1963-03-12 ) march 12, 1963 Indiana, Pennsylvania Died May 24, 2001 (2001-05-24) (aged 38) Houston, Texas Nationality Amer ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Temora Aviation Museum
The Temora Aviation Museum is an Australian aviation museum located in Temora, New South Wales . The Museum was established in late 1999, based on the collection of warbird aircraft owned by David Lowy . Lowy remains the President and Founder of the Museum, which is overseen by a four-member Governi
- ... at its peak had 97 de Havilland Tiger Moth aircraft for training purposes. The school was closed on 12 march 1946. After World War II, Temora continued its aviation heritage, used for a number of activities i ...
#2 RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre
RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre (Originally known as the Wagga Wagga RAAF Museum but was officially, RAAF Museum – Wagga Annex [1] ) is a heritage centre located at the Wagga Wagga RAAF Base at Forest Hill located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Wagga Wagga , New South Wales , Australia on
- ... by the Royal Australian Air Force for outfitting the building for a future heritage display. [8] On 12 march 2010, it was reported that the heritage centre was expected to reopen in Spring 2010, but the offic ...
#3 Brooklands Museum
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
- ... ubhouse and part of the track on the site began and Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd was incorporated on 12 march 1987, with Sir Peter Masefield as chairman and Morag Barton as the first Museum Director. In April ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Crew Return Vehicle
The Crew Return Vehicle ( CRV ), sometimes referred to as the Assured Crew Return Vehicle ( ACRV ), was a proposed dedicated lifeboat or escape module for the International Space Station (ISS). A number of different vehicles and designs were considered over two decades – with several flying as devel
- ... terials, were constructed under contract by Scaled Composites . The first flew its maiden flight on march 12, 1998. The X-38 utilized a unique parafoil landing system designed by Pioneer Aerospace. The ram-air ...
#2 Kibō (ISS module)
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
- ... orbit on multistage Proton rockets and then rendezvous and dock with the station automatically. On 12 march 2007, the Experiment Logistics Module-Pressurized Section (ELM-PS), the main laboratory, arrived at ...
#3 GOES-17
GOES-17 (designated pre-launch as GOES-S ) is an environmental satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The satellite is second in the four-satellite GOES-R series ( GOES-16 , -17, - T , and - U ). GOES-17 supports the Geostationary Operational Environmental
- ... GOES-16 GOES-18 → The satellite was launched on 1 March 2018 [2] and reached geostationary orbit on 12 march 2018. [8] In May 2018, during the satellite's testing phase after launch, a problem was discovered ...
- ... averal Air Force Station , Florida . [2] It had a launch mass of 5,192 kg (11,446 lb) . [2] [14] On 12 march 2019, GOES-17 joined GOES-16 (launched in 2016) in geostationary orbit at 35,700 km (22,200 mi) abo ...
#4 Astron (spacecraft)
Astron was a Soviet space telescope launched on 23 March 1983 at 12:45:06 UTC , using the Proton launcher . [3] Based on the 4MV spacecraft design and operational for six years, Astron was the largest ultraviolet space telescope of its time. Soviet ultraviolet space telescope Astron Mission type Ast
- ... ong the most important observations made by Astron were those of SN 1987A supernova from March 4 to march 12, 1987, [9] and of Halley's Comet in December 1985, the latter of which enabled a group of Soviet sci ...
#5 SpaceX CRS-3
SpaceX CRS-3 , also known as SpX-3 , [4] was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS), contracted to NASA , which was launched on 18 April 2014. It was the fifth flight for SpaceX 's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft and the third SpaceX operational mission contr
- ... m the December 2013 cooling issue on the ISS which required several spacewalks to mitigate. [14] On 12 march 2014, the launch was rescheduled to 30 March or 2 April 2014, for a variety of reasons including da ...
#6 Soyuz 32
Soyuz 32 ( Russian : Союз 32 , Union 32 ) was a 1979 Soviet crewed space flight to the Salyut 6 space station . [1] It was the eighth mission to and seventh successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz 32 crew was the third long-duration crew to man the space station. Soyuz 32 COSPAR ID 19
- ... had been used in space. [3] PROGRESS 5 ARRIVES Progress 5 , an uncrewed supply tanker, was launched 12 march and docked with the station two days later. The crew spent four days unloading the vehicle. Supplie ...
#7 Kosmos 60
Kosmos 60 ( Russian : Космос 60 meaning Cosmos 60 ) was an E-6 No.9 probe (Ye-6 series), launched by the Soviet Union . It was the sixth attempt at a lunar soft-landing mission, with a design similar to that of Luna 4 . Kosmos 60 Mission type Lunar soft-landing lander Operator OKB-1 COSPAR ID 1965-0
- ... e Ye-6 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 6530 kg [1] Dry mass 1470 kg [2] Start of mission Launch date 12 march 1965 09:25:31 GMT Rocket Molniya 8K78 s/n G15000-24 Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 Contractor OKB- ...
- ... ow Earth Perigee altitude 195 km Apogee altitude 248 km Inclination 64.7° Period 89.1 minutes Epoch 12 march 1965 Luna ← Luna E-6 No.5 Luna E-6 No.8 → Kosmos 60 was launched by a Molniya 8K78 rocket, serial n ...
#8 Progress M-33
Progress M-33 ( Russian : Прогресс M-33 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in November 1996 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-33 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1996-066A SATCAT no. 24633 [1] Spacecr
- ... [1] Rocket Soyuz-U [2] Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 12 march 1997, 03:23:37 UTC [3] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee alti ...
- ... ssful redocking attempt was made on 4 March 1997 at 07:41 UTC. [4] DECAY It remained in orbit until 12 march 1997, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 02:35:00 UTC, with the mission ending at ...
#9 AMC-14
AMC-14 is a communications satellite . Initially owned by SES Americom , AMC-14 was designed to be placed in geostationary orbit , following launch on a Proton-M / Briz-M space vehicle . Built by Lockheed Martin and based on the A2100 satellite bus , AMC-14 was to have been located at 61.5° West lon
- ... Built AMC-14 Satellite Ready For Launch From Baikonur Cosmodrome" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 12 march 2008. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008.
#10 Mir
Mir ( Russian : Мир , IPA: [ˈmʲir] ; lit. ' peace ' or ' world ' ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia . Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It had a greater
- ... t periods. [17] [47] [ page needed ] The station was occupied for a total of four distinct periods; 12 march –16 July 1986 ( EO-1 ), 5 February 1987 – 27 April 1989 (EO-2–EO-4), the record-breaking run from 5 ...
#11 STS-109
STS-109 (SM3B) was a Space Shuttle mission that launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 1 March 2002. It was the 108th mission of the Space Shuttle program , [1] the 27th flight of the orbiter Columbia [1] and the fourth servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope . [2] It was also the last successful
- ... 2002 11:22:02 ( 2002-03-01UTC11:22:02Z ) UTC Launch site Kennedy LC-39A End of mission Landing date 12 march 2002 09:33:10 ( 2002-03-12UTC09:33:11Z ) UTC Landing site Kennedy SLF Runway 33 Orbital parameters ...
#12 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 ( Korean : 광명성 2호 , meaning Bright Star-2 [1] or Lode Star-2 [2] ) was a satellite launched by North Korea on April 5, 2009. North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 Kwangmyongsong-2 as it would have looked in orbit in a 2009 computer graphic video Mission type Communication /Technol
- ... erritory. South Korea also dispatched an Aegis-equipped destroyer off the east coast. [20] NOTAM On march 12 North Korea announced that it had signed the Outer Space Treaty and the Registration Convention . [2 ...
#13 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
- ... dy Strekalov ( Soyuz T-3 ) worked on the space station for 12 days starting on 27 November 1980. On 12 march 1981 the last resident crew, Vladimir Kovalyonok and Viktor Savinykh , arrived and stayed for 75 da ...
- ... T-3 10 December 1980 09:26:10 Soyuz T-3 12.80 Salyut 6 - EO-6 Vladimir Kovalyonok , Viktor Savinykh 12 march 1981 19:00:11 Soyuz T-4 26 May 1981 12:37:34 Soyuz T-4 74.73 Salyut 6 - EP-9 Vladimir Dzhanibekov , ...
#14 Mars 6
Mars 6 ( Russian : Марс-6 ), also known as 3MP No.50P was a Soviet spacecraft launched to explore Mars. A 3MP bus spacecraft launched as part of the Mars program , it consisted of a lander, and a coast stage with instruments to study Mars as it flew past. Soviet spacecraft launched in 1973 to study
- ... 45:48Z ) UTC [3] Rocket Proton-K / D Launch site Baikonur 81/23 End of mission Last contact Lander: 12 march 1974, 09:11:05 UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Heliocentric Flyby of Mars Spacecraft compon ...
- ... al parameters Reference system Heliocentric Flyby of Mars Spacecraft component Bus Closest approach 12 march 1974, 09:05:53 UTC Distance 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) Mars impact (failed landing) Spacecraft compo ...
- ... ance 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) Mars impact (failed landing) Spacecraft component lander Impact date 12 march 1974, 09:11 UTC Impact site 23.90°S 19.42°W / -23.90; -19.42 SPACECRAFT The Mars 6 spacecraft car ...
- ... ft performed a course correction on 13 August 1973. Mars 6's lander separated from the flyby bus on 12 march 1974 at an altitude of 48,000 kilometres (30,000 mi) from the surface of Mars. The bus made a flyby ...
#15 Soyuz T-4
Soyuz T-4 was a Soviet space mission which launched the crew of Salyut 6 EO-6, the sixth and final long-duration crew of the Salyut 6 space station. It was launched on 12 March 1981 and docked with the station the next day. [1] During their stay, the EO-6 crew was visited by Soyuz 39 and Soyuz 40 .
- ... ut 6 EO-6, the sixth and final long-duration crew of the Salyut 6 space station. It was launched on 12 march 1981 and docked with the station the next day. [1] During their stay, the EO-6 crew was visited by ...
- ... rew size 2 Members Vladimir Kovalyonok Viktor Savinykh Callsign Photon Start of mission Launch date 12 march 1981, 19:00:11 ( 1981-03-12UTC19:00:11Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of missio ...
#16 Geosat
The GEOSAT ( GEOdetic SATellite ) was a U.S. Navy Earth observation satellite , launched on March 12, 1985 into an 800 km, 108° inclination orbit, with a nodal period of about 6040 seconds. The satellite carried a radar altimeter capable of measuring the distance from the satellite to sea surface
- The GEOSAT ( GEOdetic SATellite ) was a U.S. Navy Earth observation satellite , launched on march 12, 1985 into an 800 km, 108° inclination orbit, with a nodal period of about 6040 seconds. The satelli ...
#17 Aura (satellite)
Aura ( EOS CH-1 ) is a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite in orbit around the Earth , studying the Earth's ozone layer , air quality and climate . [2] It is the third major component of the Earth Observing System (EOS) following on Terra (launched 1999) and Aqua (launched 2002). Aura
- ... nector partially "unzipped" losing temperature telemetry and power from part of the solar array. On march 12, 2010, Aura lost power from one-half of one of the 11 solar panels and this was attributed to a Micr ...
#18 Ekspress-A2
Ekspress-A2 ( Russian : Экспресс-A2 meaning Express-A2 ), also designated Ekspress-6A No 2 and sometimes erroneously called Ekspress-2A , is a Russian communications satellite which is operated by Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC). It was constructed by NPO PM and Alcatel Space and is
- ... catel Space (payload) Launch mass 2,600 kg (5,700 lb) Power 2540 watts Start of mission Launch date 12 march 2000, 04:07:00 UTC Rocket Proton-K / Blok DM-2M Launch site Baikonur , Site 200/39 Contractor Khrun ...
- ... . [1] LAUNCH Ekspress-2A is a Russian geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched on 12 march 2000 from Baikonur by a Proton-K launch vehicle at 04:07:00 UTC . USSPACECOM had tentatively named ...
#19 TD-1A
TD-1A , or Thor-Delta 1A (or just TD-1 ), was a European astrophysical research satellite which was launched in 1972. Operated by the European Space Research Organisation , TD-1A made astronomical surveys primarily in the ultraviolet , but also using x-ray and gamma ray detectors. [4] TD-1A Mission
- ... T no. 05879 Spacecraft properties Launch mass 473 kilograms (1,043 lb) Start of mission Launch date 12 march 1972, 01:55:08 ( 1972-03-12UTC01:55:08Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Delta N D88 Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2E ...
#20 Soyuz TMA-14M
Soyuz TMA-14M was a 2014 flight to the International Space Station . It transported three members of the Expedition 41 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-14M is the 123rd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft , the first flight launching in 1967. The Soyuz remained docked to the space station for t
- ... 25UTC20:25Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur 1/5 , Kazakhstan End of mission Landing date 12 march 2015, 02:07 ( 2015-03-12UTC02:08Z ) UTC Landing site Kazakh Steppe , Kazakhstan Orbital parameters ...
- ... scent module along with the mission crew landed safely just over three hours later, at 02:07 UTC on 12 march . GALLERY The Soyuz rocket being rolled out to the launch pad. The crew waves to spectators before b ...
- ... re boarding the rocket. TMA-14M launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Descent of the spacecraft on 12 march , 2015. TMA-14M descending towards landing. IN MEDIA In the 2014 film Gravity , STS-157 Mission Spec ...