langs: 17 марта [ru] / march 17 [en] / 17. märz [de] / 17 mars [fr] / 17 marzo [it] / 17 de marzo [es]
days: march 14 / march 15 / march 16 / march 17 / march 18 / march 19 / march 20
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
- ... job, Glenn was already participating in Project Mercury; while other candidates were at Wright, on march 17 he and most of those who would choose the astronauts visited the McDonnell plant building the spacec ...
#2 James Irwin
James Benson Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and a United States Air Force pilot . He served as Apollo Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15 , the fourth human lunar landing. He was the eighth person to walk on the Moon and the fi
- James Benson Irwin ( march 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and a Unite ...
- ... see James Irwin (disambiguation) . James Irwin Irwin in 1971 Born James Benson Irwin ( 1930-03-17 ) march 17, 1930 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , U.S. Died August 8, 1991 (1991-08-08) (aged 61) Glenwood Springs, C ...
- ... issions Apollo 15 Mission insignia Retirement July 31, 1972 EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Irwin was born march 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , [3] of Scottish and Irish descent, to parents James William Irw ...
#3 Christer Fuglesang
Arne Christer Fuglesang (born 18 March 1957) is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on 10 December 2006, making him the first Swedish citizen in space. [2] Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang Christer Fuglesan
- ... spacecraft . The Euromir 95 experiment training was organized and mainly carried out at EAC. [6] On 17 march 1995 he was selected as a member of Crew 2, the backup crew for the Euromir 95 mission, joining Gen ...
#4 Kalpana Chawla
Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) was an Indian-born American astronaut and mechanical engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space. [3] [4] She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. American astronau
- ... and primary robotic arm operator. American astronaut (1962–2003) Kalpana Chawla Born ( 1962-03-17 ) march 17, 1962 [1] Karnal , East Punjab state, India (now Haryana state) Died 1 February 2003 (2003-02-01) (a ...
- Kalpana Chawla ( 17 march 1962 – 1 February 2003) was an Indian-born American astronaut and mechanical engineer who was the f ...
- ... e is regarded as a national hero in India. [10] EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Kalpana Chawla was born on 17 march 1962 in Karnal , Haryana . [11] She completed her schooling from Tagore Baal Niketan Senior Seconda ...
#5 James van Hoften
James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften (born June 11, 1944 [2] ) is an American civil and hydraulic engineer , retired U.S. Navy officer and aviator , and a former astronaut for NASA . James D. A. van Hoften Born ( 1944-06-11 ) June 11, 1944 (age 78) Fresno , California , U.S. Status Retired Nation
- ... Jennifer Lyn (born October 31, 1971), Jamie Juliana (born August 24, 1977), and Victoria Jane (born march 17, 1981). He enjoys skiing , playing handball and racquetball , and jogging . In college, he was a mem ...
#6 Yuri Romanenko
Yuri Viktorovich Romanenko ( Russian : Ю́рий Ви́кторович Романе́нко ; born 1 August 1944) is a former Soviet cosmonaut , twice Hero of the Soviet Union (March 16, 1978 and September 26, 1980). Over his career, Yuri Romanenko spent a total of 430 days 20 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds in space and 18 ho
- ... aptain (February 3, 1971) Major (February 21, 1974) Lieutenant Colonel (December 14, 1976) Colonel ( march 17, 1978) Discharged from military service on October 2, 1995, because of reaching the age limit. [7] P ...
#7 Ken Mattingly
Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II (born March 17, 1936) is an American former aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , rear admiral in the United States Navy and astronaut who flew on the Apollo 16 , STS-4 and STS-51-C missions. American astronaut (born 1936) Ken Mattingly Mattingly in 1971 Born Tho
- Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II (born march 17, 1936) is an American former aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , rear admiral in the Unit ...
- ... tronaut (born 1936) Ken Mattingly Mattingly in 1971 Born Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II ( 1936-03-17 ) march 17, 1936 (age 86) Chicago, Illinois , U.S. Status Retired Alma mater Auburn University ( BS , 1958) Occ ...
- ... Apollo program's J-missions . [3] EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II was born on march 17, 1936, in Chicago , Illinois , to Thomas Kenneth Mattingly (1903–1995) and Constance Mason ( née Cla ...
- ... portrayed in the 1995 movie Apollo 13 by Gary Sinise . Both Mattingly and Sinise share a birthday ( march 17) . He was portrayed in the 1998 HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon by Željko Ivanek . [25] SEE ...
#8 Robert Michael White
Robert Michael "Bob" White (July 6, 1924 – March 17, 2010) ( Maj Gen , USAF ) [2] was an American electrical engineer , test pilot , fighter pilot , and astronaut . [3] [4] He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and
- Robert Michael "Bob" White (July 6, 1924 – march 17, 2010) ( Maj Gen , USAF ) [2] was an American electrical engineer , test pilot , fighter pilot , and ...
- ... White (meteorologist) . Robert M. White Born ( 1924-07-06 ) July 6, 1924 New York City , U.S. Died march 17, 2010 (2010-03-17) (aged 85) Orlando, Florida , U.S. Nationality American Other names Robert Michael ...
- ... . Space Ship One and White Knight pilot/astronaut Brian Binnie reports this is not true. He died on march 17, 2010, at the age of 85. AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Air Force Command Pilot Badge with Astronaut Device ...
#9 Charles Duke
Charles Moss Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut , United States Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot . As lunar module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon , at age 36 years and 201 days. [note 1] For the British Labo
- ... al. [61] [62] Duke feared that he might not recover in time for the launch, which was scheduled for march 17, 1972. [62] The spacecraft and Saturn V launch vehicle had already been rolled out to Launch Pad 39A ...
Museum / Museum
#1 USS Midway (CV-41)
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
- ... ssioned 10 September 1945 Decommissioned 11 April 1992 In service 1945 Out of service 1992 Stricken 17 march 1997 Nickname(s) Midway Magic Status Museum ship at the USS Midway Museum in San Diego , California ...
- ... only at the Navy Museum in Washington, D.C. The ship was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 17 march 1997. On 30 September 2003, ex- Midway began her journey from the Navy Inactive Ship Maintenance Fa ...
#2 Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum
The Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum in an aviation museum located in Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones . Aviation museum in Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum Museo Aeronáutico Cnel. (Av.) Jaime Meregalli Location within Uruguay Former name National Avi
- ... Municipal in downtown Montevideo . [1] It became the Colonel Jaime Meregalli Aeronautical Museum on 17 march 1993. [2] On 4 December 1997, the museum suffered a fire which damaged a number of aircraft in the ...
#3 U.S. Space & Rocket Center
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is a museum operated by the government of Alabama , showcasing rockets , achievements, and artifacts of the U.S. space program. Sometimes billed as "Earth's largest space museum", astronaut Owen Garriott described the place as, "a great way to le
- ... day. [35] Initial plans called for visitors to walk through the Saturn V. [33] The center opened on march 17, 1970. [36] The Space & Rocket Center was a "major sponsor" of the United States pavilion at the 198 ...
#4 Parafield Airport
Parafield Airport ( ICAO : YPPF ) is on the edge of the residential suburb of Parafield , South Australia , 18 km (11 mi) north of the Adelaide city centre and adjacent to the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia . It is Adelaide 's second airport and the third busiest airpor
- ... ncludes a Lockheed P-38 Lightning and a Bell P-39 Airacobra . [17] CLASSIC JETS AIRSHOW ACCIDENT On 17 march 2013, a Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire Mk26 , an 80% scale home-build replica of the Supermarine Spi ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Vanguard TV-3
Vanguard TV-3 (also called Vanguard Test Vehicle-Three ), was the first attempt of the United States to launch a satellite into orbit around the Earth , after the successful Soviet launches of Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 . Vanguard TV-3 was a small satellite designed to test the launch capabilities of t
- ... an, and Joseph B. Schwartz. (Bauman and Schwartz transferred with the Vanguard Project to NASA). On 17 march 1958, Vanguard 1 started its historic journey into space (U.S. Navy photo). The history of the Vang ...
#2 Vanguard TV-5
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
- ... onds of normal flight, caused the Vanguard rocket to exceed a 45° angle of attack. [3] : 283 On 17 march 1958, however, Vanguard 1 was successfully launched into orbit, marking the first full triumph for ...
#3 Soyuz TM-14
Soyuz TM-14 was the 14th expedition to the Mir space station. [1] It included an astronaut from Germany, and was the first Russian Soyuz mission after the collapse of the Soviet Union. 1992 Russian crewed spaceflight to Mir Soyuz TM-14 Operator Rosaviakosmos COSPAR ID 1992-014A SATCAT no. 21908 Miss
- ... trich Flade Landing Michel Tognini Callsign Ви́тязь (Vityaz' – Knight) Start of mission Launch date 17 march 1992, 10:54:30 ( 1992-03-17UTC10:54:30Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U2 End of mission Landing date 10 August ...
#4 Poisk (ISS module)
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
- ... February 6, 2020 05:50 UTC Soyuz MS-16 April 9, 2020 14:13 UTC October 21, 2020 11:32 UTC Soyuz MS- 17 march 19, 2021 17:12 UTC April 17, 2021 01:34 UTC Soyuz MS-20 December 8, 2021 13:41 UTC December 20, 202 ...
#5 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
- ... ry 10, 1969, it was shifted from its placeholder date of May 1 to May 17, rather than to May 16. On march 17, 1969, the launch was slipped one day to May 18, to allow for a better view of ALS-3, to the west of ...
#6 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
- ... etected by lunar laser ranging experiments and its position is known to sub-meter accuracy. [15] On march 17, 2010 Phil Stooke at the University of Western Ontario announced that he had located Lunokhod 2 in N ...
#7 Long March 4C
The Long March 4C , also known as the Chang Zheng 4C , CZ-4C and LM-4C , previously designated Long March 4B-II , is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle . It is launched from the Jiuquan , Taiyuan , and Xichang Satellite Launch Centers , and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used t
- ... ce-1 01A SSO Success 40 Y30 26 February 2022 23:44 JSLC , SLS-2 Ludi Tance-1 01B SSO Success 41 Y47 17 march 2022 07:09 JSLC , SLS-2 Yaogan 34-02 LEO Success 42 Y38 6 April 2022 23:47 JSLC , SLS-2 Gaofen 3-03 ...
#8 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 ( Korean : 광명성 3호 ; Hanja : 光明星3號 ; lit. Bright Star-3 [2] or Lode Star-3 [3] ) was a North Korean Earth observation satellite which, according to the DPRK , was for weather forecast purposes, and whose launch was widely portrayed in the West to be a veiled ballistic missile t
- ... de southwards and debris generated from the flight would not impact neighbouring countries. [12] On 17 march the North Korean government invited foreign experts and journalists to observe a satellite launch. ...
#9 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
- ... lniya 8K78 s/n G15000-24 Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 Contractor OKB-1 End of mission Decay date 17 march 1965 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric [3] Regime Low Earth Perigee altitude 195 km Ap ...
- ... an on-orbit mass of 1,470 kilograms (3,240 lb) . The satellite reentered the Earth's atmosphere on 17 march 1965. Kosmos 60 carried two instruments: an imaging system and the SBM-10 radiation detector. [4]
#10 USA-85
USA-85 , also known as GPS IIA-7 , GPS II-16 and GPS SVN-32 , was an American navigation satellite which formed part of the Global Positioning System . It was the seventh of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched. USA-85 Names Navstar 2A-07 GPS IIA-7 GPS II-16 GPS SVN-32 Mission type Navig
- ... onnell Douglas Entered service 23 December 1992 End of mission Disposal Graveyard orbit Deactivated 17 march 2008 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [3] Regime Medium Earth orbit ( Semi-sync ...
- ... mass of 840 kg (1,850 lb) . It had a design life of 7.5 years, [2] and was retired from service on 17 march 2008. It is unclear whether it has been retained as a backup satellite.
#11 Pioneer 10
Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F ) is an American space probe , launched in 1972 and weighing 260 kilograms (570 pounds ) , that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter . [3] Thereafter, Pioneer 10 became the first of five artificial objects to achieve the escape velocity needed
- ... arge." [13] To meet the schedule, the first launch would need to take place between February 29 and march 17 so that it could arrive at Jupiter in November 1974. This was later revised to an arrival date of De ...
#12 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
- ... ource? ] The first human mission flown from an independent Kazakhstan was Soyuz TM-14 , launched on 17 march 1992, which carried the EO-11 crew to Mir , docking on 19 March before the departure of Soyuz TM-13 ...
#13 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
- ... Roscosmos hosted the traditional tea-party with Soyuz TMA-21 prime and backup crews on March 11. On march 17, cosmonauts and astronauts left GCTC for Baikonur. On March 19, Roscosmos Board gave its final appro ...
#14 Apollo 6
Apollo 6 (April 4, 1968), also known as AS-502 , was the third and final uncrewed flight in the United States' Apollo Program and the second test of the Saturn V launch vehicle. It qualified the Saturn V to be used on crewed missions, as happened for the first time on Apollo 8 in December 1968. Seco
- ... Building (VAB) four days later; the S-IVB third stage and Instrument Unit computer both arrived on march 17. The S-II second stage was not yet ready and so the dumbbell-shaped spacer, used in preparation for ...
#15 Tiangong-1
Tiangong-1 ( Chinese : 天宫一号 ; pinyin : Tiāngōng yīhào ; lit. 'Heaven's Palace-1" or "Celestial Palace-1"' ) was China's first prototype space station . [9] It orbited Earth from September 2011 to April 2018, serving as both a crewed laboratory and an experimental testbed to demonstrate orbital rende
- ... 240.8 233.4 248.2 42.68 15 March 2018 239.5 232.5 246.5 42.67 16 March 2018 237.8 231.0 244.7 42.66 17 march 2018 235.9 229.3 242.6 42.66 18 March 2018 233.8 227.3 240.4 42.65 19 March 2018 231.8 225.4 238.2 ...
#16 Discoverer 1
Discoverer 1 was the first of a series of satellites which were part of the CORONA reconnaissance satellite program. It was launched on a Thor-Agena A rocket on 28 February 1959 at 21:49:16 GMT from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California . It was a prototype of the KH-1 satellite, but did not conta
- ... enberg , LC 75-3-4 Contractor Douglas Aircraft Company End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 17 march 1959 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [3] Regime Low Earth orbit Perigee altitu ...
- ... ttitude was achieved, putting the spacecraft into a polar orbit where it remained until re-entry on 17 march 1959. Discoverer 1 became the first man-made object ever put into a polar orbit. The difficulty was ...
#17 Cygnus NG-12
NG-12 , previously known as OA-12 , was the thirteenth flight of the Northrop Grumman robotic resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its twelfth Commercial Resupply Services flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA . [6] [7] The mission launched on 2 November 2019 at 13:59:47 UTC ). [1] This
- ... Launch site Wallops Pad 0A Contractor Northrop Grumman End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 17 march 2020, 23:00 UTC [2] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Inc ...
- ... t a few more weeks of in-orbit operations". [19] The spacecraft was deorbited at about 23:00 UTC on 17 march 2020. [2] SEE ALSO Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station
#18 Progress M-38
Progress M-38 ( Russian : Прогресс M-38 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in March 1998 to resupply the Mir space station. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-38 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1998-015A SATCAT no. 25256 [1] Spacecraft
- ... iod 88.6 minutes [3] Epoch 14 March 1998 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [3] Docking date 17 march 1998, 00:31:17 UTC Undocking date 15 May 1998, 18:43:54 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress M-37 P ...
- ... uz-U rocket. [2] [4] DOCKING Progress M-38 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 17 march 1998 at 00:31:17 UTC, and was undocked on 15 May 1998 at 18:43:54 UTC. [3] [5] DECAY It remained in ...
#19 Lunokhod 1
Lunokhod 1 ( Russian: Луноход-1 ("Moonwalker 1"), also known as Аппарат 8ЕЛ № 203 ("Device 8EL No. 203")) was the first of two robotic lunar rovers landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of its Lunokhod program . The Luna 17 spacecraft carried Lunokhod 1 to the Moon in 1970. Lunokhod 1 was t
- ... 010, as lunar laser ranging experiments had failed to detect a return signal from it since 1971. On march 17, 2010, Albert Abdrakhimov found both the lander and the rover [6] in Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter im ...
#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
- ... 51.6 degrees Period 91.6 minutes Docking with ISS Docking port PMA-2 (Harmony forward) Docking date 17 march 2009, 21:20 UTC Undocking date 25 March 2009, 19:53 UTC Time docked 7 days, 22 hours, 33 minutes Fr ...
- ... from the launch, the hydrogen flow control valves performed as expected, with no issues seen. [26] 17 march (FLIGHT DAY 3) The crew of Discovery got to work in the morning preparing for rendezvous and dockin ...