langs: 29 марта [ru] / march 29 [en] / 29. märz [de] / 29 mars [fr] / 29 marzo [it] / 29 de marzo [es]
days: march 26 / march 27 / march 28 / march 29 / march 30 / march 31 / april 1
Roger Bruce Chaffee ( / ˈ tʃ æ f iː / ; February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was an American naval officer , aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program . American astronaut, naval aviator and aeronautical engineer Roger B. Chaffee Chaffee in 1964 Born Roger Bru
José Moreno Hernández (born August 7, 1962) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He left NASA in 2011. American engineer and former NASA astronaut José Hernández Born José Moreno Hernández ( 1962-08-07 ) August 7, 1962 (age 60) French Camp, California , U.S. Alma mater University o
William Anthony " Bill " Oefelein ( / ˈ oʊ f ɛ l aɪ n / ; born March 29, 1965) is an American freelance adventure writer and photographer and former NASA astronaut who, on his only spaceflight, piloted the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission. [4] American astronaut William A. Oefelein Oefelein in 2003 Bor
Pavel Vladimirovich Vinogradov ( Russian : Павел Владимирович Виноградов ; born 31 August 1953 in Magadan , USSR ) is a cosmonaut and former commander of the International Space Station . As of May 2013, he has flown into space three times, aboard Mir and the International Space Station , and is one
Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko ( Russian : Александр Степанович Викторенко ; born 29 March 1947) is a Soviet/Russian cosmonaut. Soviet cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2014 ) Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko Born ( 1947-03-29 ) Ma
Christina Hammock Koch ( / k oʊ k / KOHK ; born January 29, 1979) is an American engineer and NASA astronaut of the class of 2013. [1] [2] She received Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering and physics and a Master of Science in electrical engineering at North Carolina State Universi
#7 Michael Foreman (astronaut)
Michael James Foreman (born March 29, 1957) is a retired U.S. Navy pilot and a NASA astronaut . While with NASA, Foreman was part of a mission that delivered the Japanese Experiment Module and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator to the International Space Station . Foreman was also a
William Shatner [3] OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television se
Andrew Jay "Drew" Feustel ( / ˈ f ɔɪ s t əl / ; born August 25, 1965) is an American/Canadian NASA astronaut and geophysicist . Following several years working as a geophysicist, Feustel was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in July 2000. He is the veteran of 3 space flights with NASA. [3]
Robert Aitken "Bob" Rushworth (October 9, 1924 – March 18, 1993 [1] ) was an American United States Air Force major general , World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War pilot , mechanical and aeronautical engineer , test pilot and astronaut . He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-
#11 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
#12 Aleksei Gubarev
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev ( Russian : Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович Гу́барев ; 29 March 1931 – 21 February 2015) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on two space flights : Soyuz 17 and Soyuz 28 . Soviet general, pilot and cosmonaut Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev Born ( 1931-03-29 ) 29 March 1931 Gvardeit
#13 Oleg Kononenko
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko ( Russian : Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко ; Turkmen : Oleg Dmitriýewiç Kononenko ; born 21 June 1964 in Turkmenistan ) is a Russian cosmonaut from the Turkmen SSR. [1] He has flown to the International Space Station four times, as a flight engineer for Expedition 17 aboard So
Richard Robert "Ricky" Arnold II (born November 26, 1963, in Cheverly , Maryland ) is an American educator and a NASA astronaut . He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-119 , which launched March 15, 2009, and delivered the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station . [1] He launched
#15 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
#16 Thomas Marshburn
Thomas Henry Marshburn (born August 29, 1960) is an American physician and a NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of three spaceflights to the International Space Station . [1] [2] American physician and NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn Born Thomas Henry Marshburn ( 1960-08-29 ) August 29, 1960 (age 62
The TU 142 Aircraft Museum is a preserved Tupolev Tu-142 located in Visakhapatnam , in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . Built as part of Vizag city tourism promotion, it was formally inaugurated by President of India Ram Nath Kovind in December 2017 [1] Aviation museum, Transport museum in Pandu
East Midlands Airport ( IATA : EMA , ICAO : EGNX ) is an international airport in the East Midlands of England , close to Castle Donington in northwestern Leicestershire , between Loughborough ( 10 miles (16 km) ), Derby ( 12.5 miles (20 km) ) and Nottingham ( 14 miles (23 km) ); Leicester is
#1 Shenzhou 3
Shenzhou 3 ( Chinese : 神舟三号 ) launched on March 25, 2002, was the third unmanned launch of China 's Shenzhou spacecraft . This was the first Shenzhou spacecraft launched that could have actually carried a human and as such the main objective of the mission was to test the systems required to support
#2 Kosmos 1546
Kosmos 1546 ( Russian : Космос 1546 meaning Cosmos 1546 ) is a Soviet US-KS missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1984 as part of the Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [1] Kosmos 1546 Mission type Ear
#3 Soyuz TMA-9
Soyuz TMA-9 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle. It was a human spaceflight mission transporting personnel to and from the ISS. It launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 18 September 2006 at 08:09 MSD (04:09 UTC ), docked with the ISS
#4 Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2
The Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (also known as Boe OFT-2 ) was a repeat of Boeing's unsuccessful first Orbital Flight Test (OFT-1) of its Starliner spacecraft . The uncrewed mission was part of NASA 's Commercial Crew Program . [1] OFT-2, using Starliner Spacecraft 2 , launched 19 May 2022 and last
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
#6 Progress 8
Progress 8 ( Russian : Прогресс 8 ), was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1980 to resupply the Salyut 6 space station. Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft For the UK educational measure, see Progress 8 benchmark . Progress 8 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission
#7 ICESat
ICESat ( Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite ) was a NASA satellite mission for measuring ice sheet mass balance , cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics. It operated as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). ICESat was launched 13 January 200
#8 Astra 3A
Astra 3A is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by Société Européenne des Satellites , launched in March 2002 to the Astra 23.5°E orbital position to provide digital television and radio for direct to home (DTH) and cable, multimedia and interactive services, corporate netw
#9 Soyuz 39
Soyuz 39 was a 1981 Soviet crewed space flight to the Salyut 6 space station . It was the fifteenth expedition, and carried the eighth international crew to the orbiting facility. [1] The crew visited Vladimir Kovalyonok and Viktor Savinykh , who had reached Salyut-6 ten days prior. Soyuz 39 COSPAR
#10 CoRoT
CoRoT (French: Co nvection, Ro tation et T ransits planétaires ; English: Co nvection, Ro tation and planetary T ransits) was a space telescope mission which operated from 2006 to 2013. The mission's two objectives were to search for extrasolar planets with short orbital periods, particularly those
#11 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
#12 Progress M-05M
Progress M-05M ( Russian : Прогресс М-05М ), identified by NASA as Progress 37P , is a Progress spacecraft launched by the Russian Federal Space Agency in April 2010 to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). [1] [2] The spacecraft carried fresh food and supplies for the ISS crew. Progress M
#13 STS-135
STS-135 ( ISS assembly flight ULF7 ) [4] was the 135th and final mission of the American Space Shuttle program . [5] [6] It used the orbiter Atlantis and hardware originally processed for the STS-335 contingency mission, which was not flown. STS-135 launched on 8 July 2011, and landed on 21 July 201
#14 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
#15 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
#16 Kosmos 13
Kosmos 13 ( Russian : Космос 13 meaning Cosmos 13 ) or Zenit-2 No.9 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 13 was the eighth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched. [3] [4] Soviet optical reconnaissance satellite (1963) Kosmos 1
#17 STS-132
STS-132 ( ISS assembly flight ULF4 ) [5] was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on 16 May 2010. [6] STS-132 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 14 May 2010. [3] The primary payload was the Russian Rassvet Mini-Resea
#18 Long March 6
The Long March 6 ( Chinese : 长征六号运载火箭 ) or Chang Zheng 6 as in pinyin , abbreviated LM 6 for export or CZ 6 within China, is a Chinese liquid-fuelled launch vehicle of the Long March family , which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) [7] and the Shanghai Ac
#19 Mariner 10
Mariner 10 was an American robotic space probe launched by NASA on 3 November 1973, to fly by the planets Mercury and Venus . It was the first spacecraft to perform flybys of multiple planets. [2] 1973 American robotic space probe; flew by Venus and Mercury Mariner 10 Mariner 10 spacecraft Mission t
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