langs: 31 марта [ru] / march 31 [en] / 31. märz [de] / 31 mars [fr] / 31 marzo [it] / 31 de marzo [es]
days: march 28 / march 29 / march 30 / march 31 / april 1 / april 2 / april 3
Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton (born November 3, 1954) is an American mechanical engineer and retired United States Air Force four-star general , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . His last assignment was as commander of U.S. Strategic Command from October 3, 2007, to January 28, 2011. Prior to his a
Michael Richard Clifford (October 13, 1952 – December 28, 2021) was a United States Army officer and NASA astronaut . Clifford was a Master Army Aviator and logged over 3,400 hours flying in a wide variety of fixed and rotary winged aircraft. He retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of lieutenant c
Linda Maxine Godwin Ph.D. (born July 2, 1952) is an American scientist and retired NASA astronaut . [1] Godwin joined NASA in 1980 and became an astronaut in July 1986. She retired in 2010. During her career, Godwin completed four space flights and logged over 38 days in space. Godwin also served as
Ronald "Ron" Michael Sega (also Ronald Šega ) (Ph.D.) (born December 4, 1952) is professor of systems engineering and Vice President for Energy and the Environment at the Colorado State University Research Foundation, a non-profit advocacy organization supporting CSU. [1] He is also the Vice Preside
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
Charles Joseph Precourt (born June 29, 1955) is a retired NASA astronaut . His career in flight began at an early age, and spans his entire lifetime. He served in the US Air Force , piloted numerous jet aircraft, and piloted and commanded the Space Shuttle . Notably, he piloted or commanded several
Richard Harrison Truly (born November 12, 1937) is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy , a former fighter pilot , engineer , astronaut , and was the eighth administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1989 to 1992. He was the first former astronaut to h
Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes. [1] There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism. Space travel for recreational purposes This article is about paying space travellers. For other commercial spacefarers, see Co
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 )
Richard Alan Searfoss (June 5, 1956 – September 29, 2018) was an American aviator who was United States Air Force colonel , NASA astronaut and test pilot . [2] Richard A. Searfoss Born ( 1956-06-05 ) June 5, 1956 Mount Clemens , Michigan , U.S. Died September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29) (aged 62) Tehach
#11 Mark Kelly
Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician, businessman, retired astronaut , and U.S. Navy captain serving as the junior United States senator from Arizona since December 2020. [3] A member of the Democratic Party , he was elected in the special election triggered by the de
#12 Jerry L. Ross
Jerry Lynn Ross (born January 20, 1948, Crown Point, Indiana ) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the joint record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Franklin Chang-Diaz )
#13 Shannon Walker
Shannon Walker (born June 4, 1965) is an American physicist and a NASA astronaut selected in 2004. She launched on her first mission into space on June 25, 2010, onboard Soyuz TMA-19 and spent over 163 days in space. [1] American scientist and NASA astronaut For the rugby union and rugby league play
#14 Joseph P. Kerwin
Joseph Peter Kerwin (born February 19, 1932) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut , who served as Science Pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25 – June 22, 1973. He was the first physician to be selected for astronaut training. Joe Kerwin was the one who uttered the words during Ap
Patrick Graham Forrester (born March 31, 1957) is a NASA astronaut , engineer, and former Chief of the Astronaut Office . He is a retired United States Army officer and Army aviator. At the time of his retirement from the U.S. Army, Forrester had achieved the rank of colonel . He is married and has
#16 Grigory Nelyubov
Grigory Grigoryevich Nelyubov ( Russian : Григо́рий Григо́рьевич Нелю́бов ; 31 March 1934 – 18 February 1966) was one of the original 20 Soviet cosmonauts , who was dismissed from the Soviet space program in 1963 for drunk and disorderly conduct. His existence in the program was kept secret until th
#17 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
Classic Air Force was a charitably-based [1] aircraft preservation organisation sited in Coventry , West Midlands . Specialising in classic aircraft from the period between the end of the Second World War and the close of the Cold War , it preserved – in flying condition where possible - notable and
The Norwegian Aviation Museum ( Norwegian : Norsk luftfartsmuseum ) was opened by King Harald V on May 15, 1994. It is the Norwegian national museum of aviation and also the largest aviation museum in the Nordic countries , covering around 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft) . Situated in Bodø
The Kansas Aviation Museum is a museum located in Wichita , Kansas , United States, near 31st South and George Washington Blvd. The building was the former Wichita Municipal Airport terminal from 1935 to 1954. Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas USA Kansas Aviation Museum Southeast side of building L
#4 Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre is an aviation museum in East Kirkby , Lincolnshire , England. It was opened to the public in 1988 by Lincolnshire farmers Fred and Harold Panton, as a memorial to their older brother, Christopher Whitton Panton, who was killed on operations during the Secon
#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 Apstar 7
Apstar-7 is a Chinese communications satellite which is operated by APT Satellite as part of the Apstar system. It was launched in 2012 as a replacement for the Apstar 2R satellite launched in 1997. [3] Chinese communications satellite Apstar 7 Mission type Communication Operator APT Satellite COSPA
#3 Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ( FGST , [3] also FGRST ), formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope ( GLAST ), is a space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations from low Earth orbit . Its main instrument is the Large Area Telescope (LAT), with which as
#4 RISAT-1
Radar Imaging Satellite 1 or RISAT-1 , was an Indian remote sensing satellite built by the Indian Space Research Organisation and operated by National Technical Research Organisation . The second RISAT satellite to be launched, it used a C-band 5.35 GHz synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) for Earth obser
#5 Soyuz TMA-18
Soyuz TMA-18 was a 2010 Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS). TMA-18 was the 105th crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft since the first crewed flight in 1967. 2010 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS Soyuz TMA-18 Soyuz TMA-18 launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, 2 April 2010. Mission
#6 NOAA-6
NOAA-6 , known as NOAA-A before launch, was an American operational weather satellite for use in the National Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for the support of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978-1984. The satellite design provided an economical and sta
#7 Kosmos 2522
Kosmos 2522 ( Russian : Космос 2522 meaning Space 2522 ) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2017 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. Russian military satellite Kosmos 2522 Glonass-M satellite model Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Aerospace Defence Forces COSPAR ID 2
Intelsat IVA F-6 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes , it was owned by Intelsat . The satellite was based on the HS-353 platform and its estimated useful life was 7 years. Intelsat IVA F-6 Intelsat IVA F-6 Mission type Communications Operator Intelsat COSPAR ID 1978-035A [1]
#9 Explorer 1
Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States in 1958 and was part of the U.S. participation in the International Geophysical Year (IGY). The mission followed the first two satellites the previous year; the Soviet Union 's Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 , beginning the Cold War Space Rac
#10 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
#11 Progress MS-02
Progress MS-02 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-02 ), identified by NASA as Progress 63P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) in 2016. It was launched to deliver cargo to the ISS. 2016 Russian resupply spaceflight to the ISS Progress MS-02 Progr
#12 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
#13 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
#14 Chollian
Chollian , ( Korean : 천리안, lit. Thousand Li View , clairvoyance) [2] also known as Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite 1 [3] ( COMS-1 ), was a South Korean satellite which was launched on 26 June 2010 and began operations on 1 April 2011. It was operated by the Korea Aerospace Research
#15 MaSat-1
MaSat-1 (from the words Ma gyar and Sat ellite , the first meaning " Hungarian " in Hungarian, maszat , pronounced IPA [ˈmɒsɒt], meaning "smudge") is the first indigenous Hungarian satellite , developed and built by students at the Technical University of Budapest . The 1U CubeSat -type satellite wa
#16 T12 (satellite)
T12 , formerly known as D12 , is a Boeing model 702 satellite built by the Boeing Satellite Development Center . It was launched on December 29, 2009 and became operational on May 19, 2010. It is used by DirecTV to provide additional high definition channels and Video on demand content, as well as 3
#17 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
#18 Kosmos 57
Kosmos 57 ( Russian : Космос 57 meaning Cosmos 57 ) was an unmanned Soviet spacecraft launched on 22 February 1965. [3] The craft was essentially an unmanned version of Voskhod 2 . Its primary mission was to test the Volga airlock . The test was successful, but the craft was lost shortly after. The
#19 Tianlian
Tianlian ( Simplified Chinese : 天链, Traditional Chinese : 天鏈, English: Sky Chain ) also known as CTDRS , is a Chinese data relay communication satellite constellation. The constellation serves to relay data from ground stations to spacecraft and rockets, most significantly China's crewed spaceflight
#20 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