langs: 4 марта [ru] / march 4 [en] / 4. märz [de] / 4 mars [fr] / 4 marzo [it] / 4 de marzo [es]
days: march 1 / march 2 / march 3 / march 4 / march 5 / march 6 / march 7
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Garrett Reisman
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
- ... May 14 to 26, 2010. He participated in two spacewalks during this mission. [13] POST-NASA CAREER On march 4, 2011, SpaceX announced that Reisman would be joining the company as a senior engineer working on as ...
#2 John M. Grunsfeld
John Mace Grunsfeld (born October 10, 1958) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and has served as NASA Chief Scientist . His academic background includes research in high energy astrophysics , cosmic ray physics and the emerging field
- ... he iron group elements in the cosmic rays from 50-1000 GeV/amu (1988) John Grunsfeld during STS-109 march 4, 2002 PERSONAL LIFE John Grunsfeld was born in Chicago, Illinois to Ernest Alton 'Tony' Grunsfeld II ...
#3 Andrew M. Allen
Andrew Michael "Andy" Allen (born 4 August 1955) is a retired American astronaut . A former Marine aviator and lieutenant colonel , he worked as a test pilot before joining NASA in 1987. He flew three Space Shuttle missions before retiring in 1997. [1] American astronaut (born 1955) This biography o
- ... P-2) [8] and the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology 2 (OAST-2) package. [8] STS-62 launched march 4, 1994, [9] and landed at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on March 18, 1994. [10] The flight compl ...
#4 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 )
- 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 da ...
- ... conducted two career spacewalks. Russian cosmonaut Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov Born ( 1965-03-04 ) 4 march 1965 (age 57) Balqash , Kazakh SSR Status Resigned Nationality Russian Occupation Pilot Awards Hero ...
- ... oyuz TMA-1 / TM-34 , Soyuz TMA-13 ( Expedition 18 ) Mission insignia PERSONAL Lonchakov was born on 4 march 1965, in Balkhash, Dzhezkazkansk Region, Kazakhstan . He considers Aktyubinsk as his native city si ...
#5 Mike Mullane
Richard Michael Mullane (born September 10, 1945; Col , USAF , Ret.) is an engineer and Weapon Systems Officer, a retired USAF officer, and a former NASA astronaut . During his career, he flew as a mission specialist on STS-41-D , STS-27 , and STS-36 . American aerospace and weapons engineer and ast
- ... arth, the STS-36 mission concluded with a lakebed landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on march 4, 1990. With the completion of his third flight, Mullane logged a total of 356 hours in space. He ret ...
#6 Georgy Grechko
Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko ( Russian : Георгий Михайлович Гречко ; 25 May 1931 – 8 April 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut . He flew to space on three missions, each bound for rendezvous with a different Salyut space station. [1] Soyuz 17 was the first crewed vehicle to visit Salyut 4 , Soyuz 26 was the
- ... . This event marked the first double docking and first double crew occupancy of a space station. On march 4, Grechko and Romanenko were joined by a different Soviet crew, consisting of Aleksei Gubarev (Grechk ...
#7 John Casper
John Howard Casper (born July 9, 1943) is a former American astronaut and retired United States Air Force pilot. American astronaut Not to be confused with Caspar John . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2020 ) John H. Casper Born ( 1943-07-09
- ... rth, the STS-36 mission concluded with a lakebed landing at Edwards Air Force Base , California, on march 4, 1990, after traveling 1.87 million miles. Mission duration was 106 hours, 19 minutes, 43 seconds. S ...
- ... arth orbits covering over 2.5 million miles. Mission duration was 143 hours and 38 minutes. STS-62 ( march 4 18, 1994) was a two-week microgravity research mission aboard Space Shuttle Columbia . Its primary p ...
#8 David C. Hilmers
David Carl Hilmers , M.D. (born January 28, 1950) is a former NASA astronaut who flew four Space Shuttle missions. He was born in Clinton, Iowa , but considers DeWitt, Iowa , to be his hometown. He has two grown sons. His recreational interests include playing the piano, gardening, electronics, spen
- ... t on STS-51-J (October 3–7, 1985), STS-26 (September 29 to October 3, 1988), STS-36 (February 28 to march 4, 1990), and STS-42 (January 22–30, 1992). SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE STS-51-J Atlantis , a classified D ...
- ... arth, the STS-36 mission concluded with a lakebed landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on march 4, 1990, after traveling 1.87 million miles. Hilmers replaced another astronaut, killed in a plane cra ...
#9 Pierre J. Thuot
Pierre Joseph Thuot ( / ˈ θ uː ə t / ; born May 19, 1955) is a retired United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut . He went into space three times, spending over 650 hours in space, including over 15 hours in three space walks . He is a former U.S. record holder for time spent on one spacewalk, a
- ... rs, the STS-36 mission concluded with a lakebed landing at Edwards Air Force Base , California , on march 4, 1990, after traveling 1.87 million miles. [2] Thuot was a mission specialist on the crew of STS-49 ...
- ... Force Base after orbiting the Earth 141 times in 213 hours and traveling 3.7 million miles. [3] On march 4, 1994, Thuot was launched aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-62 , a microgravity science and techn ...
#10 John Oliver Creighton
John Oliver Creighton (born April 28, 1943), ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a former NASA astronaut who flew three Space Shuttle missions. John O. Creighton Born ( 1943-04-28 ) April 28, 1943 (age 79) Orange, Texas , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Other names John Oliver Creighton Alma mat
- ... served as pilot on STS-51-G (June 17–24, 1985), was spacecraft commander on STS-36 (February 28 to march 4, 1990) and STS-48 (September 12–18, 1991), and has logged over 403 hours in space. Captain Creighton ...
- ... Mission duration was 112 Earth orbits in 169 hours and 39 minutes. STS-36 Atlantis (February 28 to march 4, 1990) carried Department of Defense payloads and a number of secondary payloads. Mission duration w ...
#11 Charles D. Gemar
Charles Donald "Sam" Gemar (born August 4, 1955) is an American former astronaut with NASA and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army . Gemar has flown on three Space Shuttle missions ( STS-38 , STS-48 and STS-62 ). Gemar has completed 385 orbits of the Earth and over 581 hours in space . He
- ... urs in space. He flew on STS-38 (November 15–20, 1990), STS-48 (September 12–18, 1991), and STS-62 ( march 4 18, 1994). On his first mission, Gemar served on the five-man crew of STS-38 which launched at night ...
- ... TS-62 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia , which launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on march 4, 1994. This microgravity science and technology demonstration mission carried the United States Micr ...
#12 Edward Makuka Nkoloso
Edward Festus Mukuka Nkoloso (1919-1989) was a member of the Zambian resistance movement and the founder of the Zambia National Academy of Science, Space Research and Philosophy. Edward Mukuka Nkoloso Born 1919 ( 1919 ) , Northern Rhodesia Died 4 March 1989 (1989-03-04) (aged 69–70) Nationality
- ... e, Space Research and Philosophy. Edward Mukuka Nkoloso Born 1919 ( 1919 ) , Northern Rhodesia Died 4 march 1989 (1989-03-04) (aged 69–70) Nationality Zambian Alma mater University of Zambia Occupation Direc ...
- ... dent of the Ndola Ex-servicemen's Association and was made an honorary army colonel. [4] He died on 4 march 1989, and was buried with presidential honours. [3] POPULAR CULTURE In 2014 Nkoloso was depicted in ...
#13 Marsha Ivins
Marsha Sue Ivins (born April 15, 1951) is an American retired astronaut and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. American astronaut This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( April 2021 ) Marsha Sue Ivins Ivins in 1996 Born (
- ... ennedy Space Center, Florida, completing 126 orbits of the Earth in 3.35 million miles. [5] STS-62 ( march 4 18, 1994) was a 14-day mission for the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP) 2 and Office of Aer ...
Museum / Museum
#1 National Airline History Museum
The National Airline History Museum is located at the Kansas City Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri , United States. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article inclu
- ... bruary 1941. It was delivered to Transcontinental and Western Airlines at Kansas City, Missouri, on march 4, 1941, and now resides in its original home city again. [2] LOCKHEED SUPER "G" CONSTELLATION Lockhee ...
#2 Fantasy of Flight
Fantasy of Flight is an aviation museum in Polk City, Florida . Aviation museum in Polk City, Florida, USA Fantasy of Flight Aerial view of the site Location within Florida Show map of Florida Fantasy of Flight (the United States) Show map of the United States Established November 11, 1995 ; 26 ye
- ... ugh the space itself is still available as part of the venue's rental offerings. PARTIAL CLOSING On march 4, 2014, Fantasy of Flight announced that they would close to the public after April 6, 2014 but conti ...
#3 East Midlands Airport
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
- ... nies United Parcel Service (UPS) and TNT use the airport as a base to import and export freight. On 4 march 2020 Flybe entered administration, [18] with EMA announcing that all flights were cancelled with im ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 GOES 15
GOES-15 , previously known as GOES-P , is an American weather satellite , which forms part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . The spacecraft was constructed by Boeing , and is the last of three
- ... nufacturer Boeing ITT Corporation Power 2.3 kilowatts from solar array Start of mission Launch date 4 march 2010, 23:57 ( 2010-03-04UTC23:57Z ) UTC Rocket Delta IV-M+(4,2) Launch site Cape Canaveral , SLC-37 ...
- ... nation 0.2° Period 1,436.2 minutes GOES-15 launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station SLC-37B , 4 march 2010. LAUNCH GOES-15 was launched atop a Delta IV-M+(4,2) rocket flying from Space Launch Complex 3 ...
- ... h Complex 37B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . [2] [3] The launch occurred at 23:57 UTC on 4 march 2010, forty minutes into a sixty-minute launch window . Upon reaching geostationary orbit on 16 Mar ...
#2 Ziyuan 3-01
Ziyuan 3-01 or ZY 3-01 ( Chinese : 资源三号 meaning Resources 3 ) is a Chinese Earth observation satellite launched in January 2012. It is a high-resolution imaging satellite operated by the Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China . Chinese Earth observation satellite Ziyuan 3-0
- ... ifetime of 4 years with a possible extension to 5 years. [5] LAUNCH Ziyuan 3 was launched by a Long march 4b carrier rocket , flying from Launch Complex 9 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center . The launch o ...
#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
- ... 8 GLAST launch as pictured by a space-based infrared sensor, looking down at the Earth PRELAUNCH On 4 march 2008, the spacecraft arrived at the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida . ...
#4 Vega 1
Vega 1 (along with its twin Vega 2 ) was a Soviet space probe , part of the Vega program . The spacecraft was a development of the earlier Venera craft. They were designed by Babakin Space Centre and constructed as 5VK by Lavochkin at Khimki . The name VeGa (ВеГа) combines the first two letters from
- ... nus, also known as a gravity assist, to intercept Halley's Comet . Images started to be returned on 4 march 1986, and were used to help pinpoint Giotto 's close flyby of the comet. The early images from Vega ...
#5 Explorer-1 Prime
Explorer-1 [Prime] , also known as E1P and Electra , [1] was a CubeSat -class picosatellite built by the Space Science and Engineering Laboratory (SSEL) [2] at Montana State University . It was launched aboard a Taurus-XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California on 4 March 2011, [3] but fa
- ... iversity . It was launched aboard a Taurus-XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California on 4 march 2011, [3] but failed to achieve orbit after the rocket malfunctioned. Picosatellite built by the Sp ...
- ... Mission duration Failed to orbit Spacecraft properties Bus 1U CubeSat Start of mission Launch date 4 march 2011, 10:06 ( 2011-03-04UTC10:06Z ) UTC Rocket Taurus-XL Launch site Vandenberg LC-576E Orbital par ...
#6 STS-133
STS-133 ( ISS assembly flight ULF5 ) [6] was the 133rd mission in NASA 's Space Shuttle program ; during the mission, Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station . It was Discovery ' s 39th and final mission. The mission launched on 24 February 2011, and landed on 9 March 201
- ... MM's cargo to the interior of the ISS began. The crew also received some off-duty time on this day. 4 march (FLIGHT DAY 9) This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . ( May 2011 ) On Flight ...
#7 KySat-1
KySat-1 was an American satellite which was to have been operated by Kentucky Space . Designed to operate for eighteen to twenty four months, it was lost in a launch failure in March 2011 after the Taurus launch vehicle carrying it failed to achieve orbit. [1] [2] American satellite KySat-1 Mission
- ... cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) Power Solar cells and batteries Start of mission Launch date 4 march 2011, 10:09:43 UTC Rocket Taurus-XL 3110 Launch site Vandenberg , LC-576E Contractor Orbital Scienc ...
- ... and Explorer-1 Prime were launched aboard the same rocket. The launch took place at 10:09:43 UTC on 4 march 2011, [4] and ended in failure after the payload fairing failed to separate from around the spacecr ...
#8 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
- ... techniques. The orbiting satellite was a backup, because the initial Explorer-1 PRIME, launched on 4 march 2011, did not reach orbit due to a launch vehicle failure. [23] An identically constructed flight b ...
#9 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
- The Long march 4c , also known as the Chang Zheng 4C , CZ-4C and LM-4C , previously designated Long March 4B-II , is ...
- ... 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 ...
- ... from the Jiuquan , Taiyuan , and Xichang Satellite Launch Centers , and consists of 3 stages. Long march 4c vehicles have been used to launch the Yaogan-1 , Yaogan-3 synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites ...
- ... satellites and the Fengyun-3A polar orbiting meteorological satellite . On 15 December 2009, a Long march 4c was used to launch Yaogan-8 . [3] Long March 4C Function Launch vehicle Manufacturer SAST Country o ...
- ... eorological satellite . On 15 December 2009, a Long March 4C was used to launch Yaogan-8 . [3] Long march 4c Function Launch vehicle Manufacturer SAST Country of origin China Size Height 45.8 m (150 ft) [1] D ...
- ... (9,750 ft/s) Propellant N 2 O 4 / UDMH [ edit on Wikidata ] Because it was still designated as Long march 4b -II at the time of its maiden flight, the first launch is often mistaken for a Long March 4B . The L ...
- ... as Long March 4B-II at the time of its maiden flight, the first launch is often mistaken for a Long march 4b . The Long March 4C is derived from the Long March 4B, but features a restartable upper stage , and ...
- ... at the time of its maiden flight, the first launch is often mistaken for a Long March 4B . The Long march 4c is derived from the Long March 4B, but features a restartable upper stage , and a larger payload fa ...
- ... the first launch is often mistaken for a Long March 4B . The Long March 4C is derived from the Long march 4b , but features a restartable upper stage , and a larger payload fairing. On 1 September 2016, the Lo ...
- ... ut features a restartable upper stage , and a larger payload fairing. On 1 September 2016, the Long march 4c failed for reasons not yet known. A Long March 4C rocket blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Lau ...
- ... er payload fairing. On 1 September 2016, the Long March 4C failed for reasons not yet known. A Long march 4c rocket blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi but failed to insert its payl ...
#10 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
- ... n belt . Among 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 o ...
#11 Irazú (satellite)
Irazú was the first Costa Rican satellite to be launched into space. [2] [3] The nanosatellite was launched into space on 2 April 2018, onboard a Falcon 9 rocket headed for the International Space Station. It was expected to orbit the Earth for six months with the function of monitoring carbon, humi
- ... e Kennedy LC-39A Contractor SpaceX Entered service 11 May 2018, 08:51 UTC End of mission Decay date 4 march 2020 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Semi-major axis 6,778.8 km (4, ...
#12 Glory (satellite)
The Glory satellite was a planned NASA satellite mission that would have collected data on the chemical, micro-physical and optical properties—and the spatial and temporal distributions—of sulfate and other aerosols , and would have collected solar irradiance data for the long-term climate record. T
- ... e variability and change; and water and energy cycles. [1] The US$424 million satellite was lost on 4 march 2011, when its Taurus XL carrier rocket malfunctioned. [2] A subsequent investigation revealed that ...
- ... ecraft properties Launch mass 545 kilograms (1,202 lb) Power 400 watts Start of mission Launch date 4 march 2011, 10:09:43 ( 2011-03-04UTC10:09:43Z ) UTC Rocket Taurus XL 3110 (T9) Launch site Vandenberg , L ...
- ... It was postponed due to a malfunction in ground support equipment. [7] The next liftoff attempt was 4 march 2011. [8] The Taurus rocket also carried three small CubeSat satellites built by university student ...
- ... tudents in Montana, Colorado and Kentucky, the NASA ELaNa I manifest . [9] The launch took place on 4 march 2011, at 02:09:43 Pacific Standard Time (10:09:43 UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base . The Taurus ...
- ... t, the Taurus rocket failed to reach orbital velocity, resulting in a total loss of the mission. On 4 march 2011, another Taurus rocket (Taurus T9) carrying NASA's Glory scientific satellite failed to reach ...
#13 TechEdSat
Technology Education Satellite ( TechEdSat ) is a successful nano-sat flight series conducted from the NASA Ames Research Center in collaboration with numerous universities (San Jose State University, University of Idaho, University of California, University of Minnesota, Smith College). While one o
- ... 120 Launch site Wallops Island MARS , LP-0A Contractor Orbital Sciences Corporation Deployment date 4 march 2015 End of mission Decay date 3 April 2015 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Re ...
- ... TechEdSat-4 was deployed from the International Space Station via the Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer on 4 march 2015. [18] [19] The satellite decayed from orbit on 3 April 2015. [20] On 27 February 2015, a serie ...
#14 Giotto (spacecraft)
Giotto was a European robotic spacecraft mission from the European Space Agency . The spacecraft flew by and studied Halley's Comet and in doing so became the first spacecraft to make close up observations of a comet. On 13 March 1986, the spacecraft succeeded in approaching Halley's nucleus at a di
- ... he spacecraft orientation. HALLEY ENCOUNTER The Soviet Vega 1 started returning images of Halley on 4 march 1986, and the first ever of its nucleus, and made its flyby on 6 March, followed by Vega 2 making i ...
#15 ÑuSat
ÑuSat satellite series ( Spanish : ÑuSat , sometimes translated into English as NewSat ), is a series of Argentinean commercial Earth observation satellites . They form the Aleph-1 constellation, which is designed, built and operated by Satellogic . Series of Argentinean commercial Earth observation
- ... 15 January 2020 (7th, 8th) 2 September 2020 (6th) 6 November 2020, 03:19 UTC (9th-18th) Rocket Long march 4b , Long March 2D , Vega , Long March 6 Launch site Taiyuan , Jiuquan , Kourou OVERVIEW SATELLITES DE ...
- ... han 300 satellites. The first two satellites were launched as piggy-back payloads on a Chinese Long march 4b rocket in May 2016 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center into a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit wit ...
- ... it with an inclination of 97.5°. The third satellite was launched as a piggy-back payload on a Long march 4b launch vehicle in June 2017. The fourth and fifth satellites were launched as piggy-backs on a Long ...
- ... Alongside Batata, they make the traditional Argentinian dessert "Fresco y Batata") 30 May 2016 Long march 4b Success First commercial small satellite from Argentina. ÑuSat 2 (Aleph-1 2) Batata 2016-033C Dulce ...
- ... Alongside Fresco, they make the traditional Argentinian dessert "Fresco y Batata") 30 May 2016 Long march 4b Success First commercial small satellite from Argentina. ÑuSat 3 (Aleph-1 3) Milanesat 2017-034C Mi ...
- ... small satellite from Argentina. ÑuSat 3 (Aleph-1 3) Milanesat 2017-034C Milanesa 15 June 2017 Long march 4b Success Nickname proposed by a Reddit user [2] ÑuSat 4 (Aleph-1 4) Ada [3] 2018-015D Ada Lovelace [ ...
#16 CBERS-2B
China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 2B ( CBERS-2B ), also known as Ziyuan 1-2B , was a remote sensing satellite operated as part of the China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program between the Chinese Center for Resources Satellite Data and Application and Brazilian National Institute for Space
- ... 2.2 m Power 1100 watts Start of mission Launch date 19 September 2007, 03:26:13 UTC [3] Rocket Long march 4b Launch site Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center , LC-7 Contractor SAST End of mission Last contact 10 M ...
- ... tion Infrared Multispectral Scanner instrument flown on earlier CBERS satellites. [1] LAUNCH A Long march 4b carrier rocket , operated by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), was used to lau ...
#17 Apollo 9
Apollo 9 (March 3 – 13, 1969) was the third human spaceflight in NASA 's Apollo program . Flown in low Earth orbit , it was the second crewed Apollo mission that the United States launched via a Saturn V rocket, and was the first flight of the full Apollo spacecraft : the command and service module
- ... Scott theorized that they were possibly in Chinese. [63] The highlight of the second day in orbit ( march 4) was three SPS burns. [64] The initial burn, at 22:12:04.1, [61] lasted 110 seconds, [64] and includ ...
#18 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
- ... er attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful. A final attempt was made on the evening of march 4, 2006, the last time the antenna would be correctly aligned with Earth. No response was received fro ...
#19 Pioneer 4
Pioneer 4 was an American spin-stabilized uncrewed spacecraft launched as part of the Pioneer program on a lunar flyby trajectory and into a heliocentric orbit making it the first probe of the United States to escape from the Earth's gravity. It carried a payload similar to Pioneer 3 : a lunar radia
- ... 00,000 mi) Inclination 1.5° Period 398.0 days Epoch 3 March 1959 [1] Flyby of Moon Closest approach 4 march 1959, 22:25 GMT Distance 58,983 kilometres (36,650 mi) Pioneer ← Pioneer 3 Pioneer P-1 → After the ...
- ... locity errors, so that the probe passed within 58,983 km of the Moon 's surface (7.2° E, 5.7° S) on 4 march 1959 at 22:25 GMT (5:25 p.m. EST) at a speed of 7230 km/h. The distance was not close enough to tri ...
#20 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
- ... undocked on 6 February 1997 at 12:13:53 UTC. [3] [4] An unsuccessful 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 d ...