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Gregory Harold "Box" Johnson (born May 12, 1962) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired colonel in the United States Air Force . Johnson is a veteran of two space flights, STS-123 and STS-134 . He served as pilot on his first mission, which delivered the Kibo logistics module and the Dextre robot
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) [2] is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate . [3] [4] [5] In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group , which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. [6] British entrepreneur and business magnate Not to be c
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
Pavel Romanovich Popovich ( Russian : Па́вел Рома́нович Попо́вич , Ukrainian : Павло Романович Попович , Pavlo Romanovych Popovych) (5 October 1930 – 29 September 2009 [2] [3] ) was a Soviet cosmonaut . [1] Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Pavel Romanovich Popovich Born ( 1930-10-05 ) 5 October 1930 Uzyn
Chris Austin Hadfield OC OOnt MSC CD (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian retired astronaut , engineer, fighter pilot , and musician. The first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space , he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space
#6 Jon McBride
Jon Andrew McBride (born August 14, 1943), is a retired NASA astronaut and American naval officer. This article is about the astronaut. For the film director, see Jon McBride (filmmaker) . Jon A. McBride Born ( 1943-08-14 ) August 14, 1943 (age 78) Charleston, West Virginia , U.S. Status Retired N
Peggy Annette Whitson (born February 9, 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher, retired NASA astronaut , [4] and former NASA Chief Astronaut . American biochemistry researcher and NASA astronaut Peggy Annette Whitson Born ( 1960-02-09 ) February 9, 1960 (age 62) Beaconsfield, IA , U.S. Statu
Aleksandr "Sasha" Yuriyevich Kaleri ( Russian : Александр Юрьевич Калери ; born in Jūrmala , Latvia on 13 May 1956) is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri has most recently been in space aboard the ISS serving a
Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov ( Russian : Влади́мир Никола́евич Дежу́ров ; born July 30, 1962) is a Russian former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow . He is a veteran of two spaceflights, to the Mir and International Space Stations. During his career, Dezhurov also conducted nine spacewalk
#10 Matthias Maurer
Matthias Josef Maurer (born 18 March 1970) is a German European Space Agency astronaut and Materials scientist , who was selected in 2015 to take part in space training. German astronaut Matthias Maurer Maurer in 2020 Born ( 1970-03-18 ) 18 March 1970 (age 52) St. Wendel , Saarland , West Germany
#11 Gus Grissom
Virgil Ivan " Gus " Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer, pilot in the United States Air Force , and member of the Mercury Seven selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) as Project Mercury astronauts to be the first Americans in outer space .
The American Space Museum is a museum in Titusville, Florida . It includes the US Space Walk of Fame , an outdoor plaza on the Indian River that honors both the astronauts and the NASA and contractor personnel who made American manned space exploration possible. The monuments surround a pool and are
#2 Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
The Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre is located to the North of Montrose , Angus, Scotland . Montrose has the distinction of having the first operational military airfield in Great Britain and the Heritage Centre is located on the former airfield. It aims to show the human side of its history wi
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
Progress M-60 ( Russian : Прогресс М-60 ), identified by NASA as Progress 25P , was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station . It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 360. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-60 Progress M-60 approaching the ISS
#2 Kosmos 419
Kosmos 419 ( Russian : Космос 419 meaning Cosmos 419 ), also known as 3MS No.170 was a failed Soviet spacecraft intended to visit Mars . The spacecraft was launched on 10 May 1971, however due to an upper stage malfunction it failed to depart low Earth orbit. Failed Soviet Mars orbiter Kosmos 419 Mi
#3 Kosmos 137
Kosmos 137 ( Russian : Космос 137 meaning Cosmos 137 ), also known as DS-U2-D No.1 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 295 kilograms (650 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used to invest
#4 Soyuz TMA-17
Soyuz TMA-17 was a human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station (ISS). TMA-17 crew members participated in ISS Expedition 22 and Expedition 23 . The mission ended when the Soyuz TMA-17 capsule landed on 2 June 2010. 2009 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS Soyuz TMA-17 Launch of TM
#5 Ekspress-MD1
Ekspress-MD1 ( Russian : Экспресс-МД1 ), was a Russian geostationary communications satellite operated by Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and designed and manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center on the Yakhta satellite bus for RSCC's Ekspress series . It
#6 Yamal-300K
Yamal-300K ( Russian : Ямал-300К ) is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Gazprom Space Systems and built by ISS Reshetnev on the Ekspress-1000 satellite bus . [1] It was the first switch of satellite supplier in Yamal programme after Gazprom had disagreements on the schedule and co
#7 STS-49
STS-49 was the NASA maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour , which launched on 7 May 1992. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite, Intelsat 603 , which failed to leave Low Earth orbit two years before, attach it to a new upper stage, and relaunch it t
#8 Soyuz TM-30
Soyuz TM-30 ( Russian : Союз ТМ-30 , Union TM-30 ), also known as Mir EO -28 , was a Soyuz mission, the 39th and final human spaceflight to the Mir space station . The crew of the mission was sent by MirCorp , a privately funded company, to reactivate and repair the station. The crew also resupplied
#9 Explorer 28
Explorer 28 , also called IMP-C , IMP-3 and Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-3 , was a NASA satellite launched on 29 May 1965 to study space physics , and was the third spacecraft launched in the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform program. It was powered by chemical batteries and solar panels . Th
#10 Progress M-02M
Progress M-02M ( Russian : Прогресс М-02М ), identified by NASA as Progress 33P , was a Progress spacecraft which was used to resupply the International Space Station during 2009. It was the second Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft, and had the serial number 402. Cargo spacecraft Progress M-02M Progre
#11 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
#12 Astra 1C
Astra 1C was a geostationary communications satellite launched in 1993 by the Société Européenne des Satellites ( SES ), now SES Astra . The satellite remained in service until 2011 and is now derelict . Astra 1C Mission type Communications Operator Société Européenne des Satellites / SES Astra COSP
#13 Luna 5
Luna 5 , or E-6 No.10 (Ye-6 series), was an unmanned Soviet spacecraft intended to land on the Moon as part of the Luna programme . It was intended to become the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, however its retrorockets failed, and the spacecraft impacted the lunar surface. Sp
Viking was Sweden 's first satellite . It was launched on an Ariane 1 rocket as a piggyback payload together with the French satellite SPOT 1 , on February 22, 1986. Operations ended on May 12, 1987. Viking was used to explore plasma processes in the magnetosphere and the ionosphere. This article is
#15 Amazônia-1
The Amazônia-1 or SSR-1 (in Portuguese : Satélite de Sensoriamento Remoto-1 ), is the first Earth observation satellite developed by Brazil , [7] helped by Argentina's INVAP , who provided the main computer, attitude controls and sensors, and the training of Brazilian engineers, [8] and launched at
#16 STS-125
STS-125 , or HST-SM4 ( Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 ), was the fifth and final Space Shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the last solo flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis . [NASA 4] [3] The launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis occurred on 11 May 2009 at 2:01 pm E
#17 Soyuz TM-21
Soyuz TM-21 was a crewed Soyuz spaceflight to Mir . The mission launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome , atop a Soyuz-U2 carrier rocket , at 06:11:34 UTC on March 14, 1995. [1] The flight marked the first time thirteen humans were flying in space simultaneously, with three aboard the Soyuz, three aboard
#18 Soyuz 35
Soyuz 35 ( Russian : Союз 35 , Union 35 ) was a 1980 Soviet crewed space flight to the Salyut 6 space station . It was the 10th mission to and eighth successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz 35 crew were the fourth long-duration crew to man the space station. [1] Soyuz 35 COSPAR ID 198
#19 USA-80
USA-80 , also known as GPS IIA-4 , GPS II-13 and GPS SVN-28 , was an American navigation satellite which formed part of the Global Positioning System . It was the fourth of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched. USA-80 Names Navstar 2A-04 GPS IIA-4 GPS II-13 GPS SVN-28 Mission type Naviga
#20 ARSAT-1
ARSAT-1 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by AR-SAT and built by the Argentine company INVAP . [2] ARSAT-1 was launched into orbit on October 16, 2014, from French Guiana alongside Intelsat-30 satellite using an Ariane 5 rocket. [3] [4] It is expected to be located at 72° West lon