langs: 14 мая [ru] / may 14 [en] / 14. mai [de] / 14 mai [fr] / 14 maggio [it] / 14 de mayo [es]
days: may 11 / may 12 / may 13 / may 14 / may 15 / may 16 / may 17
William George " Borneo " Gregory (born May 14, 1957) is an American retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force lieutenant colonel . American astronaut William G. Gregory Born William George Gregory ( 1957-05-14 ) May 14, 1957 (age 65) Lockport, New York , U.S. Status Retired Occupation Te
Yulia Sergeevna Peresild ( Russian : Юлия Сергеевна Пересильд ; born 5 September 1984) is a Russian stage and film actress. [1] She is the first professional actress to act in outer space after her spaceflight to the ISS in October 2021. [2] Russian cosmonaut and actress (born 1984) In this name tha
Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu ( Romanian pronunciation: [duˈmitru doˈrin pruˈnarju] ( listen ) ; born 27 September 1952) is a Romanian cosmonaut . He flew in space aboard Soyuz 40 spacecraft and Salyut 6 space laboratory. He teamed with the Soviet cosmonaut Leonid Popov . The backup crew was made of Roma
#4 Kenneth Ham
Kenneth Todd "Hock" Ham (born December 12, 1964) is a retired American astronaut and a captain in the United States Navy . Ham was selected for NASA 's astronaut program in August 1998, while serving as the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet lead carrier suitability test pilot . Ham's aviator call sign is "Hock
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
Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr. (November 10, 1933 – April 7, 1990) was an American electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , officer and aviator in the United States Navy , and NASA astronaut . As Command Module Pilot on Apollo 17 he was one of the 24 astronauts to have flown to the Moon, and one of
Henry Warren Hartsfield Jr. (21 November 1933 – 17 July 2014) was a United States Air Force Colonel and NASA astronaut who logged over 480 hours in space. He was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2006. American astronaut and test pilot Henry W. Hartsfield Jr. Born ( 1933-11-2
#8 Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut , naval aviator , test pilot , and businessman. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space, and in 1971, he walked on the Moon . American astronaut (1923–1998), first Ameri
#9 Lance Bass
James Lance Bass [3] ( / b æ s / ; born May 4, 1979) [4] is an American singer, dancer, actor, film, and television producer. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the American pop boy band NSYNC . NSYNC's success led Bass to work in film and television. He starred in the
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
Stephen Gerard "Steve" Bowen (born February 13, 1964) is a United States Navy submariner and a NASA astronaut ; he was the second submariner to travel into space. Bowen has been on three spaceflights , all of which were Space Shuttle missions to the International Space Station . His first mission, S
#12 Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin ( / ˈ ɔː l d r ɪ n / ; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. ; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut , engineer and fighter pilot . He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander
#13 James M. Kelly (astronaut)
James McNeal "Vegas" Kelly (born May 14, 1964) is a NASA Astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force . He twice served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions. James Kelly is not related to Scott Kelly or Mark Kelly . American astronaut For other people named James Kelly, see James Kel
Mark Thomas Vande Hei (born November 10, 1966) is a retired United States Army officer and current NASA astronaut [2] who has served as a flight Engineer for Expedition 53 , 54 , 64 , 65 , and 66 on the International Space Station . [3] [4] American engineer and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei Born (
#15 James F. Reilly
James Francis Reilly II (born March 18, 1954) is an American geologist , retired NASA astronaut , and honorary United States Marshal who served as the 17th Director of the United States Geological Survey from 2018 to 2021. [1] [2] He flew on three Space Shuttle missions: STS-89 , STS-104 and STS-117
#16 Roman Romanenko
Roman Yurievich Romanenko (Major, Russian Air Force; Russian : Роман Юрьевич Романенко ; born 9 August 1971) is a Russian retired cosmonaut at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center . He is also a politician, sitting in the State Duma since 2021 representing the Chertanovo constituency . Russian
Donald Ray McMonagle (born May 14, 1952) ( Col , USAF , Ret.) is a former astronaut and a veteran of three shuttle flights. He became the Manager, Launch Integration, at the Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on August 15, 1997. In this capacity he was responsible for final shuttle preparation, launch
Brian Duffy (born June 20, 1953, Boston, Massachusetts ) is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut . He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions. Former American astronaut This article is about the American astronaut. For other uses, see Brian Duffy (disambiguation) . Brian Duff
Dominic Anthony "Tony" Antonelli (born August 23, 1967) is a retired NASA astronaut . Antonelli was born in Detroit , Michigan , but was raised in both Indiana and North Carolina . [2] He is married and has two children. [2] Dominic A. Antonelli Antonelli in November 2000 Born ( 1967-08-23 ) August
#20 Anton Shkaplerov
Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov ( Russian : Антон Николаевич Шкаплеров ; born 20 February 1972) is a Russian cosmonaut . He is a veteran of four spaceflights. [1] Russian cosmonaut Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov Anton Shkaplerov in August 2017 as taken by Bill Ingalls Born ( 1972-02-20 ) 20 February 1972
#1 National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is a non-profit organization with a museum facility located in Pooler, Georgia , in the western suburbs of Savannah . It educates visitors through the use of exhibits, artifacts, archival materials, and stories, most of which are dedicated to the hi
The John F. Kennedy Space Center ( KSC , originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center ), located on Merritt Island , Florida , is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) ten field centers . Since December 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of human sp
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City , along the shore of Jamaica Bay . The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station . Bennett Field is currently part of the Gateway
#1 Kosmos 117
Kosmos 117 ( Russian : Космос 117 meaning Cosmos 117 ) or Zenit-2 No.39 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 117 was the thirty-eighth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [4] [5] and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430
#2 INSAT-1D
INSAT-1D was 4th and the concluding multipurpose geostationary satellite of the INSAT-1 (first-generation seven-year responsibility for the operation of the INSAT space segment. [7] INSAT-1D (Full name: Indian National Satellite - 1D) Mission type Communications , Cloud Observation Operator INSAT CO
#3 EchoStar I
EchoStar I is a communications satellite operated by EchoStar . Launched in 1995, it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 77 degrees west for 12 or 15 years. The company has approved the transfer of the 77 degree west orbital position to QuetzSat as of September 22, 2010. This artic
#4 Soyuz MS-19
Soyuz MS-19 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 5 October 2021, at 08:55:02 UTC . [2] It was the 147th flight of a crewed Soyuz spacecraft. The launching crew consisted of Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov , Russian film director Klim Shipenko and Russian actress Yulia Peresild . [3] Shipenko
#5 Nahuel 1A
Nahuel 1A was a Spacebus 2000NG satellite manufactured Dornier Satellitensysteme as prime contractor with Aérospatiale of Cannes-Mandelieu supplying the bus. It was launched on January 30, 1997 by an Ariane 44L launcher along companion GE-2 . [6] The satellite was located in the 71.8 degrees West sl
Progress M-64 ( Russian : Прогресс М-64 ), identified by NASA as Progress 29P , was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station . It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 364. Progress M-64 Progress M-64 after undocking from Zarya . Mission type ISS
#7 Skylab
Skylab was the first United States space station , launched by NASA , [3] occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three separate three-astronaut crews: Skylab 2 , Skylab 3 , and Skylab 4 . Major operations included an orbital workshop, a solar observatory ,
#8 Zond 1
Zond 1 was a spacecraft of the Soviet Zond program . It was the second Soviet research spacecraft to reach Venus , although communications had failed by that time. It carried a 90 cm spherical landing capsule, containing experiments for chemical analysis of the atmosphere , gamma-ray measurements
Dong Fang Hong 1 ( simplified Chinese : 东方红一号 ; traditional Chinese : 東方紅一號 ; pinyin : Dōngfānghóng Yīhào ; lit. 'The East is Red 1' ), in the western world also known as China 1 or PRC 1 , [3] was the first space satellite of the People's Republic of China (PRC), launched successfully on 24 April 1
#10 Progress MS-17
Progress MS-17 ( Russian : Прогресс МC-17 ), Russian production No. 446, identified by NASA as Progress 78P , was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). This was the 169th flight of a Progress spacecraft. 2021 Russian resupply spaceflight to t
#11 International Space Station
The International Space Station ( ISS ) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit . It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). [7] [8] The own
#12 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
#13 SpaceX CRS-3
SpaceX CRS-3 , also known as SpX-3 , [4] was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS), contracted to NASA , which was launched on 18 April 2014. It was the fifth flight for SpaceX 's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft and the third SpaceX operational mission contr
#14 SpaceX CRS-10
SpaceX CRS-10 , also known as SpX-10 , was a Dragon Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which launched on 19 February 2017. The mission was contracted by NASA as part of its Commercial Resupply Services program and was launched by SpaceX aboard the 30th fligh
#15 EchoStar III
EchoStar III is a communications satellite operated by EchoStar . Launched in 1997 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 61.5 degrees west for 12 years. EchoStar III Mission type Communications Operator EchoStar COSPAR ID 1997-059A SATCAT no. 25004 Mission duration 12 years Spac
#16 Soyuz TMA-07M
Soyuz TMA-07M ( Russian : Союз ТМА-07M ) was a spaceflight launched to the International Space Station in 2012 which transported three members of the Expedition 34 crew to the station. The Soyuz remained docked to the space station and served as an emergency escape vehicle for the Expedition 35 incr
The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble ) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope , but it is one of the largest and most versatile, renowned both as a vital research tool and as a publi
#18 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
#19 EchoStar IV
EchoStar IV is a communications satellite operated by EchoStar . Launched in 1998 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 77 degrees west for 12 years. EchoStar IV Mission type Communications Operator EchoStar COSPAR ID 1998-028A SATCAT no. 25331 Mission duration 12 years Spacecra
#20 Soyuz TMA-11M
Soyuz TMA-11M was a 2013 flight to the International Space Station . It transported three members of the Expedition 38 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-11M is the 120th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft , with the first flight launching in 1967. The successful docking of the Soyuz TMA-11M spa