langs: 15 мая [ru] / may 15 [en] / 15. mai [de] / 15 mai [fr] / 15 maggio [it] / 15 de mayo [es]
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Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Gordon Cooper
Leroy Gordon " Gordo " Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) was an American aerospace engineer , test pilot , United States Air Force pilot , and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury , the first human space program of the United States. Cooper learned to fly as
- ... ercury-Atlas 9 Mercury-Atlas 9 lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 on may 15, 1963 Cooper was designated for the next mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 ( MA-9 ). Apart from the grounded ...
- ... ident John F. Kennedy had intervened to prevent his removal. [33] Cooper was launched into space on may 15, 1963, aboard the Faith 7 spacecraft, for what turned out to be the last of the Project Mercury miss ...
#2 Carlos I. Noriega
Carlos Ismael Noriega (born 8 October 1959) is a Peruvian -American NASA employee, a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. For the Uruguayan swimmer, see Carlos Noriega (swimmer) . For the Bolivian judoka, see Carlos Noriega (judoka) . Carlos Ismael Noriega Born (
- ... anced Projects Office, Constellation Program , Johnson Space Center. SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE STS-84 ( may 15 24, 1997), was NASA's sixth Space Shuttle mission to rendezvous and dock with the Russian Space Stat ...
#3 Eileen Collins
Eileen Marie Collins (born November 19, 1956) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel . A former flight instructor and test pilot , Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission. American astronaut and pilot (bo
- ... min , now the president of Energia , the Russian space agency. [56] Atlantis lifted off from KSC on may 15, 1997. For Collins, it was the first and only time a launch had occurred without delays. Nor were th ...
#4 Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger
Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Metcalf-Lindenburger (born May 2, 1975, in Colorado Springs, Colorado ) is a retired American astronaut . In 2000, she married Jason Metcalf-Lindenburger, a fellow Whitman College graduate and educator, from Pendleton, Oregon, and they now have one daughter together. She was a
- ... erican astronaut Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger Official portrait, August 2004 Born ( 1975-05-15 ) may 15, 1975 (age 47) Colorado Springs, Colorado , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Teac ...
#5 Richard Branson
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
- ... ry degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from Kaunas Technology University in Kaunas , Lithuania. [174] On 15 may 2014, Branson received the 2014 Business for Peace Award, awarded annually by the Business for Peac ...
#6 Charles J. Precourt
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
- ... 93), was the pilot on STS-71 (June 27 to July 7, 1995), and was the spacecraft commander on STS-84 ( may 15 24, 1997) and STS-91 (June 2–12, 1998), the final scheduled Shuttle-Mir docking mission, concluding ...
- ... the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Mission duration was 235 hours, 23 minutes. [2] STS-84 Atlantis ( may 15 24, 1997) carried a seven-member international crew. This was NASA's sixth Shuttle mission to rendez ...
#7 Gennady Padalka
Gennady Ivanovich Padalka ( Russian : Гeннадий Иванович Падалка ; born 21 June 1958 in Krasnodar , Soviet Union ) is a Russian Air Force officer and a Roscosmos cosmonaut . Padalka currently holds the world record for the most time spent in space , at 879 days. [1] [2] [3] He worked on both Mir and
- ... 31 before graduating to command Expedition 32 . [14] He launched to the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-04M on 15 may 2012, along with fellow crew members Sergei Revin and Joseph Acaba [15] and arrived at the space st ...
#8 Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born May 15, 1949) ( Capt , USN , Ret.) is an American former naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , NASA astronaut , graduate of the US Naval Academy , and member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame . He served as the Commander of the Interna
- Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born may 15, 1949) ( Capt , USN , Ret.) is an American former naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace ...
- ... s additional citations for verification . ( July 2021 ) Frank L. Culbertson Jr. Born ( 1949-05-15 ) may 15, 1949 (age 73) Charleston, South Carolina , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Other names Fra ...
- ... (ISS) as well as various national security-related programs. [5] EARLY LIFE Culbertson was born on may 15, 1949, in Charleston, South Carolina , but considers Holly Hill, South Carolina , to be his hometown ...
#9 Jean-François Clervoy
Jean-François André Clervoy (born 19 November 1958) is a French engineer and a CNES and ESA astronaut . He is a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2020 ) French astronaut Jean-François Clervoy Born ( 1958-11-19 ) 19 Nov
- ... 20 hours after lift-off, and logged 262 hours and 34 minutes in space and 175 earth orbits. STS-84 ( may 15 – 24, 1997) was NASA 's sixth Shuttle mission to rendezvous and dock with the Russian Space Station ...
#10 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
- ... Aldrin was aware of the requirement and asked for a waiver but the request was turned down. [35] On may 15, 1963, NASA announced another round of selections, this time with the requirement that applicants ha ...
#11 Sergey Revin
Sergei Nikolayevich Revin (born January 12, 1966 in Moscow ) is a Russian cosmonaut that was selected in 1996, and completed spaceflight training in 1998. [1] He served as a crew member aboard the International Space Station , having launched on his first spaceflight on 15 May 2012 and returned on 1
- ... a crew member aboard the International Space Station , having launched on his first spaceflight on 15 may 2012 and returned on 17 September 2012. Russian cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs a ...
- ... e ISS long duration Expedition 31 / 32 missions. He launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft on 15 may 2012 along with Soyuz TMA-04M crew members Gennady Padalka and NASA astronaut Joe Acaba . [4] Revin ...
#12 Michael J. McCulley
Michael James "Mike" McCulley (born August 4, 1943), ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and aviator , test pilot , metallurgical engineer , and former NASA astronaut , and was the first submariner in space . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss t
- ... ssisted USA's Vice President and Program Manager in the management of the Space Shuttle program. On may 15, 2003, McCulley was named President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of United Space Alliance. On S ...
#13 Lisa Nowak
Lisa Marie Nowak (née Caputo , born May 10, 1963) is an American aeronautical engineer , and former NASA astronaut and United States Navy captain . Nowak served as naval flight officer and test pilot in the Navy, and was selected by NASA for NASA Astronaut Group 16 in 1996, qualifying as a mission s
- ... dge ordered Nowak to undergo two psychiatric evaluations before June 12, 2009. [124] [125] [126] On may 15, 2009, it was reported that Nowak would not claim insanity if her case ever went to trial. Nowak's a ...
#14 Anthony W. England
Anthony Wayne England (born May 15, 1942), better known as Tony England , is an American, former NASA astronaut . Selected in 1967, England was among a group of astronauts who served as backups during the Apollo and Skylab programs. Like most others in his class, he flew during the Space Shuttle pro
- Anthony Wayne England (born may 15, 1942), better known as Tony England , is an American, former NASA astronaut . Selected in 1967, Eng ...
- ... ue footballer of the 2000s, and 2010s, see Anthony England . Anthony W. England Born ( 1942-05-15 ) may 15, 1942 (age 80) Indianapolis, Indiana , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Other names Anthony ...
- ... This section does not cite any sources . ( August 2022 ) EARLY YEARS AND EDUCATION England was born may 15, 1942, in Indianapolis, Indiana , but his hometown is West Fargo, North Dakota . He attended primary ...
#15 Joseph M. Acaba
Joseph Michael "Joe" Acabá (born May 17, 1967) is a Puerto Rican educator , hydrogeologist , and NASA astronaut . [1] [2] In May 2004 he became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19. [
- ... rizona Acabá served as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station, having launched on may 15, 2012. [5] He arrived at the space station on May 17 and returned to Earth on September 17, 2012. [6 ...
- ... caba and Suni Williams aboard the ISS during a Space Station Social Media Event EXPEDITION 31/32 On may 15, 2012, Acaba was one of three crew members launching from Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz TMA-04M spacec ...
- ... STS-119 March 28, 2009, 19:13 UTC 12 days 19 hours 29 minutes 2 12 hours 57 minutes 2 Soyuz TMA-04M may 15, 2012, 03:01 UTC ISS-31 / ISS-32 Soyuz TMA-04M September 17, 2012, 02:52 UTC 124 days 23 hours 51 mi ...
#16 Nikolai Budarin
Nikolai Mikhailovich Budarin ( Russian : Николай Михайлович Бударин ) (born April 29, 1953 in Kirya , Chuvashia ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut , a veteran of three extended space missions aboard the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station . He has also performed eight career spacewal
- ... as trained for a mission under Mir EO-19 program as the flight engineer of the first crew, and from may 15 to June 26, he trained for the STS-71 mission in the United States. MIR EO-19 From June 27 to Septem ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Norwegian Aviation Museum
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 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 N ...
- ... t . [2] Aviation museum in Bodø, Norway Norwegian Aviation Museum Norsk Luftfartsmuseum Established may 15, 1994 ( 1994-05-15 ) Location Bodø , Norway Coordinates 67.2764°N 14.41281°E / 67.2764; 14.41281 T ...
#2 Queensland Air Museum
The Queensland Air Museum is a not-for-profit community-owned aviation museum located at Caloundra Airport in Queensland , Australia . Its mission is to collect and preserve all aspects of aviation heritage with an emphasis on Australia and Queensland. The museum has the largest collection of histor
- ... erial Medical Service, which would later become the RFDS, was established by Reverend John Flynn on 15 may 1928 in Cloncurry, Queensland . Flynn had a vision to use radios and aircraft to connect doctors an ...
#3 Cosmosphere
Cosmosphere is a space museum and STEM education center in Hutchinson , Kansas , United States . It was previously known as the Kansas Cosmosphere . The museum houses over 13,000 spaceflight artifacts—the largest combined collection of US and Russian spaceflight artifacts in the world—and is home to
- ... cts could not be proved on Ary's behalf or the Cosmosphere's. Ary was found guilty on 12 counts. On may 15, 2006, he was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $132,000. In 2008 ...
#4 Aichi Museum of Flight
Aichi Museum of Flight ( あいち航空ミュージアム , aichi-koukuu-myūjiamu ) is an aviation museum located in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture . It was set up next to the Airport Walk Nagoya which was renovated from the former international terminal in the southwestern part of Nagoya Airfield . [1] Aviation museum in A
- ... ectural Nagoya Airport visitor base visiting facility maintenance project" at a press conference on may 15, 2015 we announced to construct. In the concept, in order to make the area around the airport a base ...
#5 German Museum of Technology
Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin (German Museum of Technology) in Berlin , Germany is a museum of science and technology , and exhibits a large collection of historical technical artifacts. The museum's main emphasis originally was on rail transport, but today it also features exhibits of various sort
- ... erlin in September 1943 and crashed into a lake opposite Zahrensdorf . COMPUTERS Zuse Z1 replica On 15 may 2002, a special exhibition opened which featured the inventions of computer pioneer Konrad Zuse , i ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 GOES 11
GOES-11 , known as GOES-L before becoming operational, is an American weather satellite , which is part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. It was launched in 2000, and operated at the GOES-WEST position, providing cov
- ... llow the Eutelsat W3 satellite to be launched first. [4] [5] Following this, it was rescheduled for 15 may . On 30 April, the Centaur upper stage of a Titan IV(401)B failed during the launch of USA-143 . Sin ...
#2 Nimbus 2
Nimbus 2 (also called Nimbus-C ) was a meteorological satellite . It was the second in a series of the Nimbus program . Nimbus 2 Design of Nimbus 2. Mission type Weather satellite Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1966-040A SATCAT no. 2173 Mission duration 2 years and 8 months Spacecraft properties Manufactur
- ... 1 lb) [1] Dimensions 3.7 m × 1.5 m × 3.0 m (12.1 ft × 4.9 ft × 9.8 ft) Start of mission Launch date may 15, 1966, 07:55 ( 1966-05-15UTC07:55Z ) UTC [2] Rocket Thor-SLV2A Agena-B Launch site Vandenberg 75-1-1 ...
- ... , 1964 [1] Nimbus program ← Nimbus 1 Nimbus B → LAUNCH Launch of Nimbus 2. Nimbus 2 was launched on may 15, 1966, by a Thor-Agena rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California , United States . The spac ...
#3 Progress M-15M
Progress M-15M ( Russian : Прогресс М-15М ), identified by NASA as Progress 47P , is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station during 2012. The fifteenth Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft, it has the serial number 415 and was built by RKK Energia . It arrived
- ... , there was a special present for the Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka , who arrived at the ISS on 15 may 2012 and is expected to celebrate his 54th birthday in orbit on 21 June 2012.
#4 Progress M-60
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
- ... Low Earth Inclination 51.6° Epoch 12 May 2007 Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 15 may 2007, 05:10 UTC Undocking date 19 September 2007, 00:36:51 UTC Time docked 127 days Cargo Mass 1400 ...
- ... May 2007. [1] DOCKING The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 05:10 UTC on 15 may . [2] It remained docked for 127 days before undocking at 00:36:51 UTC on 19 September 2007. [3] Fol ...
#5 Magellan (spacecraft)
The Magellan spacecraft was a 1,035-kilogram (2,282 lb) robotic space probe launched by NASA of the United States, on May 4, 1989, to map the surface of Venus by using synthetic-aperture radar and to measure the planetary gravitational field . NASA mission to map the surface of Venus via robotic p
- ... on was unlikely. [8] [9] MAPPING CYCLE 1 Goal: Complete primary objective. [4] September 15, 1990 – may 15, 1991 The primary mission began on September 15, 1990, with the intention to provide a "left-looking ...
- ... ed from 2000-kilometers at the north pole, to 290-kilometers near periapsis. Upon completion during may 15, 1991, having made 1,792 orbits, Magellan had mapped approximately 83.7% of the surface with a resol ...
- ... e 1 MISSION EXTENSION MAPPING CYCLE 2 Goal: Image the south pole region and gaps from Cycle 1. [20] may 15, 1991 – January 14, 1992 Beginning immediately after the end of cycle 1, cycle 2 was intended to pro ...
#6 SES-10
SES-10 , is a geostationary communications satellite awarded in February 2014, owned and operated by SES S.A. and designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus . [4] [5] It is positioned at the 67° West position thanks to an agreement with the Andean Commun
- ... et Falcon 9 Full Thrust Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contractor SpaceX Entered service 15 may 2017 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Geostationary orbit Longitude 67° ...
- ... ntact after a successful splashdown achieved with thrusters and a steerable parachute. [15] [16] On 15 may 2017, the satellite became fully operational at 67° West. [17] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Wikimedi ...
#7 STS-84
STS-84 was a crewed spaceflight mission by Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Mir space station . 1997 American crewed spaceflight to Mir This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( May 2008 ) STS-84
- ... lena V. Kondakova Launching C. Michael Foale Landing Jerry M. Linenger Start of mission Launch date 15 may 1997, 09:07:48.62 ( 1997-05-15UTC09:07:48Z ) UTC Launch site Kennedy LC-39A End of mission Landing ...
#8 Explorer 60
Explorer 60 , also called as SAGE ( Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment ) and was the second of the Applications Explorer Missions (AEM), AEM-B ( Applications Explorer Mission-B ), was a NASA scientific satellite launched on 18 February 1979, from Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) by a Scout D-1 la
- ... eventually terminated on 18 November 1981. [5] RESULTS Explorer 60 experienced power problems after 15 may 1979. However, the spacecraft operations continued until 19 November 1981. Explorer 60 detected and ...
#9 Progress 36
Progress 36 ( Russian : Прогресс 36 ) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in May 1988 to resupply the Mir space station. Progress 36 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1988-038A SATCAT no. 19117 [1] Spacecraft properties Spacecraft Progres
- ... eriod 88.8 minutes [3] Epoch 13 May 1988 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [3] Docking date 15 may 1988, 02:13:26 UTC Undocking date 5 June 1988, 11:11:55 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 35 Pro ...
- ... yuz-U2 rocket. [2] [4] DOCKING Progress 36 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 15 may 1988 at 02:13:26 UTC, and was undocked on 5 June 1988 at 11:11:55 UTC. [3] [5] DECAY It remained in ...
#10 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
- ... ack from the underlying central structure, possibly because of micro-meteoroid or debris impact. On 15 may 2009 the damaged radiator panel's ammonia tubing was mechanically shut off from the rest of the coo ...
#11 JCSAT-4B
JCSAT-4B , known as JCSAT-13 (formerly known as Lippostar-1 ) before launch, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JSAT) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform. [4] [1] JCSAT-4B Names JCSAT-13 Mission type Communication
- ... Ariane 5 ECA . [8] On March 23, 2012, JSAT announced that the expected launch date for JCSAT-13 was may 15. Also, that it would replace JCSAT-4A at the 124° East slot to offer the SKY PerfecTV! digital broad ...
- ... at the 124° East slot to offer the SKY PerfecTV! digital broadcasting service. [7] As scheduled, on may 15 as 22:13 UTC , an Ariane 5 ECA, successfully launched JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2 to a geostationary tran ...
#12 Skylab 4
Skylab 4 (also SL-4 and SLM-3 [2] ) was the third crewed Skylab mission and placed the third and final crew aboard the first American space station . Third crewed mission to Skylab Skylab 4 The final view of Skylab, from the departing mission 4 crew, with Earth in the background Operator NASA COSPAR
- ... from Pad B, Launch Complex 39 NASA's launch center was located in an area called Cape Kennedy since may 15, 1964. Cape Kennedy was renamed Cape Canaveral officially on October 9, 1973. [4] The Saturn V launc ...
#13 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 hours, 29 minutes Thornton and Akers – EVA 4 EVA 4 Start : 14 May 1992 – ~21:00 UTC EVA 4 End : 15 may 1992 - ~05:00 UTC Duration : 7 hours, 45 minutes CREW SEATING ARRANGEMENTS Seat [4] Launch Landing ...
#14 DART (satellite)
DART , or Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology , was a NASA spacecraft with the goal to develop and demonstrate an automated navigation and rendezvous capability. At the time of the DART mission, only the Roscosmos and JAXA had autonomous spacecraft navigation. Orbital Sciences Corpora
- ... e report includes details protected by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). [1] On 15 may 2006, NASA released a public summary of the DART mishap investigation board report. [3] NASA reveal ...
#15 FTV-1126
FTV-1126 , also known as Corona 9034A , was an American area survey optical reconnaissance satellite launched in 1962. It was a KH-5 Argon satellite, based on an Agena-B . [1] It was also unofficially known as Discoverer 41 , a continuation of the designation sequence used for previous US reconnaiss
- ... s Agena-B Manufacturer Lockheed Launch mass 1,150 kilograms (2,540 lb) Start of mission Launch date 15 may 1962, 19:36 ( 1962-05-15UTC19:36Z ) UTC Rocket Thor DM-21 Agena-B 334 Launch site Vandenberg LC-75- ...
- ... degrees Period 93.75 minutes The launch of FTV-1126 The launch of FTV-1126 occurred at 19:36 UTC on 15 may 1962. A Thor DM-21 Agena-B rocket was used, flying from Launch Complex 75-3-5 at the Vandenberg Air ...
#16 Soyuz 16
Soyuz 16 ( Russian : Союз 16 , Union 16 ) was a December, 1974, crewed test flight for a joint Soviet -United States space flight which culminated in the Apollo-Soyuz mission in July 1975. The two-man Soviet crew, Anatoly Filipchenko and Nikolai Rukavishnikov , tested a docking ring and other system
- ... ersion of the ASTP spacecraft were flown: Kosmos 638 , launched 3 April 1974; Kosmos 652 , launched 15 may 1974; and Kosmos 672 , launched 12 August 1974. These three flights, and Soyuz 16, were all launche ...
#17 Polyus (spacecraft)
The Polyus spacecraft ( Russian : Полюс , pole ), also known as Polus , Skif-DM , GRAU index 17F19DM , was a prototype Soviet orbital weapons platform designed to destroy Strategic Defense Initiative satellites with a megawatt carbon-dioxide laser . [1] It had a Functional Cargo Block derived from a
- ... ies Launch mass 80,000 kilograms (180,000 lb) Dimensions 37 m × 4.10 m Start of mission Launch date 15 may 1987 ( 1987-05-15 ) Rocket Energia Launch site Baikonur 250 Orbital parameters Reference system Geo ...
- ... Inclination 64° Cutaway drawing of the Polyus spacecraft HISTORY The Polyus spacecraft was launched 15 may 1987 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 250 as part of the first flight of the Energia system, [2] but f ...
#18 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
- ... t 13 June 1979 12:51 107.18 Progress 5 14 March 1979 10:20 rear 3 April 1979 19:10 20.37 Progress 6 15 may 1979 09:19 rear 8 June 1979 11:00 24.07 Soyuz 34 8 June 1979 23:02 rear 14 June 1979 19:18 5.84 Soy ...
- ... h 1981 23:33 front 26 May 1981 – ~74 Soyuz 39 23 March 1981 19:28 rear 30 March 1981 11:22 Soyuz 40 15 may 1981 21:50 rear 22 May 1981 13:37 6.66 Kosmos 1267 19 June 1981 10:52 front permanently docked – – ...
#19 Landsat 3
Landsat 3 is the third satellite of the Landsat program . It was launched on March 5, 1978, with the primary goal of providing a global archive of satellite imagery. Unlike later Landsat satellites, Landsat 3 was managed solely by NASA . Landsat 3 decommissioned on September 7, 1983, beyond its desi
- ... 08 mi) Apogee altitude 918 kilometers (570 mi) Inclination 99.1 degrees Period 103.16 minutes Epoch may 15, 1990 [1] BACKGROUND The first satellite of the Landsat program , Landsat 1 (originally designated E ...
#20 Soyuz TMA-04M
Soyuz TMA-04M was a spaceflight to Low Earth orbit that transported three members of the Expedition 31 crew to the International Space Station (ISS), which was launched on 15 May 2012 and landed on 17 September 2012. [3] TMA-04M was the Soyuz spacecraft 's 113th flight since its initial launch in 19
- ... ft during pre-launch processing on 8 May 2012. The TMA-04M crew wave to spectators before launch on may 15, 2012. The Soyuz TMA-04M mission lifts-off to the ISS on 15 May 2012.
- ... e members of the Expedition 31 crew to the International Space Station (ISS), which was launched on 15 may 2012 and landed on 17 September 2012. [3] TMA-04M was the Soyuz spacecraft 's 113th flight since it ...
- ... 3 Members Gennady Padalka Sergei Revin Joseph M. Acaba Callsign Altair Start of mission Launch date 15 may 2012, 03:01:23 ( 2012-05-15UTC03:01:23Z ) UTC [2] [3] Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End ...
- ... launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, 15 may 2012, at 3:01:23 UTC (9:01:23 local time). [5] The Soyuz docked successfully with the ISS on 17 May ...
- ... launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, 15 may 2012, at 3:01:23 UTC (9:01:23 local Baikonur time). [5] The spacecraft docked with the Internationa ...
- ... wave to spectators before launch on May 15, 2012. The Soyuz TMA-04M mission lifts-off to the ISS on 15 may 2012.