langs: 17 мая [ru] / may 17 [en] / 17. mai [de] / 17 mai [fr] / 17 maggio [it] / 17 de mayo [es]
days: may 14 / may 15 / may 16 / may 17 / may 18 / may 19 / may 20
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Tracy Caldwell Dyson
Tracy Caldwell Dyson (born Tracy Ellen Caldwell ; August 14, 1969) is an American chemist and NASA astronaut . Caldwell Dyson was a Mission Specialist on Space Shuttle Endeavour flight STS-118 in August 2007 and part of the Expedition 23 and Expedition 24 crew on the International Space Station from
- ... official flight jacket during the ceremony. [11] STS-118 Caldwell Dyson was assigned to STS-118 on may 17, 2006. It was announced that she would serve as Mission Specialist 1 on the first flight of Space Sh ...
#2 Vladimir Komarov
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov ( Russian : Влади́мир Миха́йлович Комаро́в , IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ kəmɐˈrof] ; 16 March 1927 – 24 April 1967) was a Soviet test pilot , aerospace engineer, and cosmonaut. In October 1964, he commanded Voskhod 1 , the first spaceflight to carry more than one
- ... universe. Vladimir Komarov was one of the first on this treacherous path." [31] When interviewed on 17 may by the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda , Yuri Gagarin alluded to the failure of the administration t ...
#3 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
- ... ong with fellow crew members Sergei Revin and Joseph Acaba [15] and arrived at the space station on 17 may at 4:36 UTC . [16] He, along with Revin and Acaba, returned to Earth on 17 September 2012. [ citati ...
#4 Thomas P. Stafford
Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17, 1930) is an American former Air Force officer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut , and one of 24 people who flew to the Moon . He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1969 to 1971. United States astronaut (born 1930) Thomas P. Stafford Stafford
- ... the Gemini 9 primary crew, with Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin as their backup crew. [1] : 75–82 On may 17, 1966, the Agena target vehicle went off course and was shut down before entering orbit. As there wa ...
#5 Yuri Romanenko
Yuri Viktorovich Romanenko ( Russian : Ю́рий Ви́кторович Романе́нко ; born 1 August 1944) is a former Soviet cosmonaut , twice Hero of the Soviet Union (March 16, 1978 and September 26, 1980). Over his career, Yuri Romanenko spent a total of 430 days 20 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds in space and 18 ho
- ... Olga (born in 1954). He is married and has two sons, Roman (born on August 9, 1971) and Artem (born may 17, 1977). Roman is a cosmonaut who flew as the commander of Soyuz TMA-15 mission. [7] Through most of ...
#6 Viktor Gorbatko
Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko ( Russian : Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горбатко́ ; 3 December 1934 – 17 May 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 , Soyuz 24 , and Soyuz 37 missions. [2] Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2017) This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2017 ) Viktor Go
- Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko ( Russian : Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горбатко́ ; 3 December 1934 – 17 may 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 , Soyuz 24 , and Soyuz 37 missions. [2] Soviet ...
- ... vich Gorbatko ( 1934-12-03 ) 3 December 1934 Ventsy-Zarya , Azov-Black Sea Krai , Soviet Union Died 17 may 2017 (2017-05-17) (aged 82) [1] Moscow , Russia Resting place Federal Military Memorial Cemetery , ...
#7 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
- ... caba . [4] Revin and his fellow TMA-04M crew members docked with the International Space Station on 17 may at 4:36 UTC . [5] Revin, along with Padalka and Acaba, landed in Kazakhstan on 17 September 2012. [ ...
#8 Robert D. Cabana
Robert Donald Cabana (born January 23, 1949) is the Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a NASA astronaut (currently as a non-flight eligible management astronaut ), and a veteran of four Space Shuttle flights. [1] [2] He served as Chief of the Astrona
- ... sociate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Incumbent Assumed office may 17, 2021 President Joe Biden Administrator Bill Nelson Preceded by Steve Jurczyk 10th Director of the K ...
- ... on Preceded by Steve Jurczyk 10th Director of the Kennedy Space Center In office October 26, 2008 – may 17, 2021 Preceded by William W. Parsons Succeeded by Janet Petro Personal details Born ( 1949-01-23 ) J ...
#9 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. [
- Joseph Michael "Joe" Acabá (born may 17, 1967) is a Puerto Rican educator , hydrogeologist , and NASA astronaut . [1] [2] In May 2004 he bec ...
- ... and NASA astronaut Joseph Acabá Joe Acabá pictured in 2008 Born Joseph Michael Acabá ( 1967-05-17 ) may 17, 1967 (age 55) Inglewood, California , U.S. Status Active Nationality American Alma mater University ...
- ... nternational 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] Acaba returned to the International Space Station i ...
- ... nady Padalka and Sergei Revin , arrived and docked with the space station two days after launch, on may 17 at 4:36 UTC . Acaba, along with Padalka and Revin, returned to Earth on September 17, 2012, after ne ...
#10 André Kuipers
André Kuipers ( Dutch: [ˈɑndreː ˈkœy̯pərs] ( listen ) ; born 5 October 1958) is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut . He became the second Dutch citizen, third Dutch-born and fifth Dutch -speaking astronaut upon launch of Soyuz TMA-4 on 19 April 2004. Kuipers returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-3 1
- ... A-03M touched down in the steppe of Kazakhstan. [11] HONOURS Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau ( 17 may 2004, Netherlands) [12] Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (15 October 2012, Netherlands) ...
#11 Vladimir Dezhurov
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
- ... oming spacewalk from the Pirs airlock on the ISS. Dezhurov performed his second career spacewalk on may 17. They moved the solar array to the Kvant-1 module. The spacewalk lasted six hours and 52 minutes. On ...
#12 Marc Garneau
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau PC CC CD MP (born February 23, 1949) is a Canadian politician, retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party , Garneau was the minister of foreign affairs from January to Octo
- ... International Space Hall of Fame in 1992. [55] HONORARY DEGREES Location Date School Degree Ontario may 17, 1985 Royal Military College of Canada Doctor of Military Science (DMSc) [56] Nova Scotia 1985 Techn ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Brooklands Museum
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
- ... ir Force 's legendary 617 Squadron ' Dambusters ' attack on Germany's Ruhr Valley reservoirs on 16–1 17 may 1943 was commemorated on 12 May 2013 by three impressive flypasts of Brooklands Museum given by the ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 USA-299
USA-299 , also referred to as Orbital Test Vehicle 6 ( OTV-6 ), is the third flight of the first Boeing X-37B , an American unmanned vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing spaceplane . It was launched to low Earth orbit aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle from SLC-41 on 17 May 2020 and remains in orbit.
- ... ing spaceplane . It was launched to low Earth orbit aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle from SLC-41 on 17 may 2020 and remains in orbit. Its mission designation is part of the USA series . The 3rd Flight Of Th ...
- ... mass 5,400 kg (11,900 lb) [1] Power Deployable solar array , batteries Start of mission Launch date 17 may 2020, 13:14:00 UTC Rocket Atlas V 501 (AV-081) Launch site Cape Canaveral , SLC-41 Contractor Unite ...
#2 SDS-4
SDS-4 ( Small Demonstration Satellite 4 ) is a small satellite (50 cm cube with mass of 50 kg) developed by JAXA . It was launched as a secondary payload on the Shizuku mission on 17 May 2012 UTC. [4] SDS-4 Mission type Technology Operator JAXA COSPAR ID 2012-025C SATCAT no. 38339 Spacecraft pro
- ... mass of 50 kg) developed by JAXA . It was launched as a secondary payload on the Shizuku mission on 17 may 2012 UTC. [4] SDS-4 Mission type Technology Operator JAXA COSPAR ID 2012-025C SATCAT no. 38339 Spac ...
- ... t properties Spacecraft type SDS Launch mass 50 kilograms (110 lb) [1] Start of mission Launch date 17 may 2012, 16:39 ( 2012-05-17UTC16:39Z ) UTC [2] Rocket H-IIA 202 Launch site Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1 Co ...
#3 Voyager 2
Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, to study the outer planets and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere . As a part of the Voyager program , it was launched 16 days before its twin, Voyager 1 , on a trajectory that took longer to reach gas giants Jupiter and Sa
- ... g pushed in. [62] On April 22, 2010, Voyager 2 encountered scientific data format problems. [63] On may 17, 2010, JPL engineers revealed that a flipped bit in an on-board computer had caused the problem, and ...
#4 GOES 2
GOES-2 , known as GOES-B before becoming operational, was a geostationary weather satellite which was operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. [4] GOES-2 was built by Ford Aerospace , and wa
- ... 22,352 mi) Apogee altitude 36,094 kilometres (22,428 mi) Inclination 13.7696º Period 24 hours Epoch 17 may 2016, 10:12:31 UTC [3] GOES-B was launched using a Delta 2914 carrier rocket flying from Launch Com ...
#5 Poisk (ISS module)
Poisk ( Russian : Поиск , lit. ' Search ' ), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 ( MRM 2 ), Малый исследовательский модуль 2 , or МИМ 2 , is a docking module of the International Space Station . Its original name was Docking Module 2 ( Stykovochniy Otsek 2 , SO-2 ), as it is almost identical
- ... 16, 2011 00:38 UTC Soyuz TMA-22 November 16, 2011 05:24 UTC April 27, 2012 08:15 UTC Soyuz TMA-04M may 17, 2012 04:36 UTC September 16, 2012 23:09 UTC Soyuz TMA-06M October 25, 2012 12:29 UTC March 15, 2013 ...
#6 Apollo 10
Apollo 10 (May 18–26, 1969) was a human spaceflight , the fourth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program , and the second (after Apollo 8 ) to orbit the Moon. NASA described it as a "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing , [2] and designated it an "F" mission , intended to test
- ... launch date was announced on January 10, 1969, it was shifted from its placeholder date of May 1 to may 17, rather than to May 16. On March 17, 1969, the launch was slipped one day to May 18, to allow for a ...
- ... ays later. The launch followed a countdown that had begun at 21:00:00 EDT on May 16 (01:00:00 UT on may 17) . Apollo 10 launched from Pad 39B and was the only flight to launch from that pad during the Apollo ...
#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
- ... i) Inclination 51.7 degrees Period 92.3 min Docking with Mir Docking port SO starboard Docking date 17 may 1997, 02:33:20 UTC Undocking date 22 May 1997, 01:03:56 UTC Time docked 4 days, 22 hours, 30 minute ...
- ... 2 cosmonauts and a German cosmonaut, and two Mir 23 cosmonauts. STS-84 docking with Mir occurred on 17 may at 02:33 UTC above the Adriatic Sea . Hatches between two spacecraft opened at 04:25 am, 17 May. Gr ...
- ... on 17 May at 02:33 UTC above the Adriatic Sea . Hatches between two spacecraft opened at 04:25 am, 17 may . Greetings exchanged between STS-84 crew and Mir 23 Commander Vasily Tsibliyev, Flight Engineer Ale ...
#8 Tranquility (ISS module)
Tranquility , also known as Node 3 , [3] is a module of the International Space Station (ISS). It contains environmental control systems, life support systems , a toilet, exercise equipment, and an observation cupola . American module of the International Space Station Tranquility Tranquility in 201
- ... he Thales Alenia Space , Turin site until 2009. [7] It was shipped to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on 17 may 2009 and arrived in Florida on 20 May 2009. It was officially welcomed to KSC on 8 June 2009. [8] T ...
#9 Tenma
Tenma , known as ASTRO-B before launch (COSPAR 1983-011A, SATCAT 13829), was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite, developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science . It was launched on February 20, 1983, using a M-3S rocket on the M-3S-3 mission. For other uses, see Tenma (disambiguatio
- ... ources, for example the NORAD catalog of satellites, say decay date (the day it stopped working)was 17 may 1988 [1] ). HIGHLIGHTS Discovery of the iron helium-like emission from the galactic ridge Iron line ...
#10 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
- ... ition on May 11 and began operations on May 13. [14] Boeing handed the satellite over to DirecTV on may 17. [15] BROADCASTING TO CUSTOMERS T12 increased DirecTV's national HD channel capacity to over 200 cha ...
#11 Miniature Sensor Technology Integration-3
Miniature Sensor Technology Integration-3 ( MSTI-3 ) was a technology demonstration satellite operated by the United States Air Force . It was equipped with two infrared cameras and one visible light camera, designed to survey Earth's surface features and characterize their appearance in infrared wa
- ... th's surface features and characterize their appearance in infrared wavelengths. MSTI-3 launched on 17 may 1996 aboard an Orbital Sciences Pegasus rocket. MSTI-3 Names Miniature Sensor Technology Integratio ...
- ... b) [2] Dimensions 142 × 81 cm (56 × 32 in) [2] Power 225 watts EOL [3] Start of mission Launch date 17 may 1996, 02:44 ( 1996-05-17UTC02:44 ) UTC [4] Rocket Pegasus-H F11 [4] Launch site Vandenberg ( Starga ...
- ... altitude 420 km (260 mi) Apogee altitude 432 km (268 mi) Inclination 97.1 deg Period 90.7 min Epoch 17 may 1996 [4] Main telescope Type Ritchey–Chrétien Diameter 10.5 cm (4.1 in) Wavelengths SWIR: 2.5-3.3 μ ...
- ... and 6 spacecraft but with improved spectral resolution. [10] [11] The launch of MSTI-3 occurred on 17 may 1996 at 02:44 UTC . [4] The flight took place aboard a Pegasus Hybrid air-launched rocket carried b ...
#12 Negai (satellite)
Negai☆″ ( "Wish" ) is a Japanese satellite which launched in May 2010. It is a student-built spacecraft, which will be operated by Soka University , and is intended to be used for technology demonstration. [3] The satellite is a single unit CubeSat , and will be used to test a field programmable gat
- ... s under contract to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency . In preparation for a planned launch on 17 may , the H-IIA rocket was rolled out to Pad 1 of the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space ...
- ... g at the launch pad 24 minutes later at 21:25 UTC. [6] The terminal countdown began at 11:30 UTC on 17 may and by 15:28, the loading of cryogenic propellant into the rocket's first and second stages had bee ...
#13 Waseda-SAT2
Waseda-SAT2 is a Japanese satellite which launched in May 2010. It is a student-built spacecraft, which will be operated by Waseda University , and is intended to be used for Earth observation [2] and technology demonstration. It will test the use of extendible paddles to provide attitude control .
- ... s under contract to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency . In preparation for a planned launch on 17 may , the H-IIA rocket was rolled out to Pad 1 of the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space ...
- ... g at the launch pad 24 minutes later at 21:25 UTC. [4] The terminal countdown began at 11:30 UTC on 17 may and by 15:28, the loading of cryogenic propellant into the rocket's first and second stages had bee ...
#14 SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 ( COTS 2 ), also known as Dragon C2+ , was the second test-flight for SpaceX 's uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft. It launched in May 2012 on the third flight of the company's two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The flight was performed under a funded agreement from NASA as t
- ... olving an issue that had previously been responsible for several launch date postponements. [16] On 17 may , the mission passed its final launch review and the Falcon 9/Dragon were erected on the launch pad ...
#15 Intelsat VA F-13
Intelsat VA F-13 or Intelsat 513 , then named ' NSS-513' , was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat and which was later sold to New Satellite Skies . Launched in 1988, it was the thirteenth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aero
- ... Dry mass 1098 kg Dimensions 1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres Power 1800 watts Start of mission Launch date 17 may 1988, 23:58:00 UTC [2] Rocket Ariane 2 V23 Launch site Kourou , ELA-1 Contractor Aérospatiale End o ...
- ... ric orbit Regime Geostationary orbit Longitude 53.0° West (1988-1995) 177.0° West (1995-2003) Epoch 17 may 1988 Transponders Band 26 C-band 6 Ku-band Intelsat V ← Intelsat VA F-12 Intelsat VA F-14 → SATELLI ...
- ... e communications for ships at sea. [3] LAUNCH The satellite was successfully launched into space on 17 may 1988, at 23:58:00 UTC, by means of an Ariane 2 vehicle from the Centre Spatial Guyanais , Kourou , ...
#16 STS-135
STS-135 ( ISS assembly flight ULF7 ) [4] was the 135th and final mission of the American Space Shuttle program . [5] [6] It used the orbiter Atlantis and hardware originally processed for the STS-335 contingency mission, which was not flown. STS-135 launched on 8 July 2011, and landed on 21 July 201
- ... istoric final rollout of a Space Shuttle, Atlantis moves to Launch Pad 39A. On the early morning of 17 may 2011, Space Shuttle Atlantis departed OPF-1 and headed to the VAB for mating operations with ET-138 ...
#17 Shin'en (spacecraft)
Shin'en , [2] known before launch as UNITEC-1 or UNISEC Technology Experiment Carrier 1 , is a Japanese student spacecraft which was intended to make a flyby of Venus in order to study the effects of interplanetary spaceflight on spacecraft computers . In doing so, it was intended to become the firs
- ... nch pad 24 minutes later at 21:25 UTC, [9] in preparation for a launch scheduled at 21:44:14 UTC on 17 may . The terminal countdown began at 11:30 UTC on 17 May and by 15:28, the loading of cryogenic propell ...
- ... tion for a launch scheduled at 21:44:14 UTC on 17 May. The terminal countdown began at 11:30 UTC on 17 may and by 15:28, the loading of cryogenic propellant into the rocket's first and second stages had bee ...
#18 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
- ... s Epoch 17 September 2012, 01:22:43 UTC [1] Docking with ISS Docking port Poisk zenith Docking date 17 may 2012, 04:36 UTC Undocking date 16 September 2012, 23:09 UTC Time docked 4 months (l-r) Acaba, Padal ...
- ... 15 May 2012, at 3:01:23 UTC (9:01:23 local time). [5] The Soyuz docked successfully with the ISS on 17 may at 4:36 UTC. [6] The spacecraft carried to the ISS a three-person crew ( Gennady Padalka , Russia; ...
- ... 3 local Baikonur time). [5] The spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, 17 may at 4:36 UTC, linking to the Poisk docking module . [6] After the departure of Soyuz TMA-03M on 1 Ju ...
#19 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
- ... PM. Atlantis docks with the space station (4 mins 30 secs). Flight Day 3 highlights (26 mins 1 sec) 17 may (FLIGHT DAY 4 – EVA 1) Reisman takes a self portrait during EVA 1. After the morning wakeup call, M ...
- ... on. [101] EVA [102] Spacewalkers Start ( UTC ) End (UTC) Duration EVA 1 Garrett Reisman Steve Bowen 17 may 2010 11:54 17 May 2010 19:19 7 hours 25 minutes Reisman and Bowen installed a spare space-to-ground ...
- ... ] Spacewalkers Start ( UTC ) End (UTC) Duration EVA 1 Garrett Reisman Steve Bowen 17 May 2010 11:54 17 may 2010 19:19 7 hours 25 minutes Reisman and Bowen installed a spare space-to-ground K u band antenna ...
#20 STS-134
STS-134 ( ISS assembly flight ULF6 ) [9] was the penultimate mission of NASA 's Space Shuttle program and the 25th and last spaceflight of Space Shuttle Endeavour . [10] This flight delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier to the International Space Station . [11] M
- ... Apogee altitude 343 kilometres (213 mi) [8] Inclination 51.6 degrees Period 91.17 minutes [8] Epoch 17 may 2011 [8] Docking with ISS Docking port PMA-2 (Harmony forward) Docking date 18 May 2011, 10:14 UTC ...
- ... ur ' s external tank falls to Earth. The launch of Endeavour seen from a shuttle training aircraft. 17 may (FLIGHT DAY 2 – OBSS INSPECTION) Mike Fincke lifts massive bags and floats freely inside Endeavour ...