langs: 18 мая [ru] / may 18 [en] / 18. mai [de] / 18 mai [fr] / 18 maggio [it] / 18 de mayo [es]
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Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Deke Slayton
Donald Kent " Deke " Slayton (March 1, 1924 – June 13, 1993) was a United States Air Force pilot , aeronautical engineer , and test pilot who was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts . He went on to become NASA's first Chief of the Astronaut Office and Director of Flight Cre
- ... urg Air Base , West Germany . While stationed in Germany, he met Marjorie Lunney and married her on may 18, 1955. [3] [2] : 52–54 At the start of his assignment in West Germany, Slayton applied to the U. ...
- ... astronaut Alan Shepard . [16] PERSONAL LIFE Slayton married Marjorie "Marge" Lunney (1921–1989) on may 18, 1955, and they had one son, Kent Sherman, born April 8, 1957. [17] : 345 They divorced in April ...
#2 Helen Sharman
Helen Patricia Sharman, CMG , OBE , HonFRSC (born 30 May 1963) is a British chemist and cosmonaut who became the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman in space, as well as the first woman to visit the Mir space station, in May 1991. British cosmonaut and
- ... -12 mission, which included Soviet cosmonauts Anatoly Artsebarsky and Sergei Krikalev , launched on 18 may 1991 [8] and lasted eight days, most of that time spent at the Mir space station. Sharman's tasks i ...
- ... cords including; Record Date first British cosmonaut 25 November 1989 first British person in space 18 may 1991 first Western European woman in space 18 May 1991 LATER CAREER Sharman spent the eight years f ...
- ... ut 25 November 1989 first British person in space 18 May 1991 first Western European woman in space 18 may 1991 LATER CAREER Sharman spent the eight years following her mission to Mir self-employed, communi ...
#3 Thomas Akers
Thomas Dale Akers (born May 20, 1951) is a former American astronaut in NASA 's Space Shuttle program . [1] American astronaut This article is about the NASA astronaut. For the attorney, college professor, and member of the United States House of Representatives, see Thomas Peter Akers . Thomas D. A
- ... ervicing mission. [12] Akers spent just under 13.5 hours outside the Endeavour in two EVAs. [13] On may 18, 1994, Akers appeared on Home Improvement as himself along with rest of the STS-61 crew. [14] STS-79 ...
#4 John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator , engineer , astronaut , businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth , circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA
- ... [83] The magnitude of the challenge ahead of them was made clear a few weeks later, on the night of may 18, 1959, when the seven astronauts gathered at Cape Canaveral to watch their first rocket launch, of a ...
#5 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
- ... [57] The magnitude of the challenge ahead of them was made clear a few weeks later, on the night of may 18, 1959, when the seven astronauts gathered at Cape Canaveral to watch their first rocket launch, of a ...
#6 John Young (astronaut)
John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut , naval officer and aviator , test pilot , and aeronautical engineer . He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. He is the only astronaut to fly on four different c
- ... e lunar module, in reference to the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz . [9] : 300–302 On may 18, 1969, Apollo 10 launched at 11:49 a.m. After the trans-lunar injection (TLI) burn, Young successful ...
#7 Gene Cernan
Eugene Andrew Cernan ( / ˈ s ɜːr n ə n / ; March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut , naval aviator , electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , and fighter pilot . During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh human being to walk on the Moon. As he re-entered the
- ... r Module Pilot on Apollo 10—the final dress rehearsal mission for the first Apollo lunar landing—on may 18 26, 1969. During the Apollo 10 mission, Cernan and his commander, Tom Stafford , piloted the Lunar M ...
#8 Ken Bowersox
Kenneth Dwane " Sox " Bowersox (born November 14, 1956) is a United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle launches and an extended stay aboard the International Space Station . [1] When he launched on STS-73 at the age of 38 years and 11 months, he
- ... odes of the American TV show Home Improvement . Series 3, Episode 24, titled "Reality Bytes", aired 18 may 1994. NASA ADMINISTRATION In July 2019, Bowersox became NASA's Acting Associate Administrator for t ...
#9 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
- ... lie Brown"; the lunar module (LM) was nicknamed "Snoopy". [1] : 120–122 Apollo 10 lifted off on may 18, 1969. Despite heavy oscillation during ascent, Apollo 10 achieved orbit without incident, docked th ...
#10 Pamela Melroy
Pamela Ann Melroy (born September 17, 1961) is an American retired United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut serving as the deputy administrator of NASA . She served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions STS-92 and STS-112 and commanded mission STS-120 before leaving the agency in August 2009.
- ... f Science in Earth and Planetary Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984. On may 18, 2008, Melroy received an honorary degree from Iona College in New Rochelle, New York . CAREER MILIT ...
#11 Scott Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aeronautical engineer , astronaut , and aquanaut . He was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts selected for NASA 's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American (after
- ... [38] The magnitude of the challenge ahead of them was made clear a few weeks later, on the night of may 18, 1959, when the seven astronauts gathered at Cape Canaveral to watch their first rocket launch, of a ...
#12 Wubbo Ockels
Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946 – 18 May 2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut with the European Space Agency who, in 1985, became the first Dutch citizen in space when he flew on STS-61-A as a payload specialist. He later became professor of aerospace engineering at Delft University of T
- Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946 – 18 may 2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut with the European Space Agency who, in 1985, became the f ...
- ... fication . ( August 2021 ) Wubbo Ockels Born ( 1946-03-28 ) 28 March 1946 Almelo , Netherlands Died 18 may 2014 (2014-05-18) (aged 68) Amsterdam , Netherlands Nationality Dutch Occupation Physicist Space ca ...
- ... ral cavity , and a life expectancy of one to two years. [8] He died from complications of cancer on 18 may 2014. [9] HONOURS Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) [10] Merit Cross 1st Class (O ...
#13 Don Lind
Don Leslie Lind [1] (May 18, 1930 – August 30, 2022) was an American scientist, naval officer , aviator , and NASA astronaut . He graduated from the University of Utah with an undergraduate degree in physics in 1953. Following his military service obligation, he earned a PhD in high-energy nuclear p
- Don Leslie Lind [1] ( may 18, 1930 – August 30, 2022) was an American scientist, naval officer , aviator , and NASA astronaut . H ...
- ... rnia, Berkeley in 1964. American astronaut (1930–2022) Don Lind Born Don Leslie Lind ( 1930-05-18 ) may 18, 1930 Midvale, Utah , U.S. Died August 30, 2022 (2022-08-30) (aged 92) Logan, Utah , U.S. Alma mater ...
- ... re landing at Edwards Air Force Base , California. BIOGRAPHY EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Lind was born may 18, 1930, and raised in Midvale, Utah , with his two sisters, Charlene and Kathleen. He attended Midval ...
#14 Dafydd Williams
Dafydd Rhys Williams (alternately known as David Rhys Williams [2] ) OC OOnt CCFP FCFP FRCPC FRCP FRCGS (born May 16, 1954) [3] is a Canadian physician, public speaker , CEO , author and a retired CSA astronaut . [4] Williams was a mission specialist on two Space Shuttle missions. His first spacefli
- ... ector for the new McMaster Centre for Medical Robotics at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton . [6] On may 18, 2011, Williams became the new president and CEO of Southlake Regional Health Centre , the regional ...
#15 Richard O. Covey
Richard Oswalt Covey (born August 1, 1946) is a retired United States Air Force officer, former NASA astronaut , and a member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame . American astronaut This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn h
- ... sode of the American TV show Home Improvement . Series 3, Episode 24, titled "Reality Bytes", aired may 18, 1994. The Hubble repair crew appeared on the fictional show Tool Time, where they showed some of th ...
#16 Charles Duke
Charles Moss Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut , United States Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot . As lunar module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon , at age 36 years and 201 days. [note 1] For the British Labo
- ... ke was named in his honor. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on may 18, 2019. [110] CULTURAL DEPICTIONS Duke was the subject of the documentary Lunar Tribute , which premi ...
#17 Dennis Tito
Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940) is an American engineer and entrepreneur . In mid-2001, he became the first space tourist to fund his own trip into space, when he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1 , a visiting mission to the International Space Station . This mi
- ... Upsilon and received an honorary doctorate of engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on may 18, 2002 and is a former scientist of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory . [3] In 1972, he founded the ...
#18 Mark N. Brown
Mark Neil Brown (born November 18, 1951) is an American engineer , retired colonel in the United States Air Force and former NASA astronaut . Brown spent a total of ten days in space, over two five day missions. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the
- ... llinois ; they have two daughters: Kristin Elizabeth (born October 21, 1981) and Karin Alison (born may 18, 1986). [1] EDUCATION 1969: Graduated from Valparaiso High School , Valparaiso, Indiana 1973: Receiv ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame
The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame recognizes aviation pioneers and contributors associated with the state of Georgia . The museum was created in 1989 by Governor Joe Frank Harris signing House Bill 110. The law called for a 15-member board to oversee the hall of fame, and for it to be housed at the
- ... was inducted at a banquet on August 26, 1989. [3] A second group of seven was inducted at Robins on may 18, 1991 [4] and a third class of five was inducted on November 7, 1992. [5] Additional inductions have ...
#2 USS Midway (CV-41)
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier , formerly of the United States Navy , the lead ship of her class . Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal
- ... fications necessary to correct the problem. [3] RETURN TO VIETNAM Midway returned to Vietnam and on 18 may 1971, after relieving Hancock at Yankee Station , began single carrier operations. Midway departed ...
#3 War Museum Cambodia
The War Museum Cambodia is located at Siem Reap in Cambodia, near National Highway No. 6 between the city of Siem Reap and the International Airport. The purpose of this museum is to keep the memory of the civil war in the history of Cambodia alive and to preserve the unique collection for posterity
- ... seum into War Museum Cambodia. Although the museum was badly damaged by a powerful small tornado on 18 may 2015, over the years many improvements were made and new visitor records were achieved. 2016 – Rebu ...
#4 Kennedy Space Center
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
- ... n 2019, NASA celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo program , and the launch of Apollo 10 on may 18. [68] In summer of 2019, Lunar Module 9 (LM-9) was relocated to the Apollo/Saturn V Center as part o ...
#5 TAM Museum
The TAM Museum ( Portuguese : Museu TAM ), also known as the Museu Asas de um Sonho (Wings of a Dream Museum), was an aviation museum in the city of São Carlos , within the state of State of São Paulo , Brazil. The museum was located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from central São Carlos and 250 kilometer
- ... easing operations due to budget concerns. [4] Closure actually happened on February 2, 2016, and on may 18, 2018, it was announced that it would be relocated close to the Brazilian Aerospace Memorial at São ...
#6 Floyd Bennett Field
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
- ... Field, demonstrating the increasing efficiency of transport planes and engines with heavy loads. On may 18, they established 8 more speed records with the same model of airplane. [284] [257] July 18 – August ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2
The Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (also known as Boe OFT-2 ) was a repeat of Boeing's unsuccessful first Orbital Flight Test (OFT-1) of its Starliner spacecraft . The uncrewed mission was part of NASA 's Commercial Crew Program . [1] OFT-2, using Starliner Spacecraft 2 , launched 19 May 2022 and last
- ... AILURES, AUGUST 2021 Main article: Boeing Starliner Spacecraft 2 § Analysis of inoperable valves On may 18, 2022, CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the ULA Atlas V rocket roll out from the Vertical Integratio ...
#2 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
- Apollo 10 ( may 18 26, 1969) was a human spaceflight , the fourth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program , ...
- ... John W. Young Eugene A. Cernan Callsign CSM: Charlie Brown LM: Snoopy Start of mission Launch date may 18, 1969, 16:49:00 ( 1969-05-18UTC16:49Z ) UTC Rocket Saturn V SA-505 Launch site Kennedy LC-39 B End o ...
- ... solo) Orbital parameters Periselene altitude 14.4 kilometers (7.8 nmi) Docking with LM Docking date may 18, 1969, 20:06:36 UTC Undocking date May 22, 1969, 19:00:57 UTC Docking with LM Ascent Stage Docking d ...
- ... ate 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 better view of ALS-3, to the west of ALS-2. [5] Another deviation from the plans for ...
- ... the heaviest spacecraft to reach orbit to that point. [5] MISSION HIGHLIGHTS Launch of Apollo 10 on may 18, 1969 LAUNCH AND OUTBOUND TRIP Apollo 10 launched from KSC on May 18, 1969, at 12:49:00 EDT (16:49:0 ...
- ... HLIGHTS Launch of Apollo 10 on May 18, 1969 LAUNCH AND OUTBOUND TRIP Apollo 10 launched from KSC on may 18, 1969, at 12:49:00 EDT (16:49:00 UT), at the very start of a 4.5 hour launch window . The launch win ...
#3 Kosmos 818
Kosmos 818 ( Russian : Космос 818 meaning Cosmos 818 ), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.78 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1976 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 400-kilogram (880 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used as a rad
- ... type DS-P1-Yu Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 400 kilograms (880 lb) Start of mission Launch date 18 may 1976, 11:00 ( 1976-05-18UTC11Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End of missio ...
- ... nch Kosmos 818 from Site 133/1 of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . [2] The launch occurred at 11:00 UTC on 18 may 1976, and resulted in the successfully insertion of the satellite into low Earth orbit . [3] Upon r ...
#4 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
- ... Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-132 mission on 14 May 2010, [143] and was connected to the ISS on 18 may 2010. [144] The hatch connecting Rassvet with the ISS was first opened on 20 May 2010. [145] On 28 ...
#5 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
- ... te Cape Canaveral , SLC-40 [2] [3] Contractor SpaceX End of mission Disposal Recovered Landing date 18 may 2014, 19:05 UTC Landing site Pacific Ocean Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Reg ...
- ... y nadir RMS capture 20 April 2014, 11:14 UTC Berthing date 20 April 2014, 14:06 UTC Unberthing date 18 may 2014, 11:55 UTC RMS release 18 May 2014, 13:26 UTC Time berthed 27 days, 21 hours, 49 minutes Cargo ...
- ... 11:14 UTC Berthing date 20 April 2014, 14:06 UTC Unberthing date 18 May 2014, 11:55 UTC RMS release 18 may 2014, 13:26 UTC Time berthed 27 days, 21 hours, 49 minutes Cargo Mass 2,089 kg (4,605 lb) Pressuris ...
- ... er Koichi Wakata . The spacecraft was berthed to the ISS from 14:06 UTC on that day to 11:55 UTC on 18 may 2014. [6] CRS-3 then successfully de-orbited and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast o ...
- ... fully de-orbited and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 19:05 UTC on 18 may 2014. [7] LAUNCH SCHEDULE HISTORY Launch of SpaceX CRS-3 from Cape Canaveral on 18 April 2014. The ...
#6 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
- ... ragon with trunk pontoons installed on 26 April 2012. The Falcon 9/Dragon vertical at launch pad on 18 may 2012 in preparation for the launch. At launch pad around 05:00 EST on 19 May 2012 (five minutes aft ...
#7 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
- ... ns relay satellite weighing approximately 49 kg (108 lb) launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on 18 may 1999 with International Designator 1999-026B. After launch, DART successfully achieved orbit and wi ...
#8 USA-201
USA-201 , also known as GPS IIR-19(M) , GPS IIRM-6 and GPS SVN-48 , is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System . It was the sixth of eight Block IIRM satellites to be launched, and the nineteenth of twenty one Block IIR satellites overall. It was built by L
- ... orbit. The satellite raised itself into medium Earth orbit using a Star-37FM apogee motor . [2] By 18 may 2008, USA-201 was in an orbit with a perigee of 20,143 kilometers (12,516 mi) , an apogee of 20,222 ...
#9 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
- ... e day. Inside the VAB transfer aisle, lifting operations to rotate Atlantis vertically commenced on 18 may 2011. The crane that hoisted the shuttle placed it into the adjacent high bay. Atlantis was next lo ...
#10 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
- ... oot restraint during EVA 1. Stephen Bowen works on the installation of the K u band antenna system. 18 may (FLIGHT DAY 5 – MRM1 INSTALLATION) Atlantis docked with the ISS moving southeast across the skies o ...
#11 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
- ... inutes [8] Epoch 17 May 2011 [8] Docking with ISS Docking port PMA-2 (Harmony forward) Docking date 18 may 2011, 10:14 UTC Undocking date 30 May 2011, 03:55 UTC Time docked 11 days, 17 hours, 41 minutes Pic ...
- ... the two spacesuits carried on Endeavour , in preparation for the mission's four planned spacewalks. 18 may (FLIGHT DAY 3 – ISS RENDEZVOUS AND ELC INSTALLATION) Endeavour approaches the space station . Fligh ...
- ... docking of Endeavour to the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA) 2 on the ISS. The docking occurred on 18 may 2011 at 10:14 UTC . [48] After the shuttle docked, the six astronauts of STS-134 joined the Expedit ...
#12 Voyager 1
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere . Launched 16 days after its twin Voyager 2 , Voyager 1 has been operating for 45 years and 1 month as of October 5
- ... yager 2 . Voyager 1 reached a distance of 135 AU (12.5 billion mi; 20.2 billion km) from the Sun on may 18, 2016. [3] On September 5, 2017, that had increased to about 139.64 AU (12.980 billion mi; 20.890 bi ...
- ... culation and Control System (AACS). NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) published a statement on may 18, 2022 that the AACS was functional but sending invalid data. [88] [89] The problem was eventually tr ...
#13 Progress M-66
Progress M-66 ( Russian : Прогресс М-66 ), identified by NASA as Progress 32P , was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station . It was the penultimate flight of the Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, using the spacecraft with the serial number 366. Spacecraft Progress M-66
- ... 49 UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 18 may 2009, 15:14:45 UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Inclination 51.6 ...
- ... ed at 15:18 UTC on 6 May 2009, to make way for Progress M-02M . It was deorbited at 14:28:30 UTC on 18 may 2009 following twelve days of free flight, during which it conducted experiments as part of the Pla ...
#14 Salyut 7
Salyut 7 ( Russian : Салют-7 ; English: Salute 7 ) (a.k.a. DOS-6 , short for Durable Orbital Station [1] ) was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991. [1] It was first crewed in May 1982 with two crew via Soyuz T-5 , and last visited in June 1986, by Soyuz T-15 . [1] Var
- ... ov 3 May 1984 23:15 4 May 1984 02:00 2 h, 45 min Repair ODU Salyut 7 – PE-3 – EVA 5 Kizim, Solovyov 18 may 1984 17:52 18 May 1984 20:57 3 h, 05 min Add solar array Salyut 7 – VE-4 – EVA 1 Savitskaya, Dzhani ...
- ... 5 4 May 1984 02:00 2 h, 45 min Repair ODU Salyut 7 – PE-3 – EVA 5 Kizim, Solovyov 18 May 1984 17:52 18 may 1984 20:57 3 h, 05 min Add solar array Salyut 7 – VE-4 – EVA 1 Savitskaya, Dzhanibekov 25 July 1984 ...
#15 OPS 5113
OPS 5113 , also known as Navstar 3 , GPS I-3 and GPS SVN-3 , was an American navigation satellite launched in 1978 as part of the Global Positioning System development programme. It was the third of eleven Block I GPS satellites to be launched. [2] American navigation satellite OPS 5113 Names Navsta
- ... -3E Contractor Convair General Dynamics Entered service 13 November 1978 End of mission Deactivated 18 may 1992 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [3] Regime Medium Earth orbit ( Semi-sync ...
- ... broadcast the PRN 06 signal in the GPS demonstration constellation, and was retired from service on 18 may 1992. SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal 1978 in spaceflight
#16 MUBLCOM
The Multiple Paths, Beyond-Line-of-Sight Communications ( MUBLCOM ) satellite (COSPAR 1999-026B, SATCAT 25736), built for the Pentagon 's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency , was launched in May 1999 by a Pegasus . Its mission was to demonstrate a capability to provide space-based digital voi
- ... ties Launch mass 100 kilograms (220 lb) Dry mass 50 kilograms (110 lb) Start of mission Launch date may 18, 1999 ( 1999-05-18 ) Rocket Pegasus Launch site Vandenberg Contractor Orbital Orbital parameters Ref ...
#17 BSAT-3a
BSAT-3a , is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform. It is stationed on the 110,0° East orbital slot with its companion BSAT-3b and BSAT-3c from where they pro
- ... o proceed to the construction of its first third generation broadcasting satellite, BSAT-3a. [6] On 18 may 2005, both companies announced the signature of the definitive contract for the satellite. It would ...
#18 Apollo 17
Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the final mission of NASA 's Apollo program , the most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon or traveled beyond low Earth orbit . Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbit
- ... e ascent stage on June 16, 1971, and the descent stage the following day; they were not mated until may 18, 1972. CM-114, SM-114 and SLA-21 all arrived on March 24, 1972. The rover reached Kennedy Space Cent ...
#19 STS-61
STS-61 was the first NASA Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour . The mission launched on 2 December 1993 from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida . The mission restored the spaceborne observatory's vision (marred by spherical aberration in i
- ... sode of the American TV show Home Improvement . Season 3, Episode 24, titled "Reality Bytes", aired 18 may 1994. The Hubble repair crew appeared on the fictional Tool Time segment, where they showed some of ...
#20 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
- ... ensor was back in normal sensor range, but it is believed the component is in good shape. [NASA 23] 18 may (FLIGHT DAY 8) As Arthur C. Clarke says, the only way of finding the limits on the possible, is by ...
- ... the spacewalk to end as the sixth longest EVA to that time. [62] [NASA 23] EVA 5 Grunsfeld Feustel 18 may 2009 12:20 18 May 2009 19:22 7 hours, 2 minutes The twenty-third and final spacewalk to service Hub ...
- ... end as the sixth longest EVA to that time. [62] [NASA 23] EVA 5 Grunsfeld Feustel 18 May 2009 12:20 18 may 2009 19:22 7 hours, 2 minutes The twenty-third and final spacewalk to service Hubble, and last plan ...