langs: 4 мая [ru] / may 4 [en] / 4. mai [de] / 4 mai [fr] / 4 maggio [it] / 4 de mayo [es]
days: may 1 / may 2 / may 3 / may 4 / may 5 / may 6 / may 7
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Norman Thagard
Norman Earl Thagard , M.D. (born July 3, 1943), ( Capt , USMC , Ret.), is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut . He is the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, and can be considered the first American cosmonaut . He di
- ... 1985. He next served on the crew of STS-30 , which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on may 4, 1989, aboard the Orbiter Atlantis . During this four-day mission, crew members deployed the Magella ...
#2 Fei Junlong
Major general Fei Junlong ( simplified Chinese : 费俊龙 ; traditional Chinese : 費俊龍 ; pinyin : Fèi Jùnlóng ; born 5 May 1965) is a Chinese military pilot and an taikonaut . He flew on the second crewed spaceflight of the Shenzhou program . In this Chinese name , the family name is Fei . Fei Junlong Fei
- ... med after him. AWARDS AND HONORS Command Pilot of PLAAF, 1982 Merit Citation Class II, 1996 Chinese may 4 Medal for Youth Having Outstanding Contributions, 2005 Aerospace Achievement Medal, 2005 The honorar ...
#3 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
- ... t the U.S. Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland , where it is on permanent display. [149] On may 4, 2011, the U.S. Postal Service issued a first-class stamp in Shepard's honor, the first U.S. stamp t ...
#4 Maurizio Cheli
Maurizio Cheli (born 4 May 1959, in Zocca ) is an Italian air force officer, a European Space Agency astronaut and a veteran of one NASA Space Shuttle mission. Maurizio Cheli Born ( 1959-05-04 ) 4 May 1959 (age 63) Zocca , Italy Nationality Italian Occupation Test pilot Space career ASI / ESA Astr
- Maurizio Cheli (born 4 may 1959, in Zocca ) is an Italian air force officer, a European Space Agency astronaut and a veteran o ...
- ... gency astronaut and a veteran of one NASA Space Shuttle mission. Maurizio Cheli Born ( 1959-05-04 ) 4 may 1959 (age 63) Zocca , Italy Nationality Italian Occupation Test pilot Space career ASI / ESA Astron ...
#5 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
- 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 Missis ...
- ... ecords . [7] American singer and actor Lance Bass Bass in 2014 Born James Lance Bass ( 1979-05-04 ) may 4, 1979 (age 43) Laurel, Mississippi , U.S. Other names Lansten [1] Occupation Singer dancer actor pro ...
#6 David M. Walker (astronaut)
David Mathieson "Dave" Walker (May 20, 1944 – April 23, 2001), ( Capt , USN ), was an American naval officer and aviator , fighter pilot , test pilot , and a former NASA astronaut . He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s. David M. Walker Born ( 1944-05-20 ) May 20, 1944 Co
- ... 127 Earth orbits in 7 days, 23 hours, 44 minutes, 56 seconds. Main article: STS-30 STS-30 Atlantis ( may 4 8, 1989) was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. During the 4-day mission, the crew success ...
#7 Ronald J. Grabe
Ronald John Grabe (born June 13, 1945, in New York , New York ), ( Col , USAF , Ret.), is a former NASA astronaut. American astronaut Ronald J. Grabe Born Ronald John Grabe ( 1945-06-13 ) June 13, 1945 (age 77) New York , New York , U.S. Status Executive VP and General Manager at Orbital LSG Natio
- ... A veteran of four space flights, Grabe served as Pilot on STS-51-J (October 3–7, 1985) and STS-30 ( may 4 8, 1989), and was the mission commander on STS-42 (January 22–30, 1992) and STS-57 (June 21 to July ...
- ... 97 hours, 14 minutes, 38 seconds. STS-30 Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida, on may 4, 1989. During the four-day mission, the crew successfully deployed the Magellan Venus-exploration sp ...
#8 Kathryn D. Sullivan
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951) is an American geologist and oceanographer , and a former NASA astronaut and US Navy officer. She was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions. "Kathryn Sullivan" redirects here. For other uses, see Kathryn Sullivan (disambiguation) . American geolo
- ... did not approve her nomination before the session ended, the White House renewed the nomination. On may 4, 2011, Sullivan was confirmed by unanimous consent of the Senate and appointed by President Obama to ...
#9 Renate Brümmer
Renate Luise Brümmer (born 4 May 1955) is a Swiss-born German meteorological scientist and former astronaut. [1] Specialising in satellite meteorology , she was selected as an astronaut in 1987, retiring in 1993, having never been into space. Swiss-born German meteorological scientist and astronaut
- Renate Luise Brümmer (born 4 may 1955) is a Swiss-born German meteorological scientist and former astronaut. [1] Specialising in sat ...
- ... rman meteorological scientist and astronaut Renate Brümmer Born Renate Luise Brümmer ( 1955-05-04 ) 4 may 1955 (age 67) St. Gallen , Switzerland Nationality German Occupation Scientist, astronaut Space car ...
#10 Paolo Nespoli
Major Paolo Angelo Nespoli (born 6 April 1957) is an Italian astronaut and engineer of the European Space Agency (ESA). In 2007, he first traveled into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as a mission specialist of STS-120 . In December 2010 he again traveled into space aboard the Soyuz TMA-20
- ... trometer (AMS-02) to the ISS. During Nespoli's stint with Expedition 27, his mother, Maria, died on 4 may 2011. The crew observed 1 minute of silence the following day around the time of her funeral. [9] P ...
#11 Mark C. Lee
Mark Charles Lee USAF Colonel, (born August 14, 1952) is a former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. He retired from the Air Force and NASA on July 1, 2001. American astronaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2020 ) Mark
- ... s and spending 33 days in orbit. Lee's first shuttle mission was as a mission specialist on STS-30 ( may 4 8, 1989). This mission involved the launch of the Magellan probe , a Venus -exploration spacecraft a ...
#12 Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud ( Arabic : سلطان بن سلمان آل سعود ; Sulṭān bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd ; born 27 June 1956) is a Saudi prince and former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist . He is the first member of a royal family to fly
- ... ness Magazine on 2012. Leadership Award presented by the Arab Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) on 4 may 2014. King Leopold Medal was awarded to Sultan on 26 January 2014 by the order of King Philip of Be ...
#13 Sergey Zhukov (cosmonaut)
Sergey Aleksandrovich Zhukov ( Russian : Сергей Александрович Жуков ; born 9 September 1956 in Dzhezkazgan , Kazakh SSR , USSR, now Jezkazgan, Kazakhstan ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut first selected in 2003 . He retired from the cosmonaut corps before completing any spaceflights. Russian cosmonau
- ... Space Station at the time he announced his retirement from the cosmonaut corps on 29 April 2011. On 4 may 2011, concurrent with his retirement from the cosmonaut corps, Zhukov began working as the executiv ...
#14 Ivan Anikeyev
Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev ( Russian : Иван Николаевич Аникеев ; 12 February 1933 – 8 August 1992) was a Soviet cosmonaut who was dismissed from the Soviet space program for disciplinary reasons. Soviet cosmonaut candidate Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev Born ( 1933-02-12 ) 12 February 1933 Soviet Union
- ... ts, all three were dismissed from the cosmonaut corps on 17 April 1963, though officially not until 4 may 1963. Anikeyev never completed a space mission. To protect the image of the space program, efforts ...
#15 Joseph P. Kerwin
Joseph Peter Kerwin (born February 19, 1932) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut , who served as Science Pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25 – June 22, 1973. He was the first physician to be selected for astronaut training. Joe Kerwin was the one who uttered the words during Ap
- ... hree daughters: Sharon (born September 14, 1963), Joanna (born January 5, 1966), and Kristina (born may 4, 1968); and six grandchildren. His hobbies are reading and classical music . He resides in College S ...
#16 Michael L. Gernhardt
Michael Landon Gernhardt (born May 4, 1956) is a NASA astronaut and manager of the Environmental Physiology Laboratory, and principal investigator of the Prebreathe Reduction Program (PRP) at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center . [1] NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory M
- Michael Landon Gernhardt (born may 4, 1956) is a NASA astronaut and manager of the Environmental Physiology Laboratory, and principal inv ...
- ... Environmental Physiology Laboratory Michael L. Gernhardt Gernhardt in July 1995 Born ( 1956-05-04 ) may 4, 1956 (age 66) Mansfield, Ohio Nationality American Occupation Bioengineer Space career NASA Astrona ...
#17 Anne McClain
Anne Charlotte McClain (born June 7, 1979) is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army , engineer and a NASA astronaut. [2] Her call sign , "Annimal", dates back to her bruising rugby days; [3] she also uses the call sign in her Twitter handle, AstroAnnimal. She was a Flight Engineer for Expedition 58
- ... ber 18, 2018 Four Expedition 59 astronauts pose for a playful portrait inside the Harmony module on may 4, 2019 Anne McClain after her first landing near the town of Zhezkazgan on June 25, 2019 SEE ALSO LGB ...
#18 Grigory Nelyubov
Grigory Grigoryevich Nelyubov ( Russian : Григо́рий Григо́рьевич Нелю́бов ; 31 March 1934 – 18 February 1966) was one of the original 20 Soviet cosmonauts , who was dismissed from the Soviet space program in 1963 for drunk and disorderly conduct. His existence in the program was kept secret until th
- ... ts, all three were dismissed from the cosmonaut corps on 17 April 1963, though officially not until 4 may 1963. Pavel Popovich , secretary of the party organization, tried to resolve the situation by calli ...
#19 Mark P. Stucky
Mark P. "Forger" Stucky (born 9 November 1958) is an American test pilot and commercial astronaut . In these roles, he was an employee of Virgin Galactic , a private spaceflight company which is developing sub-orbital space tourism flights. American astronaut Mark Stucky Born ( 1958-11-09 ) November
- ... est Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of the Modern Astronaut by Nicholas Schmidle, published on may 4, 2021. The book resulted in a fallout between Stucky and Virgin Galactic in part due to revealing St ...
#20 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
- ... uz TMA-1 spacecraft with NASA astronauts Kenneth Bowersox and Donald Pettit . The capsule landed on may 4, 2003 at 02:04:25 UTC and following a ballistic trajectory. [5] A technical commission was establish ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Gliding Heritage Centre
The Gliding Heritage Centre (GHC) is a collection of vintage gliders based at Lasham Airfield , Hampshire, UK. [1] [2] [3] British glider museum Gliding Heritage Centre Manuel Crested Wren on display Location Lasham Airfield , Hampshire Type Aviation museum Website www .glidingheritage .org .uk
- ... NS Christopher Wills, the son of Philip Wills , founded the Vintage Glider Club in 1973. He died on 4 may 2011 but left a bequest of £100,000 to build a hangar to house vintage gliders plus his Steinadler ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 ( OCO-3 ) is a NASA - JPL instrument designed to measure carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere . The instrument is mounted on the Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility on board the International Space Station (ISS). [4] OCO-3 was scheduled to be transported to
- ... o problems with the space station's electrical power system. [6] This launch was further delayed to 4 may due to electrical issues aboard Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) , the barge used to recover the ...
- ... , the barge used to recover the Falcon 9’s first stage. [7] OCO-3 was launched as part of CRS-17 on 4 may 2019 at 06:48 UTC. [8] The nominal mission lifetime is ten years. [3] Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 ...
- ... footprints, 3 Hz (24 per second) Host spacecraft Spacecraft International Space Station Launch date 4 may 2019, 06:48 UTC Rocket Falcon 9 Launch site Cape Canaveral , SLC-40 OCO-3 was assembled using spare ...
- ... Funding for the OCO-3 project was restored. [16] May 2018 - Instrument underwent TVAC testing. [17] 4 may 2019 - Launched using a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . The delivery was pa ...
#2 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
- ... craft 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 gr ...
- ... (7,604 lb) Dry mass 1,035 kilograms (2,282 lb) Power about 1,030 watt Start of mission Launch date may 4, 1989, 18:47:00 ( 1989-05-04UTC18:47Z ) UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-30 / IUS Launch site K ...
- ... mosphere . Loss of contact at 10:05:00 UTC. [9] [18] LAUNCH AND TRAJECTORY Magellan was launched on may 4, 1989, at 18:46:59 UTC by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from KSC Launch Complex ...
- ... t that would require one year, three months, before encountering Venus. [3] [8] Launch of STS-30 on may 4, 1989 The spacecraft in a deployment position in Atlantis' payload bay Deployment of Magellan with I ...
#3 Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer
The Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer ( FAST or Explorer 70 ) was a NASA plasma physics satellite, and was the second spacecraft in the Small Explorer program (SMEX). It was launched on 21 August 1996, from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a Pegasus XL launch vehicle . The spacecraft was designed and b
- ... r Contractor Orbital Sciences Corporation Entered service 21 August 1996 End of mission Deactivated 4 may 2009 Last contact 4 May 2009 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth ...
- ... ences Corporation Entered service 21 August 1996 End of mission Deactivated 4 May 2009 Last contact 4 may 2009 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Low Earth orbit Perigee altitude 3 ...
- ... nd 2002, all other instruments continued to operate normally until science operations were ended on 4 may 2009. [2] Various engineering tests were conducted afterward. [2] FAST investigates the plasma phys ...
- ... dependent sensitivity between 10^-8 and 10^-10 nT^2/Hz. [6] END OF MISSION FAST operations ended on 4 may 2009. [1] SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Auroral kilometric radiation Explorer program Interbol
#4 Ekspress-AMU7
Ekspress-AMU7 ( Russian : Экспресс-АМU7 , meaning Express-AMU7 ) is a Russian domestic communications satellite . It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow , Russia. To provide of communications services (digital television, telephony, videoconferencing, data
- ... onur , Site 200/39 Contractor Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Entered service 4 may 2022 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [1] Regime Geostationary orbit Longitude ...
#5 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
- ... Port , California Contractor Virgin Orbit Deployment date 17 January 2021 End of mission Decay date 4 may 2022 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [12] Regime Low Earth orbit Perigee altit ...
- ... national to assist in future identification of satellites. [30] The satellite decayed from orbit on 4 may 2022. [31] TECHEDSAT-8 TechEdSat-8 Names TES-8 Technical and Educational Satellite-8 Mission type T ...
#6 OPS 9794
OPS 9794 , also known as Navstar 8 , GPS I-8 and GPS SVN-8 , was an American navigation satellite launched in 1983 as part of the Global Positioning System development program. It was the eighth of eleven Block I GPS satellites to be launched. [2] OPS 9794 Names Navstar 8 GPS I-8 GPS SVN-8 Mission t
- ... -75E) Launch site Vandenberg , SLC-3W [3] Entered service 10 August 1983 End of mission Deactivated 4 may 1993 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [4] Regime Medium Earth orbit ( Semi-sync ...
- ... broadcast the PRN 11 signal in the GPS demonstration constellation, and was retired from service on 4 may 1993.
#7 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
- ... C). [83] [84] A further delay was announced by NASA, pushing the launch to sometime in May. [83] On 4 may , the new targeted launch date was set for 19 May at 04:55 EDT/08:55 UTC. The launch proceeded nomin ...
#8 SpaceX CRS-17
SpaceX CRS-17 , also known as SpX-17 , was a Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS) to the International Space Station that was launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on 4 May 2019. [5] The mission was contracted by NASA and was flown by SpaceX . 2019 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS "CRS-17"
- ... ices mission (CRS) to the International Space Station that was launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on 4 may 2019. [5] The mission was contracted by NASA and was flown by SpaceX . 2019 American resupply space ...
- ... mass 2482 kg Dimensions Height: 6.1 m (20 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) Start of mission Launch date 4 may 2019, 06:48 UTC [1] Rocket Falcon 9 Launch site Cape Canaveral , SLC-40 Contractor SpaceX End of mi ...
#9 Meridian 4
Meridian 4 ( Russian : Меридиан-4 ), also known as Meridian No.14L , is a Russian military communications satellite . It was launched atop a Soyuz-2 -1a/ Fregat rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in May 2011. Russian military communications satellite This article needs additional citations for veri
- ... cecraft properties Spacecraft type Meridian Manufacturer ISS Reshetnev Start of mission Launch date 4 may 2011, 17:41:33 ( 2011-05-04UTC17:41:33Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-2-1a / Fregat Launch site Plesetsk 4 ...
#10 North American DC-3
The DC-3 was one of several early design proposals for the NASA Space Shuttle designed by Maxime Faget at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston. It was nominally developed by North American Aviation (NAA), although it was a purely NASA-internal design. Unlike the design that eventually emerg
- ... DC-3 series. Development of the DC-3 continued, with a drop test of a 1/10-scale model starting on 4 may . SPACE TASK GROUP On 12 February 1969 Richard Nixon formed the Space Task Group under the direction ...
#11 Space Tracking and Surveillance System
The Space Tracking and Surveillance System ( STSS ) (formerly SBIRS-Low ) was a pair of satellites developed by the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to research the space-based detection and tracking of ballistic missiles . Data from STSS satellites could allow interceptors to engage incom
- ... Period 120.0 minutes LAUNCH One of the two satellites had been shipped to Cape Canaveral (CCAFS) on 4 may 2009; the second satellite arrived at the launch site on 25 June 2009. [7] [8] Two demonstration sa ...
#12 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
- ... 29 April 1984 04:20 2 h, 45 min Repair ODU Salyut 7 – PE-3 – EVA 4 Kizim, Solovyov 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 ...
#13 Ekspress-AMU3
Ekspress-AMU3 ( Russian : Экспресс-АМU3 , meaning Express-AMU3 ) is a Russian domestic communications satellite . It belongs to the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) based in Moscow , Russia. To provide of communications services (digital television, telephony, videoconferencing, data
- ... onur , Site 200/39 Contractor Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Entered service 4 may 2022 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [1] Regime Geostationary orbit Longitude ...
#14 Cassini–Huygens
Cassini–Huygens ( / k ə ˈ s iː n i ˈ h ɔɪ ɡ ən z / kə- SEE -nee HOY -gənz ), commonly called Cassini , was a space-research mission by NASA , the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and n
- ... Main article: Cassini–Huygens timeline Animation of Cassini ' s trajectory from October 15, 1997 to may 4, 2008 Cassini–Huygens · Jupiter · Saturn · Earth · Venus · 2685 Masursky Animation of Cassini ' s tr ...
#15 Aqua (satellite)
Aqua ( EOS PM-1 ) is a NASA scientific research satellite in orbit around the Earth , studying the precipitation , evaporation , and cycling of water . It is the second major component of the Earth Observing System (EOS) preceded by Terra (launched 1999) and followed by Aura (launched 2004). NASA sc
- ... × 16.7 m × 8.04 m (15.8 ft × 54.8 ft × 26.4 ft) Power 4.444 kilowatts Start of mission Launch date may 4, 2002, 09:54:58 ( 2002-05-04UTC09:54:58Z ) UTC Rocket Delta II 7920-10L Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2 ...
- ... " comes from the Latin word for water. The satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on may 4, 2002, aboard a Delta II rocket . Aqua operated in a sun-synchronous orbit as the third in the satel ...
#16 STS-30
STS-30 was the 29th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fourth mission for Space Shuttle Atlantis . It was the fourth shuttle launch since the Challenger disaster and the first shuttle mission since the disaster to have a female astronaut on board. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center , Flo
- ... to have a female astronaut on board. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on 4 may 1989, and landed four days later on 8 May 1989. During the mission, Atlantis deployed the Venus -bo ...
- ... M. Walker Ronald J. Grabe Mark C. Lee Norman E. Thagard Mary L. Cleave Start of mission Launch date 4 may 1989, 18:46:59 UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39B Contract ...
- ... antis lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, at 14:46:59 EDT on 4 may 1989. [3] The primary payload, the Magellan spacecraft with its attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) ...
- ... circulation line between the orbiter and external tank (ET). [4] On the rescheduled liftoff date of 4 may 1989, the launch was again delayed until the final five minutes of the launch window due to cloud c ...
#17 Astra 1L
Astra 1L , is one of the Astra geostationary satellites owned and operated by SES , was purchased in June 2003. Astra 1L Mission type Communications Operator SES Astra / SES S.A. COSPAR ID 2007-016A SATCAT no. 31306 Website https://www.ses.com/ Mission duration 15 years (planned) 15 years, 3 mon
- ... ed Martin Launch mass 4,497 kg (9,914 lb) Dry mass 2,253 kg (4,967 lb) Start of mission Launch date 4 may 2007, 22:29 UTC Rocket Ariane 5ECA (V176) Launch site Centre Spatial Guyanais , ELA-3 Contractor Ar ...
- ... 2 Ka-band Coverage area Europe Astra constellation ← Astra 1KR Astra 1M → LAUNCH It was launched on 4 may 2007, at 22:29 UTC by an Ariane 5ECA from Centre Spatial Guyanais at Kourou , French Guiana. [3] SA ...
#18 Soyuz T-15
Soyuz T-15 ( Russian : Союз T-15 , Union T-15 ) was a crewed mission to the Mir and Salyut 7 space stations and was part of the Soyuz programme . It marked the final flight of the Soyuz-T spacecraft, the third generation Soyuz spacecraft , which had been in service for seven years from 1979 to 1986.
- ... ime Salyut 7 was still 4000 km ahead of Mir in a lower orbit in the same inclination. Therefore, on 4 may , Mir was lowered by 13 km in order to expedite the approach to Salyut 7 and conserve Soyuz T-15's l ...
#19 Galaxy 17
Galaxy 17 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat to be located at 91° West longitude , serving the North American market. Galaxy 17 was intended to replace SBS 6 . It was built by Alcatel Alenia Space (which is now Thales Alenia Space), in its Cannes Mandelieu Space Center , France. [4] Gal
- ... a Space Launch mass 4,100 kilograms (9,000 lb) [2] Power 9.5 kilowatts Start of mission Launch date 4 may 2007, 22:29 ( 2007-05-04UTC22:29Z ) UTC Rocket Ariane 5ECA [2] Launch site Kourou ELA-3 [1] [2] Orb ...
#20 Gravity Probe B
Gravity Probe B ( GP-B ) was a satellite -based experiment to test two unverified predictions of general relativity: the geodetic effect and frame-dragging . This was to be accomplished by measuring, very precisely, tiny changes in the direction of spin of four gyroscopes contained in an Earth-orbit
- ... [28] 8 December 2010 GP-B spacecraft decommissioned, left in its 642 km (399 mi) polar orbit. [29] 4 may 2011 GP-B Final experimental results were announced. In a public press and media event at NASA Head ...
- ... ion of the cost. — SAC #18 Report to NASA The Stanford-based analysis group and NASA announced on 4 may 2011 that the data from GP-B indeed confirms the two predictions of Albert Einstein's general theor ...