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Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Lodewijk van den Berg
Lodewijk van den Berg ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑn dəm ˈbɛr(ə)x] ; [lower-alpha 1] born March 24, 1932) is a Dutch-American chemical engineer , specializing in crystal growth , who flew on a 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger mission as a Payload Specialist . Chemical engineer and astronaut (bo
- ... s. [2] [3] STS-51B Van den Berg was assigned as Payload Specialist on STS-51B Challenger (April 29–M may 6, 1985). STS-51B, the Spacelab-3 mission, was launched from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida , and r ...
#2 Charles L. Veach
Charles Lacy Veach (September 18, 1944 – October 3, 1995) was a USAF fighter pilot and NASA astronaut . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article needs additional citations
- ... overy launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 28, 1991, and landed at Kennedy on may 6, 1991. STS-52 was a 10-day mission aboard the Orbiter Columbia during which the crew successfully de ...
#3 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
- ... riment. After 110 orbits of the Earth , Challenger landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on may 6, 1985. He next served on the crew of STS-30 , which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on ...
#4 Bernard A. Harris Jr.
Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (born June 26, 1956) is a former NASA astronaut . On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk), during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights. Former NASA astronaut "Bernard Harris" redirects here. Fo
- ... on STS-55 , Spacelab D-2, in August 1991. He flew on board Columbia for ten days, (26 April 1993 – 6 may 1993); on the mission the Shuttle reached one year of accumulated flight time. Harris was part of t ...
#5 Aleksandr Skvortsov (cosmonaut)
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov ( Russian : Aлександр Aлександрович Скворцов ; born May 6, 1966) is a Russian cosmonaut. He is a veteran of three spaceflights , which were long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station . His first spaceflight took place from April to September 2010
- Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov ( Russian : Aлександр Aлександрович Скворцов ; born may 6, 1966) is a Russian cosmonaut. He is a veteran of three spaceflights , which were long-duration miss ...
- ... ame Commander. Russian cosmonaut (born 1966) Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov Born ( 1966-05-06 ) may 6, 1966 (age 56) Schelkovo , Moscow Oblast , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Status Retired [1] Nationalit ...
- ... rom the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. He celebrated his 44 birthday in space aboard the ISS on may 6, 2010. Skvortsov was the commander of the ISS Expedition 24 . At the traditional "Change of Command" ...
#6 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
- ... 2013, [106] and the Texas Aviation Hall Of Fame at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas on may 6, 2020. [107] [108] She has been recognized by the Encyclopædia Britannica as one of 300 women who ha ...
#7 Donald A. Thomas
Donald Alan Thomas , Ph.D. (born May 6, 1955) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . Donald Alan Thomas Born ( 1955-05-06 ) May 6, 1955 (age 67) Cleveland, Ohio Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Engineer Space career NASA astronaut Time in space 43d 08h 13m Selection 19
- Donald Alan Thomas , Ph.D. (born may 6, 1955) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . Donald Alan Thomas Born ( 1955-05-06 ) ...
- ... 1955) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . Donald Alan Thomas Born ( 1955-05-06 ) may 6, 1955 (age 67) Cleveland, Ohio Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Engineer Space career ...
#8 Richard Hieb
Richard James Hieb (born September 21, 1955 in Jamestown, North Dakota ) is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49 , and was a payload commander on STS-65 . After leaving NASA he worked at AlliedSignal and Orbital befor
- ... 3.5 million miles (5,600,000 km) and lasted just over 199 hours, the crew landed at California, on may 6, 1991. [1] Hieb was also a mission specialist on the crew of STS-49, the maiden voyage of the new Sp ...
#9 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
- ... he has logged over 932 hours in space. [2] He served as a mission specialist on STS-55 (April 26 to may 6, 1993), was the pilot on STS-71 (June 27 to July 7, 1995), and was the spacecraft commander on STS-8 ...
- ... he 10-day mission concluded with a landing on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base , California , on may 6, 1993. STS-71 (June 27 to July 7, 1995) was the first Space Shuttle mission to dock with the Russian ...
#10 L. Blaine Hammond
Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr. (born January 16, 1952) is a Gulfstream test pilot , a former United States Air Force officer, and a former NASA astronaut . He flew on two Space Shuttle missions. US Air Force pilot and NASA astronaut This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these
- ... as pilot of Discovery on STS-39, the first unclassified Department of Defense mission (April 28 to may 6, 1991). He logged 199 hours and 23 minutes of space flight. The seven-man crew performed numerous sc ...
#11 Julie Payette
Julie Payette CC CMM COM CQ CD ( French pronunciation: [ʒyli pajɛt] ; born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served from 2017 to 2021 as Governor General of Canada , the 29th since Canadian Confederation . [1] [2] [3] 29th governor general of Canada, fo
- ... t of the National Order of Quebec June 10, 2010 – Member of the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame [70] may 6, 2010 – September 20, 2017: Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) September 20, 2017 – October 2, 2017 ...
#12 Space tourism
Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes. [1] There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism. Space travel for recreational purposes This article is about paying space travellers. For other commercial spacefarers, see Co
- ... ) Duration Mission Tourist(s) Destination Fee paid Tour company Ref. April 28, 2001 ( Soyuz TM-32 ) may 6, 2001 ( Soyuz TM-31 ) 8 days ISS EP-1 Dennis Tito International Space Station US$20 million Space Ad ...
#13 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
- ... ientist, astronaut Space career Selection German astronaut team ( 1987 ) Missions STS-55 Retirement 6 may 1993 ( 1993-05-06 ) Academic background Alma mater University of Munich University of Miami (PhD) T ...
#14 Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012) For other uses, see Neil A
- ... e Moon's one-sixth gravity using a turbofan engine to support five-sixths of the craft's weight. On may 6, 1968, 100 feet (30 m) above the ground, Armstrong's controls started to degrade and the LLRV began ...
#15 Michael Coats
Michael Lloyd Coats (born January 16, 1946) is a former NASA astronaut (three spaceflights), raised in Riverside, California . From December 2005 to December 2012, he served as Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas . [1] American aerospace engineer, test pilot, and astronaut Michael
- ... ting 134 orbits of the Earth, Discovery and her crew landed at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on may 6, 1991. With the completion of his third mission, Coats has logged over 463 hours in space. PRIVATE S ...
#16 William H. Dana
William Harvey "Bill" Dana (November 3, 1930 – May 6, 2014) was an American aeronautical engineer , U.S. Air Force pilot , NASA test pilot , and astronaut . He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA. He was
- William Harvey "Bill" Dana (November 3, 1930 – may 6, 2014) was an American aeronautical engineer , U.S. Air Force pilot , NASA test pilot , and astronau ...
- ... m H. Dana Born William Harvey Dana ( 1930-11-03 ) November 3, 1930 Pasadena, California , U.S. Died may 6, 2014 (2014-05-06) (aged 83) Phoenix, Arizona , U.S. Nationality American Other names Bill Dana Alma ...
- ... ement Award by the Dryden Flight Research Center. DEATH Dana died at age 83 in Phoenix, Arizona, on may 6, 2014, of Parkinson's disease . [2] [3] HONORS For his contributions to the lifting body program, Da ...
#17 Chiaki Mukai
Chiaki Mukai ( 向井 千秋 , Mukai Chiaki , born May 6, 1952) is a Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut. [2] She was the first Japanese woman in space, the first Japanese citizen to have two spaceflights , and the first Asian woman in space. [1] Both were Space Shuttle missions; her first was STS-65 aboa
- Chiaki Mukai ( 向井 千秋 , Mukai Chiaki , born may 6, 1952) is a Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut. [2] She was the first Japanese woman in space, th ...
- ... ress) . For the Japanese Go player, see Chiaki Mukai (Go player) . Chiaki Mukai Born ( 1952-05-06 ) may 6, 1952 (age 70) Tatebayashi , Gunma Prefecture , Japan [1] Status Retired Occupation Physician Space ...
#18 Kayla Barron
Kayla Jane Barron (born September 19, 1987) is an American submarine warfare officer , engineer and NASA astronaut. Barron was selected in June 2017 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 22 , and later qualified as an astronaut in 2020. [1] Barron took part in her first spaceflight, SpaceX Crew-3
- ... rved as part of the Expedition 67 long duration mission. [2] Crew-3 landed in the Gulf of Mexico on may 6, 2022, after 176 days in space. [8] PERSONAL LIFE Barron is married to Tom Barron, a U.S. Army Speci ...
#19 Mary Helen Johnston
Mary Helen Johnston (born September 17, 1945), later also Mary Helen McCay , is an American scientist and former astronaut . Working with NASA as an engineer in the 1960s and '70s, Johnston aspired to be an astronaut; she unsuccessfully applied in 1980 before becoming a payload specialist in 1983. J
- ... ific Achievement Medal (1982) Space career Selection Spacelab-3 (1983) Missions STS-51-B Retirement may 6, 1985 ( 1985-05-06 ) Academic background Alma mater Florida State University (BS; MS) University of ...
- ... experiments, for instance. This was an international laboratory. She ended her astronaut career on may 6, 1985. [10] LATER CAREER Leaving NASA in 1986, Johnston – at this point known as McCay – became a pr ...
#20 Steven R. Nagel
Steven Ray Nagel (October 27, 1946 – August 21, 2014), ( Col , USAF ), was an American astronaut , aeronautical and mechanical engineer , test pilot , and a United States Air Force pilot . [1] In total, he logged 723 hours in space. [2] After NASA, he worked at the University of Missouri College of
- ... sion. After launching on April 26, 1993, on the Shuttle Columbia ; the crew landed 10 days later on may 6, 1993, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. During the ambitious mission 89 experiments were perfo ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Huffman Prairie
Huffman Prairie , also known as Huffman Prairie Flying Field or Huffman Field is part of Ohio 's Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park . The 84-acre (34-hectare) patch of rough pasture, near Fairborn , northeast of Dayton , is the place where the Wright brothers ( Wilbur and Orville ) un
- ... ulture/huffman-prairie-flying-field.htm NRHP reference No. 71000640 Significant dates Added to NRHP may 6, 1971 [1] Designated NHL June 21, 1990 [2] HISTORY The Wrights began using Huffman Prairie in 1904 w ...
#2 Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
The Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen is a museum in Friedrichshafen in Germany, the birthplace of the Zeppelin airship. The museum houses the world's largest aviation collection and chronicles the history of the Zeppelin airships. In addition, it is the only museum in Germany that combines technology
- ... and are ventilated and heated. [4] The Hindenburg travelled 18 times to North and South America. On 6 may 1937, while landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey, the airship burst into flames just before touch-down ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 USA-203
USA-203 , also known as GPS IIR-20(M) , GPS IIRM-7 and GPS SVN-49 , is an American navigation satellite which was intended to become part of the Global Positioning System . It was the sixth of seven Block IIRM satellites to be launched, and the twentieth of twenty one Block IIR satellites overall. I
- ... ocket Delta II 7925-9.5, D340 [3] Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-17A [3] End of mission Deactivated 6 may 2011 ( 2011-05-07 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Medium Earth ( Semi-synch ...
- ... with the signals it was broadcasting, which prevented its operational use. It was decommissioned on 6 may 2011, two years into its ten-year design life. In addition to its operational navigation signals, U ...
#2 Kosmos 117
Kosmos 117 ( Russian : Космос 117 meaning Cosmos 117 ) or Zenit-2 No.39 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 117 was the thirty-eighth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [4] [5] and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430
- ... ies Spacecraft type Zenit-2 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 4730 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 6 may 1966, 11:02:00 GMT [2] Rocket Vostok-2 s/n N15001-01 Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 Contractor OK ...
- ... ow Earth Perigee altitude 205 km Apogee altitude 298 km Inclination 65.0° Period 89.5 minutes Epoch 6 may 1966 Kosmos 117 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number N15001-01, [6] flying from Site 31 ...
- ... 01-01, [6] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . The launch took place at 11:02 GMT on 6 may 1966, and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; ...
- ... e Satellite Catalog Number 02163. [1] Kosmos 117 was operated in a low Earth orbit , at an epoch of 6 may 1966, it had a perigee of 205 kilometres (127 mi) , an apogee of 298 kilometres (185 mi) , an incli ...
#3 USA-261
USA-261 , also referred to as Orbital Test Vehicle 4 ( OTV-4 ) or AFSPC-5 , is the second flight of the second Boeing X-37B , an American unmanned vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing spaceplane . It was launched to low Earth orbit aboard an Atlas V UdSSR rocket (raub+spionage, sabotage+feindhelp) f
- ... with a 5-meter payload fairing and no solid rocket boosters . [4] Originally scheduled to launch on may 6, OTV-4 was delayed until May 20 for undisclosed reasons. [3] OTV-4 launched successfully at 11:05 Ea ...
#4 SpaceX Crew-3
SpaceX Crew-3 was the fourth operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight of the Commercial Crew Program . The mission successfully launched on 11 November 2021 at 02:03:31 UTC to the International Space Station . [4] It was the maiden flight of Crew Dr
- ... Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contractor SpaceX End of mission Recovered by MV Shannon Landing date 6 may 2022, 04:43 UTC [2] Landing site Gulf of Mexico Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbi ...
#5 JCSAT-2B
JCSAT-2B , known as JCSAT-14 before commissioning, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group and designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform. [4] [5] It had a launch weight of 4,696.2 kg (10,353 lb) , a power production capacity of 9 to 9.9 kW
- ... Dimensions 25.5 m (84 ft) (solar arrays span) Power 9.9 kW Start of mission Launch date 05:21 : 00, may 6, 2016 (UTC) ( 2016-05-06T05 : 21 : 00Z ) Rocket Falcon 9 Full Thrust Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC- ...
- ... e Canaveral Air Force Station , for launch processing and integration. [8] JCSAT-14 was launched on may 6, 2016, at 05:21 UTC by a Falcon 9 rocket. [3] The next day, SSL announced that the satellite had dep ...
- ... § Flight 24: first return from GTO mission JCSAT-14 was launched to geostationary transfer orbit on may 6, 2016, at 05:21 UTC, as the 24th mission of a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket. [3] The rocket's first st ...
#6 STS-39
STS-39 was the twelfth mission of the NASA Space Shuttle Discovery , and the 40th orbital shuttle mission overall. The primary purpose of the mission was to conduct a variety of payload experiments for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). 1991 American crewed spaceflight for the Department of Defen
- ... ch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contractor Rockwell International End of mission Landing date 6 may 1991, 18:55:37 UTC Landing site Kennedy Space Center , SLF Runway 15 Orbital parameters Reference s ...
- ... arge land masses and observe and record environmental resources and problem areas. STS-39 landed on 6 may 1991, at 2:55:35 p.m. EDT, at Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center , Florida . Landing was diverted ther ...
#7 Progress 20
Progress 20 ( Russian : Прогресс 20 ) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in April 1984 to resupply the Salyut 7 space station. Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft Progress 20 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft Mission type Salyut 7 resupply COSPAR ID 1984-038A SATCAT
- ... 984 Docking with Salyut 7 Docking port Aft [3] Docking date 17 April 1984, 09:22 UTC Undocking date 6 may 1984, 17:46 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress 19 Progress 21 → SPACECRAFT Progress 20 was a Prog ...
- ... Progress 20 docked with the aft port of Salyut 7 on 17 April 1984 at 09:22 UTC, and was undocked on 6 may 1984 at 17:46 UTC. [3] [8] DECAY It remained in orbit until 7 May 1984, when it was deorbited. The ...
#8 Progress M-7
Progress M-7 ( Russian : Прогресс М-7 ) was a Soviet uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1991 to resupply the Mir space station. [2] The twenty-fifth of sixty four Progress spacecraft to visit Mir, it used the Progress-M 11F615A55 configuration, [3] and had the serial number 208. [4] It
- ... Docking with Mir Docking port Core Forward Docking date 28 March 1991, 12:02:28 UTC Undocking date 6 may 1991, 22:59:36 UTC Time docked 39 days Progress M-7 was launched at 13:05:15 GMT on 19 March 1991, ...
- ... (197 by 210 nmi) , inclined at 51.6 degrees. [1] Progress M-7 undocked from Mir at 22:59:36 GMT on 6 may , and was deorbited at 16:24:00 the next day, to a destructive reentry over the Pacific Ocean . [1] ...
#9 Soyuz TM-31
Soyuz TM-31 was the first Soyuz spaceflight to dock with the International Space Station (ISS). [1] The spacecraft carried the members of Expedition 1 , the first long-duration ISS crew. It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 07:52 UT on October 31, 2000, by a Soyuz-U rocket. Firs
- ... 2000-10-31UTC07:52:47Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Gagarin's Start End of mission Landing date may 6, 2001, 05:41:28 ( 2001-05-06UTC05:41:29Z ) UTC Landing site 90 kilometres (56 mi) NE of Arkalyk Orbi ...
- ... ort of Zarya ) Docked to ISS: April 18, 2001, 13:01 UTC (to aft port of Zvezda ) Undocked from ISS: may 6, 2001, 02:21 UTC (from aft port of Zvezda ) MISSION HIGHLIGHTS The Soyuz carried a crew of three to ...
- ... g with ISS (Relocation) Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 18 April 2001 13:01 UTC Undocking date 6 may 2001 02:21 UTC Time docked 17d 13h 20m (L-R) Gidzenko, Shepherd and Krikalev Soyuz programme (Crewe ...
#10 LES-4
Lincoln Experimental Satellite 4 , also known as LES-4 , was a communications satellite , the fourth of nine in the Lincoln Experimental Satellite , and the first of the series designed for operations at geosynchronous altitudes. Launched by the United States Air Force (USAF) on 21 December 1965, it
- ... ered the satellite useless for experimentation purposes. [2] : 83 [3] : 161 LES-2, launched 6 may 1965 [4] was used in a number of communications experiments and met all expected objectives. [3] : ...
#11 STS-51-B
STS-51-B was the 17th flight of NASA 's Space Shuttle program, and the seventh flight of Space Shuttle Challenger . The launch of Challenger on April 29, 1985 was delayed by 2 minutes and 18 seconds, due to a launch processing failure. Challenger was initially rolled out to the pad to launch on the
- ... anceled, Challenger was remanifested with the STS-51-B payloads. The shuttle landed successfully on may 6, 1985, after a week-long mission. 1985 American crewed spaceflight STS-51-B Overmyer, Lind, van den ...
- ... ch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contractor Rockwell International End of mission Landing date may 6, 1985, 16:11:04 UTC Landing site Edwards Air Force Base , Runway 17 Orbital parameters Reference sys ...
- ... was returned to Earth . Challenger landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base at 12:11:04 p.m. EDT on may 6, 1985, after a mission lasting 7 days, 0 hour, 8 minutes, and 46 seconds. CONNECTION TO THE CHALLENG ...
#12 Explorer 27
Explorer 27 (or BE-C or Beacon Explorer-C , Beacon-C or S-66C ) was a small NASA satellite, launched in 1965, designed to conduct scientific research in the ionosphere . [2] It was powered by 4 solar panels . One goal of the mission was to study in detail the shape of the Earth by way of investigati
- ... he satellite and a ground receiver. The beacons were on until the satellite operation terminated on 6 may 1968. On 13 February 1970, the beacons were again turned on to replace the Explorer 22 (1964-064A - ...
#13 STS-55
STS-55 , or Deutschland 2 ( D-2 ), was the 55th overall flight of the NASA Space Shuttle and the 14th flight of Shuttle Columbia . This flight was a multinational Spacelab flight involving 88 experiments from eleven different nations. The experiments ranged from biology sciences to simple Earth obse
- ... ch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contractor Rockwell International End of mission Landing date 6 may 1993, 14:29:59 UTC Landing site Edwards Air Force Base , Runway 22 Orbital parameters Reference sys ...
#14 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"
- ... ocentric Regime Low Earth Inclination 51.6° Berthing at ISS Berthing port Harmony nadir RMS capture 6 may 2019, 11:04 UTC [3] Berthing date 6 May 2019, 13:33 UTC Unberthing date 3 June 2019 RMS release 3 J ...
- ... .6° Berthing at ISS Berthing port Harmony nadir RMS capture 6 May 2019, 11:04 UTC [3] Berthing date 6 may 2019, 13:33 UTC Unberthing date 3 June 2019 RMS release 3 June 2019, 16:01 UTC [4] Time berthed 27 ...
#15 Mir
Mir ( Russian : Мир , IPA: [ˈmʲir] ; lit. ' peace ' or ' world ' ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia . Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It had a greater
- ... ome and conduct the systems testing and integration there. The module arrived at the launch site on 6 may , with 1100 of 2500 cables requiring rework based on the results of tests to the ground test model a ...
#16 TacSat-3
TacSat-3 is the second in a series of U.S. military experimental technology and communication satellites . It was assembled in an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate facility at Kirtland Air Force Base , New Mexico . [2] The TacSat satellites are all designed to demonstra
- ... w running from 23:35 to 03:30 UTC each night. [10] The first attempt to launch TacSat-3 was made on 6 may 2009, during a window running from 00:00-03:00 UTC. However, due to thunderstorms and very low ceil ...
#17 Tianhui 1B
Tian Hui-1 (also known as Mapping Satellite I ) is a Chinese earth observation satellite built by Dong Feng Hong, a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). Tian Hui-1 was launched on 6 May 2012 at 9:10 UTC on a Long March 2D rocket into a sun-synchronous , polar orbit with an peri
- ... Feng Hong, a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). Tian Hui-1 was launched on 6 may 2012 at 9:10 UTC on a Long March 2D rocket into a sun-synchronous , polar orbit with an perigee of ...
- ... e Earth observation Operator CASC COSPAR ID 2012-020A SATCAT no. 38256 Start of mission Launch date 6 may 2012, 07:10:05 ( 2012-05-06UTC07:10:05Z ) UTC Rocket Chang Zheng 2D Launch site Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 ...
- ... titude 504 kilometres (313 mi) [1] [2] Inclination 97.35 degrees [2] Period 94.57 minutes [3] Epoch 6 may 2012 [3] According to the Chinese Ministry of Defense the new satellite carries scientific experime ...
#18 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
- ... ary 2009 Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs Docking date 13 February 2009, 07:18 UTC Undocking date 6 may 2009, 15:18 UTC Time docked 82 days Cargo Pressurised 1300 kg (dry cargo) Fuel 870 kg Gaseous 50 kg ...
- ... d with the Pirs module of the ISS at 07:18 UTC on 13 February 2009. [1] It undocked 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 tw ...
#19 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
- ... asyutin and Volkov remained on Salyut 7 and returned to Earth on 21 November 1985 after 65 days. On 6 may 1986, Soyuz T-15 carrying Leonid Kizim and Vladimir Solovyov docked with the space station and undo ...
#20 STS-124
STS-124 was a Space Shuttle mission , flown by Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station . Discovery launched on 31 May 2008 at 17:02 EDT , moved from an earlier scheduled launch date of 25 May 2008, [4] and landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center 's Shuttle Landing Facility , at
- ... d into Discovery ' s payload bay on 5 May 2008. The STS-124 crew arrived at Kennedy Space Center on 6 may 2008 for the 3-day Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test and returned to Johnson Space Center on 9 ...