langs: 15 ноября [ru] / november 15 [en] / 15. november [de] / 15 novembre [fr] / 15 novembre [it] / 15 de noviembre [es]
days: november 12 / november 13 / november 14 / november 15 / november 16 / november 17 / november 18
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Dumitru Prunariu
Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu ( Romanian pronunciation: [duˈmitru doˈrin pruˈnarju] ( listen ) ; born 27 September 1952) is a Romanian cosmonaut . He flew in space aboard Soyuz 40 spacecraft and Salyut 6 space laboratory. He teamed with the Soviet cosmonaut Leonid Popov . The backup crew was made of Roma
- ... s awarded by the President of the Russian Federation the Medal for Merits in Space Exploration . On 15 november 2011, Prunariu was elected as an Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy. Prunariu is a Doctor Hono ...
#2 Albert Scott Crossfield
Albert Scott Crossfield (October 2, 1921 – April 19, 2006) was an American naval officer and test pilot . In 1953, he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound . Crossfield was the first of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated b
- ... tating issues with his night vision after the accident) and the airplane was completely rebuilt. On november 15 of the same year, he completed the X-15's first powered flight with the XLR-99 engine. Two flights l ...
#3 John Herrington
John Bennett Herrington (born September 14, 1958 in Chickasaw Nation ) is a retired United States Naval Aviator , engineer and former NASA astronaut . In 2002, Herrington became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. [note 1] Retired United States Naval Aviator and for
- ... ape Flattery, Washington to Cape Canaveral, Florida . The ride took three months, from August 13 to november 15, 2008. [5] HONORS AND EDUCATION Herrington was inducted into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame in 2002. [6] ...
#4 Robert C. Springer
Robert Clyde "Bob" Springer (born May 21, 1942 [1] ) is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who flew as a Mission Specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1989 and 1990. A decorated aviator in the United States Marine Corps , Springer also flew more than 500 combat sorties during the
- ... and concluded with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base , California. STS-38 Space Shuttle Atlantis ( november 15 20, 1990) was launched at night from Kennedy Space Center. During the five-day mission the crew cond ...
#5 William J. Knight
William John "Pete" Knight (November 18, 1929 – May 7, 2004) ( Col , USAF ) was an American aeronautical engineer , politician , Vietnam War combat pilot , test pilot , and astronaut . He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the
- ... kilometers (62 miles). It was the last successful flight of the X-15-3, the fleet's third plane. On november 15, X-15 Flight 191 ended in disaster, killing pilot Michael Adams and destroying the X-15-3. EARLY LIF ...
#6 Vladimir Kovalyonok
Vladimir Vasiliyevich Kovalyonok ( Belarusian : Уладзі́мір Васі́льевіч Кавалёнак ; Russian : Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ковалёнок ; born 3 March 1942 in Beloye , Minsk Oblast , Belorussian SSR ) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations
- ... for the Fatherland , 3rd class (16 May 1996) Order of Military Merit (2000) Three Orders of Lenin ( 15 november 1977, 2 November 1978 and 26 May 1981) Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the ...
#7 Victor J. Glover
Victor Jerome Glover (born April 30, 1976) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013 [1] [2] and Pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station . Glover is a captain in the U.S. Navy where he pilots an F/A-18 , and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Forc
- ... st. Victor Glover at Johnson Space Center in 2022 SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Resilience launched on november 15, 2020, carrying Glover together with two other NASA astronauts ( Michael S. Hopkins and Shannon Walk ...
#8 Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born May 15, 1949) ( Capt , USN , Ret.) is an American former naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , NASA astronaut , graduate of the US Naval Academy , and member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame . He served as the Commander of the Interna
- ... r A veteran of three space flights, Culbertson has logged over 146 days in space . STS-38 Atlantis ( november 15 20, 1990) was a five-day mission during which the crew conducted Department of Defense operations. 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
- ... mmand of the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB. He accepted and assumed the assignment on november 15, 1975. Stafford oversaw both the Air Force and NASA test facilities at Edwards AFB, as well as test ...
#10 Luca Parmitano
Colonel Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò , Sicily ) is an Italian astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a Colonel and test pilot for the Italian Air Force . [2] Italian engine
- ... n he played a set of electronic music from the ISS for a music festival audience in Ibiza . [20] On 15 november he ventured outside the ISS for the first time since his ill-fated spacewalk in 2013, on the first ...
#11 Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin ( / ˈ ɔː l d r ɪ n / ; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. ; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut , engineer and fighter pilot . He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander
- ... ich Aldrin took photographs, conducted experiments, and discarded some unneeded items. [50] [53] On november 15, the crew initiated the automatic reentry system and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, where they ...
#12 Timothy Creamer
Timothy "TJ" Creamer (born November 15, 1959) is a NASA flight director, retired astronaut and a colonel in the United States Army . Creamer was born in Fort Huachuca , Arizona , but considers Upper Marlboro, Maryland , to be his hometown. He is married to the former Margaret E. Hammer. They have tw
- Timothy "TJ" Creamer (born november 15, 1959) is a NASA flight director, retired astronaut and a colonel in the United States Army . Creame ...
- ... ht director, astronaut and US Army officer Timothy Creamer Born Timothy John Creamer ( 1959-11-15 ) november 15, 1959 (age 62) Huachuca City, Arizona , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Army Avi ...
#13 Carl J. Meade
Carl Joseph Meade (born November 16, 1950) is a former NASA astronaut . American 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 biography of a living person needs additional c
- ... in 1992, and STS-64 in 1994. STS-38 launched at night from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on november 15, 1990. Meade conducted Department of Defense operations during this five-day flight which concluded ...
#14 Aleksandr Serebrov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov ( Russian : Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Серебро́в , 15 February 1944 – 12 November 2013) was a Soviet cosmonaut . He graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (1967), and was selected as a cosmonaut on 1 December 1978. He retired on 10 May 1995. [1] He
- ... fter that. [4] Serebrov died suddenly in Moscow on 12 November 2013, aged 69, [1] and was buried on november 15 at Ostankinsky cemetery. He is also known for playing Tetris on a Game Boy in the spacecraft, [5] ma ...
#15 Shannon Walker
Shannon Walker (born June 4, 1965) is an American physicist and a NASA astronaut selected in 2004. She launched on her first mission into space on June 25, 2010, onboard Soyuz TMA-19 and spent over 163 days in space. [1] American scientist and NASA astronaut For the rugby union and rugby league play
- ... Expedition 64 / 65 ) Mission insignia She returned to space for her second long duration mission on november 15, 2020, onboard SpaceX Crew-1 , the first operational flight of SpaceX 's Crew Dragon spacecraft. EAR ...
- ... gon spacecraft and the first operational flight of the Commercial Crew Program . Walker launched on november 15, 2020. She and her three crew mates spent 167 days aboard the ISS as part of Expedition 64 / 65 . Se ...
#16 Michael J. Adams
Michael James Adams (May 5, 1930 – November 15, 1967) ( Maj USAF ) was an American aviator , aeronautical engineer , and USAF astronaut . [1] He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA . Aviator, engineer and a
- Michael James Adams (May 5, 1930 – november 15, 1967) ( Maj USAF ) was an American aviator , aeronautical engineer , and USAF astronaut . [1] He wa ...
- ... a X-15 plane Born Michael James Adams ( 1930-05-05 ) May 5, 1930 Sacramento, California , U.S. Died november 15, 1967 (1967-11-15) (aged 37) Near Johannesburg, California , U.S. Resting place Mulhearn Memorial Pa ...
- ... career USAF Astronaut Rank Major , USAF Selection 1965 USAF MOL Group 1 Missions X-15 Flight 191 On november 15, 1967, Adams flew X-15 Flight 191 (also known as X-15 Flight 3-65-97) aboard the X-15-3, one of thre ...
- ... ers survey the wreckage of Adams's X-15 Adams's seventh X-15 flight, Flight 3-65-97 , took place on november 15, 1967. [3] [4] He reached a peak altitude of 266,000 feet (81 km) ; the nose of the aircraft was off ...
#17 Svetlana Savitskaya
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya ( Russian : Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая ; born 8 August 1948) is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space. On her 1984 Soyuz T-12 mission she became the first woman to fly to space twice, a
- ... turbojet Climb to 3000 m MiG-21 0:59.1 min June 7, 1974 turbojet Climb to 12000 m MiG-21 2:35.1 min november 15, 1974 rocket plane Climb to 3000 m MiG-21 0:41.2 min November 15, 1974 rocket plane Climb to 9000 m ...
- ... Climb to 12000 m MiG-21 2:35.1 min November 15, 1974 rocket plane Climb to 3000 m MiG-21 0:41.2 min november 15, 1974 rocket plane Climb to 9000 m MiG-21 1:21 min November 15, 1974 rocket plane Climb to 12000 m M ...
- ... ne Climb to 3000 m MiG-21 0:41.2 min November 15, 1974 rocket plane Climb to 9000 m MiG-21 1:21 min november 15, 1974 rocket plane Climb to 12000 m MiG-21 1:59.3 min June 2, 1975 turbojet Speed over 15/25 km MiG- ...
#18 Robert L. Gibson
Robert Lee "Hoot" Gibson (born October 30, 1946), ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a former American naval officer and aviator , test pilot , and aeronautical engineer . A retired NASA astronaut , he also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1992 to 1994. Today Gibson is active as a professional pil
- ... 78 NASA Group 8 Missions STS-41-B , STS-61-C , STS-27 , STS-47 , STS-71 Mission insignia Retirement november 15, 1996 EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Gibson was born October 30, 1946, in Cooperstown, New York . He gradu ...
#19 Michael S. Hopkins
Michael Scott Hopkins (born December 28, 1968) is a United States Space Force colonel [1] and NASA astronaut . [2] Hopkins was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20 . He made his first spaceflight as a Flight Engineer on Soyuz TMA-10M / Expedition 37 / Expedition 38 , from
- ... er joined by NASA astronaut Shannon Walker and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi in March 2020. [17] On november 15, 2020, Hopkins, Glover, Walker, and Noguchi launched on Crew Dragon Resilience , arriving at the Sta ...
#20 Fyodor Yurchikhin
Fyodor Nikolayevich Yurchikhin ( Russian : Фёдор Николаевич Юрчихин, Greek : Θεόδωρος Γιουρτσίχιν του Νικόλαου; born 3 January 1959 ) is a Russian cosmonaut of Greek descent, engineer and RSC Energia test-pilot who has flown on five spaceflights . His first spaceflight was a 10-day Space Shuttle mis
- ... and fellow Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko performed a spacewalk outside the space station. On 15 november 2010, Yurchikhin again participated in a spacewalk with cosmonaut and Expedition 25/26 flight engin ...
- ... Clayton Anderson Seven hours, 41 minutes 4 26 July 2010 Mikhail Korniyenko Six hours, 42 minutes 5 15 november 2010 Oleg Skripochka Six hours, 27 minutes 6 24 June 2013 Alexander Misurkin Six hours, 34 minutes ...
- ... acewalk lasted six hours and 42 minutes. Fyodor Yurchikhin seen outside the ISS on 24 June 2013. On 15 november 2010, Yurchikhin participated in a spacewalk with cosmonaut and Expedition 25 flight engineer Oleg ...
Museum / Museum
#1 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
- ... which included warships from the U.S., Australia, and other countries), relieving Independence . On 15 november , the carrier participated in Operation Imminent Thunder, an eight-day combined amphibious landing e ...
#2 Air Force Armament Museum
The Air Force Armament Museum is a military aviation museum adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base in Valparaiso, Florida , dedicated to the display of Air Force armament . It is supported by the private, non-profit Air Force Armament Museum Foundation. Museum in Florida, United States Air Force Armament
- ... was eventually funded entirely through private donations. [7] [6] The new museum building opened on 15 november 1985. [8] Shortly thereafter, an exhibit on prisoners of war was inaugurated. [9] Starting in 1990, ...
#3 Peterson Air and Space Museum
Peterson Air and Space Museum is an aviation museum located at Peterson Space Force Base , Colorado Springs, Colorado focused on the history the of Air Defense Command , Aerospace Defense Command and Air Force Space Command . Military aerospace museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado Peterson Air and S
- ... (3.4 ha) Built 1942 Architectural style Art Deco, Moderne NRHP reference No. 90001296 Added to NRHP november 15, 1996 P-40 Replica outside the entrance to the museum The PASM Air Park area by the City Hangar duri ...
#4 Päijänne Tavastia Aviation Museum
Päijänne Tavastia Aviation Museum ( Finnish : Päijät-Hämeen ilmailumuseo ) is an aviation museum in Asikkala , near Lahti , Finland . It opened in its current form on 19 May 2006. The museum was previously known as Vesivehmaan varastohalli (the Vesivehmaa storage hall). Aviation museum in Asikkala,
- ... hangar 1. The museum is run by "Lahden ilmasilta" (LIS), a guild association, which was founded on 15 november 1962. The association wanted to preserve the aircraft that remained, which numbered about 20. The m ...
#5 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
- ... 9A at the NASA Kennedy Space Center shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back on november 15, 2009. As the Space Shuttle was being designed, NASA received proposals for building alternative lau ...
#6 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
- ... st flight from England to Australia, the aeroplane was finally retired and flown into Brooklands on 15 november 2009. Less than a week later it was on display with a supporting exhibition in the museum's main ha ...
#7 Spitsbergen Airship Museum
The Spitsbergen Airship Museum ( Luftskipsmuseet på Spitsbergen ) is a museum located on the island of Spitsbergen in Longyearbyen , the capital of the Arctic Ocean archipelago Svalbard . It has been formally renamed as the North Pole Expedition Museum. It was co-founded by the Italian Stefano Poli
- ... sen who died during the rescue of the Italia crew, attended the opening ceremony, which was held on 15 november 2008. [2] [3] [4] In July 2012 the museum was relocated, to a newly constructed building closer to ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 STS-129
STS-129 ( ISS assembly flight ULF3 ) [2] was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Atlantis was launched on November 16, 2009 at 14:28 EST , [3] [4] and landed at 09:44 EST on November 27, 2009 on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center 's Shuttle Landing Facility. It
- ... 9A at the NASA Kennedy Space Center shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back on november 15, 2009. Final launch preparations commenced at Pad 39A with technicians closing Atlantis' payload bay ...
#2 Nimbus 2
Nimbus 2 (also called Nimbus-C ) was a meteorological satellite . It was the second in a series of the Nimbus program . Nimbus 2 Design of Nimbus 2. Mission type Weather satellite Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1966-040A SATCAT no. 2173 Mission duration 2 years and 8 months Spacecraft properties Manufactur
- ... en the spacecraft tape recorder failed. Its function was taken over by the HRIR tape recorder until november 15, 1966, when it also failed. Some real-time data were collected until January 17, 1969, when the spac ...
#3 STS-126
STS-126 was the one hundred and twenty-fourth NASA Space Shuttle mission, and twenty-second orbital flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105) to the International Space Station (ISS). [5] The purpose of the mission, referred to as ULF2 by the ISS program, was to deliver equipment and supplies t
- ... problem in the starboard SARJ that had limited its use since STS-120 . [5] [6] STS-126 launched on 15 november 2008 at 00:55:39 UTC from Launch Pad 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) with no dela ...
- ... t S. Kimbrough Launching Sandra H. Magnus Landing Gregory E. Chamitoff Start of mission Launch date 15 november 2008, 00:55:39 UTC [1] Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A End of mission Landing date 30 Nov ...
- ... uttle robotic arm ( Canadarm ), and performing a burn of the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS). [38] 15 november (FLIGHT DAY 2) On 15 November 2008, Kimbrough stops for a photo while working on the aft flight dec ...
- ... , and performing a burn of the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS). [38] 15 NOVEMBER (FLIGHT DAY 2) On 15 november 2008, Kimbrough stops for a photo while working on the aft flight deck of Endeavour . The second da ...
#4 Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer ( AMS-02 ) is a particle physics experiment module that is mounted on the International Space Station (ISS). [4] The experiment is a recognized CERN experiment (RE1). [5] [6] The module is a detector that measures antimatter in cosmic rays ; this information is needed
- ... re of the Disney+ docuseries Among The Stars . FIRST SPACEWALK The first spacewalk was conducted on november 15, 2019. The spacewalk began with the removal of the debris shield covering AMS, which was jettisoned ...
#5 Leonardo (ISS module)
The Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module ( PMM ) is a module of the International Space Station . It was flown into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-133 on 24 February 2011 and installed on 1 March. Leonardo is primarily used for storage of spares, supplies and waste on the ISS, whi
- ... 111 Endeavour 5 June 2002 19 June 2002 STS-121 Discovery 4 July 2006 17 July 2006 STS-126 Endeavour 15 november 2008 30 November 2008 STS-128 Discovery 29 August 2009 11 September 2009 STS-131 Discovery 5 April ...
#6 STS-133
STS-133 ( ISS assembly flight ULF5 ) [6] was the 133rd mission in NASA 's Space Shuttle program ; during the mission, Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station . It was Discovery ' s 39th and final mission. The mission launched on 24 February 2011, and landed on 9 March 201
- ... ignment of the newly installed GUCP. Teams began installing the flight seal and quick disconnect on 15 november . CRACKS IN THE EXTERNAL TANK The structural cracks in external fuel tank. The intertank section foa ...
#7 Explorer 45
Explorer 45 (also called as SSS-A and S-Cubed A ) was a NASA satellite launched as part of Explorer program . Explorer 45 was the only one to be released from the program Small Scientific Satellite . [3] [4] NASA satellite of the Explorer program Explorer 45 Explorer 45 (SSS-A) satellite Names SSS-A
- ... aft type Small Scientific Satellite Bus SSS Launch mass 52 kg (115 lb) Start of mission Launch date 15 november 1971, 05:52:00 GMT [1] Rocket Scout B (S-163CR) Launch site Broglio Space Center , San Marco platfo ...
- ... B (S-163CR) Launch site Broglio Space Center , San Marco platform Contractor Vought Entered service 15 november 1971 End of mission Deactivated 30 September 1974 Last contact 30 September 1974 Decay date 10 Janu ...
- ... spin axis, and had full conical viewing angles of about 11°. [11] LAUNCH Explorer 45 as launched on 15 november 1971, at 05:52:00 GMT , from the San Marco platform of the Broglio Space Center , Kenya , with a Sc ...
#8 Multi-Functional Transport Satellite
Multifunctional Transport Satellites ( MTSAT ) were a series of weather and aviation control satellites. They are replaced by Himawari 8 on 7 July 2015. They were geostationary satellites owned and operated by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and the Japan
- ... ari 6 MTSAT-1 AND GOES-9 LAUNCH FAILURE The launch of MTSAT-1, on a Japanese H-II rocket, failed on 15 november 1999 and the spacecraft was destroyed. GMS-5 , the satellite MTSAT-1 was intended to replace, was d ...
#9 Transit Research and Attitude Control
The Transit Research and Attitude Control ( TRAAC ) satellite was launched by the U. S. Navy from Cape Canaveral along with Transit 4B on November 15, 1961. Drawing of the transit 4B and TRAAC satellite in orbit. Satellite Transit Research and Attitude Control (TRAAC) Artist's impression of TRAAC in
- ... rol ( TRAAC ) satellite was launched by the U. S. Navy from Cape Canaveral along with Transit 4B on november 15, 1961. Drawing of the transit 4B and TRAAC satellite in orbit. Satellite Transit Research and Attitu ...
- ... tion 270 days Spacecraft properties Launch mass 109 kilograms (240 lb) Start of mission Launch date november 15, 1961, 22:26 ( 1961-11-15UTC22:26Z ) UTC Rocket Thor DM-21 Ablestar Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-17 ...
#10 Explorer 41
Explorer 41 , also called as IMP-G and IMP-5 , was a NASA satellite launched as part of Explorer program . Explorer 41 as launched on 21 June 1969 on Vandenberg AFB , California , with a Thor-Delta E1 launch vehicle . Explorer 41 was the seventh satellite launched as part of the overall Interplaneta
- ... .48-seconds. Data transmission was nearly 100% for the spacecraft life except for the interval from 15 november 1971 to 1 February 1972, when data acquisition was limited to the vicinity of the magnetotail neutr ...
#11 STS-74
STS-74 was the fourth mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program , and the second docking of the Space Shuttle with Mir . Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39A on 12 November 1995. The mission ended 8 days later with the landing of Atlantis back at Kennedy. It
- ... i) Inclination 51.6 degrees Period 92.4 min Docking with Mir Docking port SO starboard Docking date 15 november 1995, 06:27:38 UTC Undocking date 18 November 1995, 08:15:44 UTC Time docked 3 days, 1 hours, 48 mi ...
- ... he 14 November mating of the Russian docking module to the Orbiter Docking System in advance of the 15 november docking to Mir . Both the module and the docking system were located in Atlantis' s payload bay. Mi ...
- ... firings later further refined the closing rate, leading up to a docking with Mir at 06:27:38 UTC on 15 november . [5] 15 NOVEMBER (FLIGHT DAY 4 AND DOCKING) The final configuration of Mir , showing the Docking Mo ...
- ... ther refined the closing rate, leading up to a docking with Mir at 06:27:38 UTC on 15 November. [5] 15 november (FLIGHT DAY 4 AND DOCKING) The final configuration of Mir , showing the Docking Module with a docke ...
#12 Mariner 2
Mariner 2 ( Mariner-Venus 1962 ), an American space probe to Venus , was the first robotic space probe to conduct a successful planetary encounter. The first successful spacecraft in the NASA Mariner program , it was a simplified version of the Block I spacecraft of the Ranger program and an exact c
- ... ormal function, and cruise science instruments were turned back on. The panel permanently failed on november 15, but Mariner 2 was close enough to the Sun that one panel could supply adequate power; thus, the cru ...
#13 Progress M-05M
Progress M-05M ( Russian : Прогресс М-05М ), identified by NASA as Progress 37P , is a Progress spacecraft launched by the Russian Federal Space Agency in April 2010 to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). [1] [2] The spacecraft carried fresh food and supplies for the ISS crew. Progress M
- ... :15 UTC Rocket Soyuz-U Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5 End of mission Disposal Deorbited Decay date 15 november 2010 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Inclination 51.6° Epoch 28 Apr ...
- ... ission enabled Russian scientists to conduct geophysical experiments before spacecraft's demise. On 15 november 2010, Progress M-05M was deorbited and drowned in the South Pacific Ocean several thousand kilomete ...
#14 NOAA-20
NOAA-20 , designated JPSS-1 prior to launch, is the first of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 's latest generation of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous, environmental satellites called the Joint Polar Satellite System . NOAA-20 was launched on 18 November 2017
- ... discovery of a faulty battery on the Delta II launch vehicle . [10] The launch was then delayed to 15 november 2017 due to boats being in the launch safety zone minutes before the launch and due to a bad readin ...
#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
- ... h damaged the module, exposing it to the vacuum of space. [17] [ page needed ] Docking Module EO-20 15 november 1995 Space Shuttle Atlantis ( STS-74 ) US The docking module was designed to help simplify Space Sh ...
#16 Intasat
INTASAT (COSPAR 1974-089C, SATCAT 07531) was the first satellite of Spain. It was designed by Spain's National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA). insignia INTASAT was launched on November 15, 1974, atop a NASA Delta rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base . With a mass of 20.4 kg, it was laun
- ... gned by Spain's National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA). insignia INTASAT was launched on november 15, 1974, atop a NASA Delta rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base . With a mass of 20.4 kg, it was laun ...
#17 Es'hail 2
Es'hail 2 (a.k.a. Qatar-OSCAR 100 or QO-100 [4] ) is a Qatari satellite, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 15, 2018. [5] [6] Es'hail 2 was built by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric company, and operates at 26° East longitude along a geostationary orbit to provide direct-to-home televis
- ... Qatar-OSCAR 100 or QO-100 [4] ) is a Qatari satellite, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on november 15, 2018. [5] [6] Es'hail 2 was built by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric company, and operates at 26° East ...
- ... nufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Launch mass 5,300 kilograms (11,700 lb) Start of mission Launch date 15 november 2018 ( 2018-11-15Z ) , 20:46 UTC Rocket Falcon 9 Full Thrust Launch site Kennedy LC-39A Contractor ...
#18 Gemini 12
Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII ) [3] was a 1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA 's Project Gemini . It was the 10th and final crewed Gemini flight ( Gemini 1 and Gemini 2 were uncrewed missions), the 18th crewed American spaceflight, and the 26th spaceflight of all time, including X-15 flights over 100
- ... ocket Titan II GLV Launch site Cape Kennedy LC-19 End of mission Recovered by USS Wasp Landing date november 15, 1966, 19:21:04 ( 1966-11-15UTC19:21:05Z ) UTC Landing site 24°35′N 69°57′W [1] Orbital parameters R ...
- ... metres (183.1 mi) 1st apogee 303.2 kilometres (188.4 mi) Period 90.56 m Inclination 28.86 Reentered november 15, 1966 When Gemini 12 was being planned, one of the possibilities raised was the potential for the fl ...
#19 NOAA-4
NOAA-4 , also known as ITOS-G was a weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was part of a series of satellites called ITOS, or improved TIROS . [4] NOAA-4 was launched on a Delta rocket on November 15, 1974. The launch carried two other satellites
- ... series of satellites called ITOS, or improved TIROS . [4] NOAA-4 was launched on a Delta rocket on november 15, 1974. The launch carried two other satellites: AMSAT-OSCAR 7 and Intasat . [2] It remained operatio ...
- ... ion 4 years Spacecraft properties Launch mass 339.7 kilograms (749 lb) Start of mission Launch date november 15, 1974, 17:11:00 ( 1974-11-15UTC17:11Z ) UTC [2] Rocket Delta 2310 D104 Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2W ...
#20 Lunokhod 1
Lunokhod 1 ( Russian: Луноход-1 ("Moonwalker 1"), also known as Аппарат 8ЕЛ № 203 ("Device 8EL No. 203")) was the first of two robotic lunar rovers landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of its Lunokhod program . The Luna 17 spacecraft carried Lunokhod 1 to the Moon in 1970. Lunokhod 1 was t
- ... 4:54 UTC). After two course correction maneuvers (on November 12 and 14), it entered lunar orbit on november 15, 1970 at 22:00 UTC. LANDING AND SURFACE OPERATIONS A panorama shot from Lunokhod 1 The spacecraft so ...