langs: 29 ноября [ru] / november 29 [en] / 29. november [de] / 29 novembre [fr] / 29 novembre [it] / 29 de noviembre [es]
days: november 26 / november 27 / november 28 / november 29 / november 30 / december 1 / december 2
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Miss Baker
Miss Baker (1957 – November 29, 1984) was a squirrel monkey who in 1959 became, along with female rhesus macaque Able, one of the first two animals launched into space by the United States who safely returned. American animal sent to space Miss Baker Born 1957 ( 1957 ) Iquitos , Peru Died ( 1984-1
- Miss Baker (1957 – november 29, 1984) was a squirrel monkey who in 1959 became, along with female rhesus macaque Able, one of the f ...
- ... ned. American animal sent to space Miss Baker Born 1957 ( 1957 ) Iquitos , Peru Died ( 1984-11-29 ) november 29, 1984 (aged 27) Auburn University clinic, Auburn, Alabama Resting place U.S. Space & Rocket Center 3 ...
#2 Leland D. Melvin
Leland Devon Melvin (born February 15, 1964) is an American engineer and a retired NASA astronaut . He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist on STS-122 , and as mission specialist 1 on STS-129 . Melvin was named the NASA Associate Administrator for Education in October 2
- ... s and 40 seconds, and traveled 5,296,832 statute miles in 203 Earth orbits. STS-129 (November 16 to november 29, 2009) was the 31st shuttle flight to the International Space Station. During the mission, the crew ...
#3 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
- ... y winds at altitude. FRC (Fleet Readiness Centers) engineer Victor Horton organized a search and on 29 november , during the first pass over the area, Willard E. Dives found the cassette. Most puzzling was Adams' ...
#4 Gregory J. Harbaugh
Gregory Jordan Harbaugh is a former NASA astronaut . [1] 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 citations for verification . ( May
- ... ons STS-39 , STS-54 , STS-71 , STS-82 Mission insignia BACKGROUND & EDUCATION Harbaugh was born november 29, 1955, in Cleveland, Ohio , and grew up in Willoughby, Ohio . Harbaugh graduated from Willoughby Sou ...
#5 Frederick D. Gregory
Frederick Drew Gregory (born January 7, 1941) is a former United States Air Force pilot , military engineer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut as well as former NASA Deputy Administrator. He also served briefly as NASA Acting Administrator in early 2005, covering the period between the departure of S
- ... ost of Deputy Administrator and on September 9, 2005, submitted his resignation. He was replaced on november 29, 2005, by Shana Dale . PERSONAL LIFE Gregory was married to the former Barbara Archer of Washington, ...
#6 Kenneth D. Cameron
Kenneth Donald Cameron (born November 29, 1949), ( Col , USMC , Ret.), is a retired American naval aviator , test pilot , engineer , U.S. Marine Corps officer , and NASA astronaut . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2020 ) Kenneth D. Cameron Born
- Kenneth Donald Cameron (born november 29, 1949), ( Col , USMC , Ret.), is a retired American naval aviator , test pilot , engineer , U.S. Mar ...
- ... needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2020 ) Kenneth D. Cameron Born ( 1949-11-29 ) november 29, 1949 (age 72) Cleveland, Ohio , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Other names Kenneth Donald ...
- ... ions STS-37 , STS-56 , STS-74 Mission insignia Retirement December 2008 BACKGROUND Cameron was born november 29, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio . He graduated from Rocky River High School , Rocky River, Ohio , in 1967. ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Museum of Transport and Technology
The Museum of Transport and Technology ( MOTAT ) is a science and technology museum located in Western Springs , Auckland , New Zealand. It is located close to the Western Springs Stadium , Auckland Zoo and the Western Springs Park . The museum has large collections of civilian and military aircraft
- ... ic pressure for the first time in 79 years and was finally tested under steam during the evening of 29 november the same year. The Beam engine was re-commissioned in a special public opening on 19 April 2008. A ...
#2 Museum of Life and Science
The Museum of Life and Science — previously known as the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science and the NC Children's Museum — is an 84-acre (340,000 m 2 ) science museum located in Durham , North Carolina , United States. Science museum, children's museum, and zoo in Durham, North Carolina Mus
- ... it emphasize the importance of nature play. AEROSPACE The Project Mercury space capsule used in the november 29, 1961 Mercury-Atlas 5 mission, on which the chimpanzee Enos became the only chimpanzee and third pri ...
#3 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
- ... he site twice in 1962, and again just a week before his assassination on November 22, 1963. [16] On november 29, 1963, the facility was given its current name by President Lyndon B. Johnson under Executive Order ...
#4 Alberta Flying Heritage Museum
The Alberta Flying Heritage Museum was a proposed aviation museum for the Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport in Villeneuve , Alberta , Canada in order to move the Alberta Aviation Museum collection out of the City of Edmonton as a result of the closure of Edmonton City Centre Airport. Aviation museum in Vi
- ... y (Fleet #745) was restored to operational capability with the assistance of Canadian North and, on 29 november 2013, was flown to Villeneuve on a Schedule A Special Flight Permit issued by Transport Canada. [2] ...
#5 Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is an American national historic site established in 1999 near Wall , South Dakota to illustrate the history and significance of the Cold War , the arms race, and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) development. The site preserves the last intact Mi
- ... ity Wall, South Dakota Coordinates 43°55′52″N 102°09′38″W Area 43.8 acres (17.7 ha) [1] Established november 29, 1999 ( 1999-November-29 ) Visitors 98,908 (in 2020) [2] Governing body National Park Service Websit ...
- ... view of the silo from above Area 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) NRHP reference No. 01000275 [3] Added to NRHP november 29, 1999 Southwestern South Dakota Sculptures Mount Rushmore ( National memorial ) Crazy Horse Geologic ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 TIROS-6
TIROS 6 (also called TIROS-F ) was a spin-stabilized meteorological satellite . It was the sixth in a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites . TIROS-6 TIROS-6. Mission type Weather satellite Operator NASA Harvard designation 1962 αψ1 COSPAR ID 1962-047A SATCAT no. 397 Mission duration
- ... thin or beyond the communication range of the station. TIROS-6 performed normally from launch until november 29, 1962, when the medium-angle camera vidicon failed. The wide-angle camera vidicon system failed on O ...
#2 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
- ... Endeavour conducted an inspection of the shuttle's heat shield with the robotic arm, Canadarm. [10] 29 november (FLIGHT DAY 16) Following the late inspection of Endeavour ' s heat shield, the Mission Management ...
#3 STS-108
STS-108 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour . Its primary objective was to deliver supplies to and help maintain the ISS. 2001 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS STS-108 Godwin on Endeavour ' s Canadarm during an EVA Names Space T
- ... #2 (LMC) carrying: SEM-12, G-0785, G-0064 and G-0730. LAUNCH HIGHLIGHTS The launch of Endeavour on 29 november 2001 was rescheduled for 4 December 2001 to allow sufficient time for the Expedition Three crew on ...
#4 AMSAT-OSCAR 51
AMSAT-OSCAR 51 or AO-51 is the in-orbit name designation of a now defunct (following battery failure) LEO amateur radio satellite of the OSCAR series; formerly known as ECHO , built by AMSAT . It was launched on June 29, 2004 from Baikonur Cosmodrome , Kazakhstan on a Dnepr launch vehicle. It is in
- ... By September, a work around for the battery issue was found, bringing the repeater back in use. On november 29, 2011, the AO-51 Command Team announced that AO-51 has ceased transmission and is not responding to ...
#5 Explorer 31
Explorer 31 , also called DME-A , was a NASA satellite launched as part of the Explorer program . Explorer 31 was launched on 29 November 1965 from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California , with a Thor-Agena launch vehicle. Explorer 31 was released along with the Canadian satellite Alouette 2 . [3] N
- ... DME-A , was a NASA satellite launched as part of the Explorer program . Explorer 31 was launched on 29 november 1965 from Vandenberg Air Force Base , California , with a Thor-Agena launch vehicle. Explorer 31 wa ...
- ... type Direct Measurement Explorer Bus DME Launch mass 98.9 kg (218 lb) Start of mission Launch date 29 november 1965, 04:48:47 GMT [1] Rocket Thor SLV-2 Agena B (Thor 453 / Agena 6102 (TA5)) Launch site Vandenbe ...
- ... site Vandenberg , SLC-2E Contractor Douglas Aircraft Company / Lockheed Corporation Entered service 29 november 1965 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [2] Regime Low Earth orbit Perigee altitu ...
- ... and converted to a voltage. The experiment operated normally and yielded useful data from launch on 29 november 1965, until about April 1967. Then low battery voltage resulted in a voltage regulator problem. The ...
#6 Voyager 2
Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, to study the outer planets and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere . As a part of the Voyager program , it was launched 16 days before its twin, Voyager 1 , on a trajectory that took longer to reach gas giants Jupiter and Sa
- ... ith calculations showing that the fireballs were just below the craft's limit of detection. [58] On november 29, 2006, a telemetered command to Voyager 2 was incorrectly decoded by its on-board computer—in a rand ...
#7 USA-212
USA-212 [1] was the first flight of the Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 1 ( X-37B OTV-1 ), an American robotic vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing (VTHL) spaceplane . It was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on 22 April 2010, and operated in low Earth orbit . Its designation i
- ... titude 287 km (178 mi) [5] Inclination 39.9979° [5] Period 88.9 min [5] Mean motion 15.97 [5] Epoch 29 november 2010, 04:26:19 UTC [5] The spaceplane was operated by Air Force Space Command , which has not revea ...
#8 Kosmos 459
Kosmos 459 ( Russian : Космос 459 meaning Cosmos 459 ), also known as DS-P1-M No.5 was a satellite which was used as a target for tests of anti-satellite weapons . It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme, [1] and used as a target for Kosmos 462 , a
- ... ype DS-P1-M Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 650 kilograms (1,430 lb) Start of mission Launch date 29 november 1971, 17:30:00 ( 1971-11-29UTC17:30Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-3M Launch site Plesetsk 132/1 Orbital para ...
- ... ier rocket, [3] from Site 132/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . The launch occurred at 17:30:00 UTC on 29 november 1971. [4] ORBIT Kosmos 459 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 199 kilometres (124 ...
#9 Intelsat 15
Intelsat 15 , also known as IS-15 , is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat . Intelsat 15 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation , on a Star-2.4 . [2] It is located at 85° E longitude on the geostationary orbit . It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome to a geosynchronous transfer orbi
- ... ropellant. [13] On November 24, 2009, JSAT announced that the launch of Intelsat 15 was expected on november 29 at 1:00 UTC. [14] But during the launch attempt on November 29, the automatic prelaunch issued an ab ...
- ... aunch of Intelsat 15 was expected on November 29 at 1:00 UTC. [14] But during the launch attempt on november 29, the automatic prelaunch issued an abort command. [15] [13] But the launch committee agreed to make ...
#10 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
- ... NASA also performed backscatter scanning of the lower liquid hydrogen/intertank flange stringers on 29 november . Program managers identified the analysis and repairs that were required to safely launch the shutt ...
#11 TurkSat-3USat
TurkSat-3USat is a Turkish communications nanosatellite developed by the Space Systems Design and Test Laboratory and Radio Frequency Electronics Laboratory of Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in collaboration with the Türksat company along with Turkish Amateur Satellite Technology Organization (
- ... 61.5 km Inclination 98.1° Period 97.5 minutes Epoch 26 April 2013 Started with a protocol signed on 29 november 2010, TurkSat-3USat is a follow-up project based on the ITUpSAT1 mission, which was launched on 23 ...
#12 EASE/ACCESS
The Experimental Assembly of Structures in EVA and the Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structures , or EASE/ACCESS , were a pair of space shuttle flight experiments that were performed on STS-61-B , on November 29 and December 1, 1985. The purpose of the experiments was to study
- ... EASE/ACCESS , were a pair of space shuttle flight experiments that were performed on STS-61-B , on november 29 and December 1, 1985. The purpose of the experiments was to study how quickly astronauts would becom ...
#13 Luna 16
Luna 16 was an uncrewed space mission , part of the Soviet Luna program . It was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample of lunar soil to Earth. [3] [4] The 101 grams (3.56 ounces) sample was returned from Mare Fecunditatis . It represented the first successful lunar sample r
- ... Sotheby's auction for $442,500 in 1993. [9] The samples were resold by Sotheby's for US$ 855,000 on 29 november 2018. [10] A series of 10- kopeck stamps was issued in 1970 to commemorate the flight of Luna 16 lu ...
#14 WRESAT
WRESAT or Weapons Research Establishment Satellite was the first Australian satellite, named after its designer . WRESAT was launched on 29 November 1967 using a modified American Redstone rocket with two upper stages known as a Sparta from the Woomera Test Range in South Australia. The Sparta (left
- ... ent Satellite was the first Australian satellite, named after its designer . WRESAT was launched on 29 november 1967 using a modified American Redstone rocket with two upper stages known as a Sparta from the Woo ...
- ... cturer Weapons Research Establishment Launch mass 45 kilograms (99 lb) Start of mission Launch date 29 november 1967 ( 1967-11-29 ) Rocket Sparta Launch site Woomera LA-8 End of mission Decay date 10 January 196 ...
#15 Alouette 2
Alouette 2 was a Canadian research satellite launched at 04:48 UTC on November 29, 1965, by a Thor Agena rocket with Explorer 31 from the Western test range at Vandenberg AFB in California . It was (like its predecessor Alouette 1 , and Explorer 31 ) designed to explore the ionosphere . Defunct Cana
- Alouette 2 was a Canadian research satellite launched at 04:48 UTC on november 29, 1965, by a Thor Agena rocket with Explorer 31 from the Western test range at Vandenberg AFB in Cali ...
- ... roperties Manufacturer RCA Victor Launch mass 146.5 kilograms (323 lb) Start of mission Launch date 29 november 1965, 04:48 ( 1965-11-29UTC04:48Z ) UTC Rocket Thor SLV-2 Agena-B Launch site Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 ...
#16 CoRoT
CoRoT (French: Co nvection, Ro tation et T ransits planétaires ; English: Co nvection, Ro tation and planetary T ransits) was a space telescope mission which operated from 2006 to 2013. The mission's two objectives were to search for extrasolar planets with short orbital periods, particularly those
- ... 6 July 2011 to 30 September 2011; SRa04 , from 30 September 2011 to 28 November 2011; SRa05 , from 29 november 2011 to 9 January 2012; LRa06 , from 10 January 2012 to 29 March 2012 – a run dedicated to reobserv ...
#17 Telstar
Telstar is the name of various communications satellites . The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. It successfully relayed through space the first television pictures, telephone calls, and telegraph i
- ... , 1997 Long March 3B Xichang 3B 76,5° E SSL 1300 3,700 kg (8,200 lb) Telstar 11 Matra Marconi Space november 29, 1994 Atlas IIA Cape Canaveral LC-36A 37,5° W Eurostar-2000 2,361 kg (5,205 lb) Telstar 11N Space Sy ...
#18 Progress M-21M
Progress M-21M ( Russian : Прогресс М-21М ), identified by NASA as Progress 53P , is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) during 2013. [1] Progress M-21M was built by RKK Energia . Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M-21M Progress M-21M undocking f
- ... arth Inclination 51.6° Epoch 25 November 2013 Docking with ISS Docking port Zvezda aft Docking date 29 november 2013, 22:30:20 UTC Undocking date 23 April 2014, 08:58 UTC Time docked 145 days Docking with ISS Do ...
- ... 21M during a fly-by of the ISS on 28 November 2013. [2] Progress M-21M later docked with the ISS on 29 november 2013 at 22:30:20 UTC. [3] CARGO Progress M-21M delivers goods to the ISS, as fuel components, water ...
#19 Mercury-Atlas 5
Mercury-Atlas 5 was an American spaceflight of the Mercury program . It was launched on November 29, 1961, with Enos , a chimpanzee , aboard. The craft orbited the Earth twice and splashed down about 200 miles (320 km) south of Bermuda , and Enos became the first primate from the United States and
- Mercury-Atlas 5 was an American spaceflight of the Mercury program . It was launched on november 29, 1961, with Enos , a chimpanzee , aboard. The craft orbited the Earth twice and splashed down about ...
- ... ght of the Mercury program Mercury-Atlas 5 An Atlas rocket launches the Mercury-Atlas 5 into orbit, november 29, 1961 Mission type Test flight Operator NASA Harvard designation 1961 Alpha Iota 1 COSPAR ID 1961-03 ...
- ... rams (2,934 lb) Crew Crew size 1 Members Enos Callsign Mercury-Atlas 5 Start of mission Launch date november 29, 1961, 15:07:57 ( 1961-11-29UTC15:07:57Z ) UTC Rocket Atlas LV-3B 93-D Launch site Cape Canaveral LC ...
- ... as LV-3B 93-D Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-14 End of mission Recovered by USS Stormes Landing date november 29, 1961, 18:28:56 ( 1961-11-29UTC18:28:57Z ) UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime ...
- ... s (85 nmi) Apogee altitude 237 kilometers (128 nmi) Inclination 32.5 degrees Period 88.44 min Epoch november 29, 1961 [1] On the Mercury-Atlas 5 flight Enos became the first chimpanzee, and third primate, to orbi ...
- ... He was about 5 years old at the time of flight and weighed just under 40 pounds (18 kilograms). On november 29, 1961, about five hours before launch, Enos and his spacesuit -couch were inserted in the spacecraft ...
#20 Meridian 6
Meridian 6 ( Russian : Меридиан-6 ), also known as Meridian No.16L , is a Russian military communications satellite , one of the Meridian series. It is designed to carry military communications traffic and is a replacement for the Molniya satellites. In common with the earlier satellites these craft
- ... ude 39,362 kilometres (24,458 mi) [1] Inclination 62.73 degrees [1] Period 718.04 minutes [1] Epoch 29 november 2012 MERIDIAN Meridian satellites are the replacement for older Soviet molniya satellites, and some ...