langs: 30 ноября [ru] / november 30 [en] / 30. november [de] / 30 novembre [fr] / 30 novembre [it] / 30 de noviembre [es]
days: november 27 / november 28 / november 29 / november 30 / december 1 / december 2 / december 3
#1 Mike Melvill
Michael Winston Melvill (born November 30, 1940 in Johannesburg , South Africa ) [1] is a world-record-breaking pilot [2] and one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne , the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites . Melvill piloted SpaceShipOne on its first flight past the edge of space
#2 John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator , engineer , astronaut , businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth , circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA
Carlos Ismael Noriega (born 8 October 1959) is a Peruvian -American NASA employee, a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. For the Uruguayan swimmer, see Carlos Noriega (swimmer) . For the Bolivian judoka, see Carlos Noriega (judoka) . Carlos Ismael Noriega Born (
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
Joseph Richard "Joe" Tanner (born January 21, 1950) is an American instructor at the University of Colorado Boulder , [2] mechanical engineer , a former naval officer and aviator , and a former NASA astronaut . [1] He was born in Danville, Illinois . He is unusual among astronauts as he did not have
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
#7 Mark Kelly
Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician, businessman, retired astronaut , and U.S. Navy captain serving as the junior United States senator from Arizona since December 2020. [3] A member of the Democratic Party , he was elected in the special election triggered by the de
Shannon Wells Lucid (born January 14, 1943) is an American biochemist and retired NASA astronaut . At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American and by a woman. She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Russian Mir space stati
#9 Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper (born February 7, 1963) is an American Naval officer and former NASA astronaut . [2] She has achieved the rank of Captain in the United States Navy . She is also a qualified and experienced salvage officer. Her major salvage projects include de-stranding the tanke
#10 Joe Engle
Joe Henry Engle (born August 26, 1932) is an American pilot , aeronautical engineer and former NASA astronaut . He was the commander of two Space Shuttle missions including STS-2 in 1981, the program's second orbital flight. He also flew three flights in the Shuttle program's 1977 Approach and Landi
#11 Marc Garneau
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau PC CC CD MP (born February 23, 1949) is a Canadian politician, retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party , Garneau was the minister of foreign affairs from January to Octo
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole [3] ( IATA : KOA , ICAO : PHKO , FAA LID : KOA ) is the busiest airport on the Island of Hawai ʻ i . It is located in Kalaoa CDP , Hawai ʻ i County , Hawai ʻ i , United States, [4] near the town of Kailua-Kona . The airport serves leeward (wester
Aichi Museum of Flight ( あいち航空ミュージアム , aichi-koukuu-myūjiamu ) is an aviation museum located in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture . It was set up next to the Airport Walk Nagoya which was renovated from the former international terminal in the southwestern part of Nagoya Airfield . [1] Aviation museum in A
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is a museum operated by the government of Alabama , showcasing rockets , achievements, and artifacts of the U.S. space program. Sometimes billed as "Earth's largest space museum", astronaut Owen Garriott described the place as, "a great way to le
#4 RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre
The RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre, TAHC, (formally RAAF Townsville Museum) was first opened in 1983 in a small facility housed within the confines of the Townsville RAAF base. Its original purpose was to provide to the general public a medium for displaying the military aviation heritage
#1 Kosmos 959
Kosmos 959 ( Russian : Космос 959 meaning Cosmos 959 ) was a satellite which was used as a target for tests of anti-satellite weapons . It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1977 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme, [1] and used as a target for Kosmos 961 , as part of the Istrebitel Spu
#2 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
#3 Kosmos 613
Kosmos 613 ( Russian : Космос 613 meaning Cosmos 613 ) was a long-duration orbital storage test of the Soyuz Ferry in preparation for long stays attached to a space station . Kosmos 613 Mission type Test flight COSPAR ID 1973-096A SATCAT no. 6957 Mission duration 60 days Spacecraft properties Spac
#4 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
#5 STS-44
STS-44 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis that launched on 24 November 1991. It was a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) space mission. 1991 American crewed spaceflight to deploy DSP-16 STS-44 Atlantis deploys a Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite. Names Space Transportation System -4
#6 Kosmos 119
Kosmos 119 ( Russian : Космос 119 meaning Cosmos 119 ), also known as DS-U2-I No.1 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250 kilograms (550 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used to study
#7 Ranger 6
Ranger 6 was a lunar probe in the NASA Ranger program , a series of robotic spacecraft of the early and mid-1960s to obtain the first close-up images of the Moon's surface. It was launched on January 30, 1964 and was designed to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar terrain during the fi
#8 STS-122
STS-122 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis . STS-122 marked the 24th shuttle mission to the ISS, and the 121st Space Shuttle flight overall. [4] 2008 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS STS-122 Canadarm2 takes Columbus fr
#9 Soyuz TMA-19
Soyuz TMA-19 was a crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) and is part of the Soyuz programme . It was launched on 15 June 2010 carrying three members of the Expedition 24 crew to the International Space Station, who remained aboard the station for around six months. Soyuz TMA-19
#10 SOLRAD 3
SOLRAD (SOLar RADiation) 3 was a solar X-ray satellite, the third in the SOLRAD program. Developed by the United States Navy 's Naval Research Laboratory (USNRL), it shared satellite space with and provided cover for the Navy's GRAB 2 (Galactic Radiation And Background), a secret electronic surveill
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
#12 Mercury-Atlas 6
Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight , which took place on February 20, 1962. [4] Piloted by astronaut John Glenn and operated by NASA as part of Project Mercury , it was the fifth human spaceflight , preceded by Soviet orbital flights Vostok 1 and 2 and American
#13 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
#14 SOLRAD 2
SOLRAD (SOLar RADiation) 2 was the public designation for a combination surveillance and solar X-rays and ultraviolet scientific satellite, the second in the SOLRAD program developed by the United States Navy 's Naval Research Laboratory . The SOLRAD scientific package aboard the satellite provided
#15 Sirius FM-3
Sirius FM-3 , also known as Radiosat 3 , was an American communications satellite which was operated by Sirius XM Radio , previously Sirius Satellite Radio . It was constructed by Space Systems Loral and was based on the LS-1300 satellite bus . Launch occurred on 30 November 2000, at 19:59 GMT. The
Brik-II is a first satellite of the Royal Netherlands Air Force . On 30 November 2017 C-LSK Dennis Luyt signed a contract with ISISpace , NLR and TU Delft . The nanosatellite is designed to provide the Royal Netherlands Air Force with intelligence regarding navigation, communication and observation
#17 Progress M-01M
Progress M-01M ( Russian : Прогресс М-01М ), identified by NASA as Progress 31P , was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station . It was the first flight of the Progress-M 11F615A60, which featured a TsVM-101 digital flight computer and MBITS digital telemetry system, [1
#18 CBERS-1
China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite 1 ( CBERS-1 ), also known as Ziyuan I-01 or Ziyuan 1A ( ZY 1 , [6] ZY 1A ), is a remote sensing satellite which was operated as part of the China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program between the China National Space Administration and Brazil 's National Ins
#19 Monitor-E
Monitor-E was the first Russian satellite of a fleet of newly designed, small Earth observing satellites. It was launched 26 August 2005 at 18:34 UTC from Plesetsk Cosmodrome , and placed in a Sun-synchronous orbit of 524 by 544 km (326 by 338 mi) . Monitor-E Mission type Earth observation Ope
#20 Intelsat 704
Intelsat 704 (also known as IS-704 and Intelsat 7-F4 ) is a geostationary communication satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL). It is located in the orbital position of 29.5 degrees east longitude and it is currently in an inclined orbit . The same is owned by Intelsat and after sold