langs: 13 октября [ru] / october 13 [en] / 13. oktober [de] / 13 octobre [fr] / 13 ottobre [it] / 13 de octubre [es]
days: october 10 / october 11 / october 12 / october 13 / october 14 / october 15 / october 16
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Michael R. Clifford
Michael Richard Clifford (October 13, 1952 – December 28, 2021) was a United States Army officer and NASA astronaut . Clifford was a Master Army Aviator and logged over 3,400 hours flying in a wide variety of fixed and rotary winged aircraft. He retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of lieutenant c
- Michael Richard Clifford ( october 13, 1952 – December 28, 2021) was a United States Army officer and NASA astronaut . Clifford was a Mast ...
- ... onaut (1952–2021) Michael R. Clifford Clifford in 1990 Born Michael Richard Clifford ( 1952-10-13 ) october 13, 1952 Norton Air Force Base , California , U.S. Died December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) (aged 69) Nation ...
- ... Retirement January 1997 [1] EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION He was born in San Bernardino, California , on october 13, 1952, [2] the son of Lenore (née Chaffin) and her first husband John Michael Uram. His mother subse ...
#2 Leroy Chiao
Leroy Chiao (born August 28, 1960) is an American chemical engineer , retired NASA astronaut , entrepreneur, motivational speaker , and engineering consultant. [1] [3] Chiao flew on three Space Shuttle flights, and was the commander of Expedition 10 , where he lived on board the International Space
- ... d was the commander of Expedition 10 , where he lived on board the International Space Station from october 13, 2004 to April 24, 2005. [1] He is also a co-author and researcher for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultra ...
#3 Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) [2] is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate . [3] [4] [5] In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group , which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. [6] British entrepreneur and business magnate Not to be c
- ... August 2007, Branson announced that he bought a 20-percent stake in Malaysia's AirAsia X . [60] On 13 october 2007, Branson's Virgin Group sought to add Northern Rock to its empire after submitting an offer th ...
#4 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
- ... isters. STS-41G completed 132 orbits of the Earth in 197.5 hours, before landing back at the KSC on october 13, 1984. [20] STS-61-J With Sally Ride on STS-41-G In September 1985, Sullivan was assigned to the STS ...
#5 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
- ... ion4 Jared Isaacman Sian Proctor Hayley Arceneaux Christopher Sembroski Low Earth Orbit SpaceX [77] october 13, 2021 ( RSS First Step ) October 13, 2021 ( RSS First Step ) 10 minutes NS-18 William Shatner Chris ...
- ... ley Arceneaux Christopher Sembroski Low Earth Orbit SpaceX [77] October 13, 2021 ( RSS First Step ) october 13, 2021 ( RSS First Step ) 10 minutes NS-18 William Shatner Chris Boshuizen Audrey Powers Glen de Vrie ...
#6 Glen de Vries
Glen de Vries (June 29, 1972 – November 11, 2021) was an American entrepreneur in the field of medical science and pharmacology. He was the co-founder and co-CEO of Medidata Solutions . American businessman (1972–2021) In this article, the surname is de Vries , not Vries . Glen de Vries Born ( 1972-
- ... of COVID-19 and Beyond , about the use of data in the future of medicine. [3] BLUE ORIGIN FLIGHT On october 13, 2021, de Vries accompanied actor William Shatner and two tourists on a New Shepard launch vehicle a ...
#7 Michael T. Good
Michael Timothy "Bueno" Good (born October 13, 1962) is a retired NASA astronaut , engineer and retired commissioned officer in the United States Air Force , holding the rank of colonel . Mike Good flew aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis for its STS-125 mission. STS-125 was the final Hubble Space Telesco
- Michael Timothy "Bueno" Good (born october 13, 1962) is a retired NASA astronaut , engineer and retired commissioned officer in the United States ...
- ... on needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2010 ) Michael T. Good Born ( 1962-10-13 ) october 13, 1962 (age 60) Parma, Ohio Status Retired Nationality American Occupation Test weapon systems office ...
- ... EVA time 29 hours, 53 minutes Missions STS-125 , STS-132 Mission insignia EARLY LIFE Good was born october 13, 1962, in Parma , Ohio , but was raised in Broadview Heights . Good went to college and received a B ...
#8 Jon McBride
Jon Andrew McBride (born August 14, 1943), is a retired NASA astronaut and American naval officer. This article is about the astronaut. For the film director, see Jon McBride (filmmaker) . Jon A. McBride Born ( 1943-08-14 ) August 14, 1943 (age 78) Charleston, West Virginia , U.S. Status Retired N
- ... r. Mission duration was 197 hours and concluded with a landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on october 13, 1984. McBride (sitting in the middle), as commander of never flown STS-61-E spaceflight McBride was ...
#9 Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha (born 27 July 1972) is the first Malaysian astronaut . [1] He launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007. [2] [3] Sheikh Muszaphar flew under an agreement with Russia through the
- ... l-Fitr aboard the station, and packed some satay and cookies to hand out to the rest of the crew on 13 october 2007 to mark the end of Ramadan. [29] LEGACY In honour of Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor being the first M ...
#10 William Shatner
William Shatner [3] OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television se
- ... T Shatner took part in Blue Origin 's second sub-orbital human spaceflight , Blue Origin NS-18 , on october 13, 2021. [112] [113] Invited to join Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries and Audrey Powers on the trip by B ...
#11 Nie Haisheng
Nie Haisheng (born 13 October 1964 [2] ) is a major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as an taikonaut and the third commander (unit chief) of the PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC). He was a PLA Air Force fighter pilot and director of navigat
- Nie Haisheng (born 13 october 1964 [2] ) is a major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLAS ...
- ... tor of navigation. In this Chinese name , the family name is Nie . Nie Haisheng Born ( 1964-10-13 ) 13 october 1964 (age 57) Zaoyang , Hubei , China Nationality Chinese Alma mater PLA Air Force Changchun Flight ...
#12 Wally Funk
Mary Wallace Funk (born February 1, 1939) is an American aviator , commercial astronaut , [1] [2] and Goodwill Ambassador . She was the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board , the first female civilian flight instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma , and the fir
- ... ears. [5] Her record would stand until later that year when William Shatner 's flight took place on october 13; Shatner was age 90 at the time. Funk continues to hold the record for the oldest woman to travel to ...
#13 Sally Ride
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist . Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space , after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982.
- ... his mission Challenger completed 132 orbits of the Earth in 197.5 hours, landing back at the KSC on october 13, 1984. [26] [27] [2] : 188–191 During the mission, Ride carried a white silk scarf that had been ...
#14 Vladimir Aksyonov
Vladimir Viktorovich Aksyonov ( Russian : Влади́мир Ви́кторович Аксёнов) is a former Soviet cosmonaut. [1] Soviet pilot, cosmonaut and mining engineer This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2009 ) This article about an astronaut is a stub . You ca
- ... old medal "For services to science and humanity" (Czechoslovakia) Order of Karl Marx (East Germany, 13 october 1976) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Honoured Master of Sports Honorary Citizen of Ryazan
#15 Robert Crippen
Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , and retired astronaut . He traveled into space four times: as Pilot of STS-1 in April 1981, the first Space Shuttle mission; and as Commander of STS-7 in June 1983, ST
- ... ns-3 (OSTA-3) also had experiments for the crew to perform. It launched October 5, 1984, and landed october 13, 1984, at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. [17] POST-SPACEFLIGHT CAREER After STS-41-G, Crippen became ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Aerospace Bristol
Aerospace Bristol is an aerospace museum at Filton , to the north of Bristol , England , U.K. The project is run by the Bristol Aero Collection Trust and houses a varied collection of exhibits, including Concorde Alpha Foxtrot , the final Concorde to be built and the last to fly. [1] Aerospace museu
- ... mber, HRH The Princess Royal became the Patron of Aerospace Bristol for the next two years. [12] On 13 october , she visited the site to attend a ' topping out ' ceremony celebrating a major milestone in the con ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Sentinel-5 Precursor
Sentinel-5 Precursor ( Sentinel-5P ) is an Earth observation satellite developed by ESA as part of the Copernicus Programme to close the gap in continuity of observations between Envisat and Sentinel-5. [4] Earth observation satellite Sentinel-5 Precursor Sentinel-5P model Manufacturer Astrium UK Op
- ... ife 7 years Production Status Operational On order 0 Built 1 Launched 1 Operational 1 Maiden launch 13 october 2017 [3] Related spacecraft Subsatellite of Sentinel constellation ← Sentinel-4 Sentinel-6 → OVERVI ...
- ... ch was originally planned for late 2014, but had been postponed multiple times, before occurring on 13 october 2017 at 09:27 UTC from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133 . Sentinel-5P successfully reached its final or ...
#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
- ... rrived in the VAB transfer aisle. Atlantis was initially scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A on october 13, 2009. However, an issue with a crane that was being used to transfer Atlantis for attachment to its ...
#3 STS-95
STS-95 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida on 29 October 1998, using the orbiter Discovery . It was the 25th flight of Discovery and the 92nd mission flown since the start of the Space Shuttle program in April 1981. It was a highly publicized mission due to forme
- ... Origin NS-16 , launching on July 20, 2021, which in turn was broken by William Shatner at age 90 on october 13, 2021. Glenn, however, remains the oldest person to reach Earth orbit. This mission is also noted fo ...
#4 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
- ... -30 / IUS Launch site Kennedy LC-39B End of mission Disposal Controlled entry into Venus Decay date october 13, 1994, 10:05:00 ( 1994-10-13UTC10:06Z ) UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Cytherocentric Semi- ...
- ... : Collect high-resolution gravity data and conduct radio science experiments. [20] April 16, 1994 – october 13, 1994 The sixth and final orbiting cycle was another extension to the two previous gravimetric studi ...
- ... on of the upper atmosphere of Venus. Magellan performed 1,783 orbits before the end of the cycle on october 13, 1994, when the spacecraft entered the atmosphere and disintegrated. [9] WINDMILL EXPERIMENT Goal: C ...
- ... ficient ram pressure to raise temperatures on the solar arrays to 126 degrees Celsius. [18] [24] On october 13, 1994 at 10:05:00 UTC, communication was lost when the spacecraft entered radio occultation behind V ...
- ... of wreckage is thought have hit the surface by 20:00:00 UTC. [18] [19] Quoted from Status Report - october 13, 1994 [18] Communication with the Magellan spacecraft was lost early Wednesday morning, following an ...
- ... ignal was seen, and none was expected. The spacecraft should land on Venus by 1:00 PM PDT Thursday, october 13, 1994. SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal List of missions to Venus Venus Express Venera 15 Venera 16
#5 TIROS-N
TIROS-N satellite is the first of the TIROS-N series. It is a weather satellite launched on 13 October 1978. [2] It was designed to become operational during 2 years. Its mass is 734 kilograms. [2] Its perigee to Earth is 829 kilometers. Its apogee is 845 kilometers away from Earth. Its inclination
- TIROS-N satellite is the first of the TIROS-N series. It is a weather satellite launched on 13 october 1978. [2] It was designed to become operational during 2 years. Its mass is 734 kilograms. [2] Its ...
- ... Spacecraft properties Spacecraft TIROS-N Launch mass 734 kg (1,618 lb) Start of mission Launch date 13 october 1978, 11:23:00 UTC [1] Rocket Atlas F Launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base End of mission Deactiva ...
#6 Soyuz 8
Soyuz 8 ( Russian : Союз 8 , Union 8 ) was part of an October, 1969, joint mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 7 that saw three Soyuz spacecraft in orbit together at the same time, carrying a total of seven cosmonauts . Crewed flight of the Soyuz programme This article is about a 1969 spaceflight. For th
- ... dimir Shatalov Aleksei Yeliseyev Callsign Гранит ( Granit - "Granite") Start of mission Launch date 13 october 1969, 10:19:09 GMT [2] Rocket Soyuz Launch site Baikonur , Site 31/6 [3] End of mission Landing dat ...
#7 Kosmos 351
Kosmos 351 ( Russian : Космос 351 meaning Cosmos 351 ), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.38 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used
- ... -06-27UTC07:39:55Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End of mission Decay date 13 october 1970 ( 1970-10-14 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... iod of 91.43 minutes. [1] [6] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 13 october 1970. [6]
#8 Shenzhou 6
Shenzhou 6 ( Chinese : 神舟六号 ; pinyin : Shénzhōu lìuhào ) was the second human spaceflight of the Chinese space program , launched on October 12, 2005 on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center . The Shenzhou spacecraft carried a crew of Fèi Jùnlóng (费俊龙) and Niè Hǎishèng (聂海胜
- ... ong-based news agency China News Service that the launch was tentatively scheduled for 03:00 UTC on october 13. This launch time was confirmed two weeks later by Jiang Jingshan , a member of the Chinese Academy ...
- ... who were in Mission Control. [10] Niè's daughter sang " Happy Birthday to You ", as his birthday is october 13. The activities of the crew were not fully revealed by the Chinese. Only vague references to experim ...
- ... nt with "more strength" than normally required. [11] A second orbital maneuver occurred at 21:56 on october 13. It raised the orbit that had been lowered due to atmospheric drag , and lasted 6.5 seconds. On Octo ...
#9 Progress M-20
Progress M-20 ( Russian : Прогресс M-20 ) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in 1993 to resupply the Mir space station. Progress M-20 A Progress-M spacecraft Mission type Mir resupply COSPAR ID 1993-064A SATCAT no. 22867 [1] Spacecraft properties Spacecraft Progress
- ... d 88.5 minutes [4] Epoch 11 October 1993 Docking with Mir Docking port Kvant-1 aft [4] Docking date 13 october 1993, 23:24:46 UTC Undocking date 21 November 1993, 02:38:43 UTC Progress (spacecraft) ← Progress M ...
- ... Soyuz-U rocket. [2] DOCKING Progress M-20 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 13 october 1993 at 23:24:46 UTC, and was undocked on 21 November 1993 at 02:38:43 UTC. [4] [5] DECAY It remain ...
#10 Apollo 4
Apollo 4 (November 9, 1967), also known as SA-501 , was the uncrewed first test flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the rocket that eventually took astronauts to the Moon . The space vehicle was assembled in the Vehicle Assembly Building , and was the first to be launched from Kennedy Space Cente
- ... By then, the launch team was exhausted and a two-day break was declared. The test was completed on october 13, [20] meaning that it took three weeks rather than the expectation of a week or slightly over. With ...
#11 GOES-16
GOES-16 , formerly known as GOES-R before reaching geostationary orbit , is the first of the GOES-R series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) operated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). GOES-16 serves as the operational geostationary
- ... pected launch to be delayed to early 2016, and on 15 October 2015, the launch was pushed further to 13 october 2016. [79] In early October 2016, GOES-R was secured in preparation for the close passage of Hurric ...
#12 Soyuz 29
Soyuz 29 ( Russian : Союз 29 , Union 29 ) was a 1978 crewed Soviet space mission to the Salyut 6 space station. [2] It was the fifth mission, the fourth successful docking, and the second long-duration crew for the orbiting station. Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and flight engineer Aleksandr Ivanche
- ... chocolates flew out. It took them two hours to retrieve the candies. [3] Refueling was completed on 13 october , two burns were used to raise the station's orbit on 20 October, and the Progress was de-orbited on ...
#13 Kosmos 362
Kosmos 362 ( Russian : Космос 362 meaning Cosmos 362 ), also known as DS-P1-I No.9 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. [1] Kosmos 362 Mission type ABM radar tar
- ... -09-16UTC11:59:55Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End of mission Decay date 13 october 1971 ( 1971-10-14 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... ) , 71 degrees of inclination , and an orbital period of 95.6 minutes. [1] It decayed from orbit on 13 october 1971. [4] Kosmos 362 was the ninth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched. [1] Of these, all ...
#14 Discoverer 32
Discoverer 32 , also known as Corona 9025 , was an American optical reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1961. It was a KH-3 Corona ''' satellite, based on an Agena-B . [1] Discoverer 32 Mission type Optical reconnaissance Operator US Air Force / NRO Harvard designation 1961 Alpha Gamma 1
- ... s Agena-B Manufacturer Lockheed Launch mass 1,150 kilograms (2,540 lb) Start of mission Launch date 13 october 1961, 19:22 ( 1961-10-13UTC19:22Z ) UTC Rocket Thor DM-21 Agena-B 328 Launch site Vandenberg LC-75- ...
- ... eriod 90.3 minutes The launch of Discoverer 32 The launch of Discoverer 32 occurred at 19:22 UTC on 13 october 1961. A Thor DM-21 Agena-B rocket was used, flying from Launch Complex 75-3-4 at the Vandenberg Air ...
#15 OV2-5
Orbiting Vehicle 2-5 (COSPAR ID: 1968-081A, also known as OV2-5 ), the third and last satellite of the second series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program, was an American particle science and ionosphere research satellite. Launched 26 September 1968 along with three other satell
- ... of the satellite's experiments returned useful data. [5] : 422 Proton energy data collected 2–1 13 october 1968 in the energy range of 0.060 to 3.3 Mev showed an eight-fold reduction in particle flux between ...
#16 USA-42
USA-42 , also known as GPS II-3 and GPS SVN-16 , was an American navigation satellite which formed part of the Global Positioning System . It was the third of nine Block II GPS satellites to be launched, which were the first operational GPS satellites to be placed into orbit. USA-42 Names Navstar 2-
- ... ral , LC-17A Contractor McDonnell Douglas Entered service September 1989 End of mission Deactivated 13 october 2000 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [4] Regime Medium Earth orbit ( Semi-sync ...
- ... d generated 710 watts of power. [2] It had a design life of 7.5 years, [1] and ceased operations on 13 october 2000.
#17 Explorer S-1 (satellite)
Explorer S-1 , also known as NASA S-1 or Explorer 7X , [1] was a NASA Earth science satellite equipped with a suite of scientific instruments to study the environment around the Earth . The spacecraft and its Juno II launch vehicle were destroyed five seconds after launch on 16 July 1959, in a spect
- ... th the Juno II and a re-launch of the S-1 mission, designated Explorer 7 or S-1A , found success on 13 october 1959. [13] [14] The satellite, which ended its mission in August 1961, is still orbiting the Earth ...
#18 Ikonos
IKONOS was a commercial Earth observation satellite , and was the first to collect publicly available high-resolution imagery at 1- and 4-meter resolution. It collected multispectral (MS) and panchromatic (PAN) imagery. The capability to observe Earth via space-based telescope has been called "one o
- ... –1 m [1] (32–39 in) Multispectral: 3.28–4 m [1] (129–157 in) HISTORY Cover of the New York Times on october 13, 1999; top left corner shows "A photograph of Washington, D.C., is the first high-resolution image o ...
#19 Voskhod 1
Voskhod 1 ( Russian : Восход-1 , lit. ' Sunrise-1 ' ) was the seventh crewed Soviet space flight. Flown by cosmonauts Vladimir Komarov , Konstantin Feoktistov , and Boris Yegorov , it launched 12 October 1964, and returned on the 13th. Voskhod 1 was the first human spaceflight to carry more than o
- ... 7:30:01Z ) UTC [2] Rocket Voskhod 11A57 Launch site Gagarin's Start [2] End of mission Landing date 13 october 1964, 07:47:04 ( 1964-10-13UTC07:47:05Z ) UTC Landing site 52°2′N 68°8′E Orbital parameters Referen ...
#20 Explorer 6
Explorer 6 , or S-2 , was a NASA satellite, launched on 7 August 1959, at 14:24:20 GMT . It was a small, spheroidal satellite designed to study trapped radiation of various energies, galactic cosmic rays , geomagnetism , radio propagation in the upper atmosphere , and the flux of micrometeorites . I
- ... l Pacific Ocean , transmitted to a ground station in Hawaii over a 40 minute span. [2] ASAT TEST On 13 october 1959, an anti-satellite missile (ASAT) test of the Bold Orion missile used Explorer 6 as a target. ...