langs: 2 октября [ru] / october 2 [en] / 2. oktober [de] / 2 octobre [fr] / 2 ottobre [it] / 2 de octubre [es]
days: september 29 / september 30 / october 1 / october 2 / october 3 / october 4 / october 5
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Valentin Varlamov
Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov ( Russian : Валентин Степанович Варламов ; 15 August 1934 – 2 October 1980) was a Russian jet pilot who was selected for Air Force Group 1 , the first intake of 20 cosmonaut candidates in 1960. After his disqualification from the space program on medical grounds, he was
- Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov ( Russian : Валентин Степанович Варламов ; 15 August 1934 – 2 october 1980) was a Russian jet pilot who was selected for Air Force Group 1 , the first intake of 20 cosmo ...
- ... orn ( 1934-08-15 ) 15 August 1934 Sukhaya Tereshka, Penza Oblast , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Died 2 october 1980 (1980-10-02) (aged 46) Moscow oblast , Soviet Union Nationality Russian Occupation Pilot Space ...
#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
- Albert Scott Crossfield ( october 2, 1921 – April 19, 2006) was an American naval officer and test pilot . In 1953, he became the first ...
- ... ] American test pilot Albert Scott Crossfield Crossfield in his X-15 flightsuit Born ( 1921-10-02 ) october 2, 1921 Berkeley, California , U.S. Died April 19, 2006 (2006-04-19) (aged 84) Ludville, Pickens Count ...
- ... llegiance United States Branch United States Navy Years c. 1943–46 Rank Lieutenant EARLY YEARS Born 2 october 1921 in Berkeley, California , Scott Crossfield grew up in southern California and rural southwest ...
#3 Yuri Glazkov
Yury Nikolayevich Glazkov ( Russian : Ю́рий Никола́евич Глазко́в ; 2 October 1939 – 9 December 2008) [1] [2] was a Soviet Air Force officer and a cosmonaut . Glazkov held the rank of major general in the Russian Air Force . Yuri Nikolayevich Glazkov Born ( 1939-10-02 ) October 2, 1939 Moscow , USSR
- ... the rank of major general in the Russian Air Force . Yuri Nikolayevich Glazkov Born ( 1939-10-02 ) october 2, 1939 Moscow , USSR Died 9 December 2008 (2008-12-09) (aged 69) Moscow , Russia Nationality Soviet O ...
- Yury Nikolayevich Glazkov ( Russian : Ю́рий Никола́евич Глазко́в ; 2 october 1939 – 9 December 2008) [1] [2] was a Soviet Air Force officer and a cosmonaut . Glazkov held the r ...
#4 Oleg Makarov (cosmonaut)
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov ( Russian : Олег Григорьевич Макаров ; 6 January 1933 – 28 May 2003) was a Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet engineer and astronaut For other people with the same name, see Oleg Makarov (disambiguation) . Oleg Makarov Born ( 1933-01-06 ) 6 January 1933 Udomlya , Soviet Union Died 2
- ... development. He died in Moscow in 2003 from a heart attack . AWARDS Twice Hero of the Soviet Union ( 2 october 1973 and 16 March 1978) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (2 October 1973) Four Order of Lenin (2 October ...
- ... ARDS Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (2 October 1973 and 16 March 1978) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR ( 2 october 1973) Four Order of Lenin (2 October 1973, 21 April 1975, 16 March 1978, 10 December 1980) Order "B ...
- ... 2 October 1973 and 16 March 1978) Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (2 October 1973) Four Order of Lenin ( 2 october 1973, 21 April 1975, 16 March 1978, 10 December 1980) Order "Blue Nile" of Ethiopia (10 October 198 ...
#5 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
- ... hopefuls for a week of interviews, examinations, medical evaluations and orientation, commencing on october 2, 1989. [40] [41] Once again, her eyesight proved a problem; she failed the depth perception test, bu ...
#6 Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( / ˈ b eɪ z oʊ s / BAY -zohss ; [2] né Jorgensen ; born January 12, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor , investor, computer engineer, and commercial astronaut . [3] [4] He is the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon . With a net
- ... proposal have placed an increased focus on part-time workers to escape benefit obligations. [84] On october 2, 2018, Bezos announced a company-wide wage increase, which Sanders applauded. [85] The American work ...
#7 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
- ... Honourable Julie Payette CC CMM COM CQ CD Payette in 2017 29th Governor General of Canada In office october 2, 2017 – January 22, 2021 Monarch Elizabeth II Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by David Johnst ...
- ... the appointment of Payette as the next governor general of Canada. [1] [2] [5] She was invested on october 2, 2017. [6] Payette resigned on January 21, 2021, following the conclusion of a workplace review that ...
- ... deau 's recommendation to be the 29th Governor General of Canada . She was scheduled to take office october 2, 2017, after the completion of briefings from the incumbent, David Johnston . [38] After the announc ...
- ... of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (COM). [40] Payette was installed as governor general on october 2, 2017. Afterwards, she urged Canadians to work together on issues such as climate change, migration ...
- ... ame [70] May 6, 2010 – September 20, 2017: Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) September 20, 2017 – october 2, 2017: Companion of the Order of Canada (CC) [71] October 2, 2017 – January 21, 2021: Chancellor and ...
- ... der of Canada (OC) September 20, 2017 – October 2, 2017: Companion of the Order of Canada (CC) [71] october 2, 2017 – January 21, 2021: Chancellor and Principal and extraordinary Companion of the Order of Canad ...
- ... lers (Scientific category) [72] 2016 – Commander of the Order of Montreal [72] September 20, 2017 – october 2, 2017: Commander of the Order of Military Merit (CMM) [71] October 2, 2017 – January 21, 2021: Chanc ...
- ... real [72] September 20, 2017 – October 2, 2017: Commander of the Order of Military Merit (CMM) [71] october 2, 2017 – January 21, 2021: Chancellor and extraordinary Commander of the Order of Military Merit (CMM ...
- ... 21, 2021 – : Extraordinary Commander of the Order of Military Merit (CMM) [71] September 20, 2017 – october 2, 2017: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (COM) [73] October 2, 2017 – January 21, ...
- ... ptember 20, 2017 – October 2, 2017: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (COM) [73] october 2, 2017 – January 21, 2021: Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (COM) ...
- ... Police Forces (COM) January 21, 2021 – : Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (COM) october 2, 2017 – Patron Scout of Canada October 2, 2017 – Honorary Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Coast G ...
- ... Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (COM) October 2, 2017 – Patron Scout of Canada october 2, 2017 – Honorary Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard Medals 2012 – Queen Elizabeth II Dia ...
- ... , 2018 – Grand Cross of National Order of Merit of Burkina Faso [75] HONORARY MILITARY APPOINTMENTS october 2, 2017 – Colonel of the Governor General's Horse Guards [76] October 2, 2017 – Colonel of the Governo ...
- ... ONORARY MILITARY APPOINTMENTS October 2, 2017 – Colonel of the Governor General's Horse Guards [76] october 2, 2017 – Colonel of the Governor General's Foot Guards [76] October 2, 2017 – Colonel of the Canadian ...
- ... or General's Horse Guards [76] October 2, 2017 – Colonel of the Governor General's Foot Guards [76] october 2, 2017 – Colonel of the Canadian Grenadier Guards [76] HONORARY DEGREES Payette holds 28 honorary doc ...
#8 Yuri Romanenko
Yuri Viktorovich Romanenko ( Russian : Ю́рий Ви́кторович Романе́нко ; born 1 August 1944) is a former Soviet cosmonaut , twice Hero of the Soviet Union (March 16, 1978 and September 26, 1980). Over his career, Yuri Romanenko spent a total of 430 days 20 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds in space and 18 ho
- ... Lieutenant Colonel (December 14, 1976) Colonel (March 17, 1978) Discharged from military service on october 2, 1995, because of reaching the age limit. [7] PERSONAL LIFE Romanenko has a half-brother, Vladimir ( ...
#9 Toktar Aubakirov
Toktar Ongarbayuly Aubakirov ( Kazakh : Тоқтар Оңғарбайұлы Әубәкіров ( Toqtar Oñğarbaiūly Äubäkırov ), Russian : Токтар Онгарбаевич Аубакиров , born on 27 July 1946) is a retired Kazakh Air Force officer and a former cosmonaut . He is the first person from Kazakhstan to go to space. [1] Soviet cosmo
- ... ments of the USSR and the Kazakh SSR, started training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. On 2 october 1991 he launched with Russian cosmonaut Alexander Volkov as flight commander, and the Austrian rese ...
#10 Leonid Kizim
Leonid Denisovich Kizim ( Russian : Леонид Денисович Кизим ; 5 August 1941 – 14 June 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet cosmonaut This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2010 ) Leonid Denisovich Kizim Born ( 1941-08-05 ) August 5, 1941 Krasnyi Lyman , Donetsk Oblast ,
- ... ied with two children. AWARDS He was awarded: Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (December 10, 1980 and october 2, 1984); Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR Order of Honour Order of Friendship Three Orders of Lenin Medal ...
#11 Vladimir Solovyov (cosmonaut)
Vladimir Alekseyevich Solovyov ( Russian : Влади́мир Алексе́евич Соловьёв ; born 11 November 1946) is a former Soviet cosmonaut . Soviet cosmonaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2010 ) Vladimir Alekseyevich Solovyov Born ( 1946-11-11 ) 11 Novemb
- ... erforming numerous medical and space manufacturing experiments. They came down aboard Soyuz T-11 on 2 october 1984. Solovyov's second flight was aboard Soyuz T-15, taking off on 13 March 1986 and coming back a ...
- ... on (ISS). Solovyov is married and has two children. He was awarded: Twice Hero of the Soviet Union ( 2 october 1984 and 16 July 1986); Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR ; Order of Honour (Russian Federation) ; Order ...
#12 Oleg Atkov
Oleg Yur'yevich At'kov ( Russian : Оле́г Ю́рьевич Атько́в; born 9 May 1949) is a Russian cardiologist and former Soviet cosmonaut . With a doctorate from the Russian Academy of Medical Science, Atkov was chosen to be the health specialist on board Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-11 . After Atkov's rather lon
- ... [6] POST-COSMONAUT CAREER When Atkov returned to Earth he ended his cosmonaut career by retiring on october 2, 1984. [5] Atkov's decision led to the return to the Myasnikov Institute of Clinical Cardiology, whe ...
#13 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
- ... , Todd Rundgren , Billy Gibbons and others. [99] Shatner's ninth album, The Blues , was released on october 2, 2020, [100] and reached the number one slot of the Billboard Blues Chart fifteen days later. [101] ...
#14 Edward Givens
Major Edward Galen Givens Jr. , USAF (January 5, 1930 – June 6, 1967) was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot , and NASA astronaut . Selected by NASA in 1966 as a member of the fifth astronaut group , he died in an automobile accident before being assigned to a prime or backup spaceflight
- ... ctics, formation flying, and some aerobatics . Starting on June 3, he flew the two-seater T-33 . On october 2, he moved from Chandler to Perrin Air Force Base , in Sherman, Texas , where he continued flying the ...
#15 Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (October 2, 1935 – December 8, 1967) was a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American astronaut. [1] [2] [3] American astronaut Major Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. Born ( 1935-10-02 ) October 2, 1935 Chicago , Illinois , U.S. Died December 8, 1967 (1967-12-0
- Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. ( october 2, 1935 – December 8, 1967) was a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American astro ...
- ... rican astronaut. [1] [2] [3] American astronaut Major Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. Born ( 1935-10-02 ) october 2, 1935 Chicago , Illinois , U.S. Died December 8, 1967 (1967-12-08) (aged 32) Edwards Air Force Base ...
#16 Franz Viehböck
Franz Artur Viehböck (born 24 August 1960 in Vienna ) is an Austrian electrical engineer and cosmonaut , who became the first Austrian to fly in space. He visited the Mir space station in 1991 aboard Soyuz TM-13, returning aboard Soyuz TM-12 after spending just over a week in space. Austrian astrona
- ... e project Austromir 91 . After two years of training he was chosen for the mission, and launched on 2 october 1991 together with the Russian cosmonauts Alexander A. Volkov and the Kazakh Toktar Aubakirov in So ...
#17 Sergei Krikalev
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev ( Russian : Сергей Константинович Крикалёв , also transliterated as Sergei Krikalyov ; born 27 August 1958) is a Russian mechanical engineer and former cosmonaut . As a prominent rocket scientist , he is a veteran of six space flights and ranks third to Gennady Padalk
- ... he next two planned flights had been reduced to one. The engineer slot on the Soyuz TM-13 flight on 2 october 1991, was filled by Toktar Aubakirov , an astronaut from the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , who ...
Museum / Museum
#1 National Space Centre
The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy , along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester. It is located on the north side of the city in Belgrave, Leicester , England, next to the River S
- ... at the National Space Centre in 2005, with the movie released in 2007. [54] DON'T TELL THE BRIDE On 2 october 2012, the National Space Centre became the venue for the BBC TV show Don’t Tell the Bride which was ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Kosmos 2474
Kosmos 2474 ( Russian : Космос 2474 meaning Cosmos 2474 ) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2011 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. Kosmos 2474 Mission type Navigation Operator Russian Space Forces COSPAR ID 2011-055A [1] SATCAT no. 37829 [1] Spacecraft properties Spacecra
- ... ] Dimensions 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2] Power 1,540 watts [2] Start of mission Launch date october 2, 2011, 20:15 ( 2011-10-02UTC20:15Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-2-1b / Fregat-M [2] Launch site Plesetsk 43/4 ...
- ... er rocket with a Fregat upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 20:15 UTC on 2 october 2011. The launch successfully placed the satellite into Medium Earth orbit . It subsequently receiv ...
- ... the day before. It was rescheduled to 25 September, and then to 1 October before being launched on 2 october . [5] It is in the first orbital plane used by GLONASS, in orbital slot 4. [5] [6] [7] SEE ALSO Spac ...
#2 OV1-4
Orbiting Vehicle 1-4 (also known as OV1-4 ), launched 30 Mar 1966, was the fourth, and second successful, satellite in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. OV1-4 was a long-term bioscience and materials science satellite, designed to return data relevant to long-
- ... The OV1 series was an evolution of the 2.7 m "Scientific Passenger Pods" (SPP), which, starting on 2 october 1961, rode piggyback on suborbital Atlas missile tests and conducted scientific experiments during ...
#3 Poisk (ISS module)
Poisk ( Russian : Поиск , lit. ' Search ' ), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 ( MRM 2 ), Малый исследовательский модуль 2 , or МИМ 2 , is a docking module of the International Space Station . Its original name was Docking Module 2 ( Stykovochniy Otsek 2 , SO-2 ), as it is almost identical
- ... arch 2, 2016 01:05 UTC Soyuz TMA-20M March 19, 2016 03:09 UTC September 16, 2016 21:51 UTC Soyuz MS- 02 october 21, 2016 09:52 UTC April 10, 2017 07:57 UTC Soyuz MS-04 April 20, 2017 13:18 UTC September 2, 2017 ...
#4 OV1-6
Orbiting Vehicle 1-6 (also known as OV1-6 and OV1-6S [2] ) was launched via Titan IIIC rocket into orbit 2 November 1966 along with two other satellites in the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle series on the first and only Manned Orbiting Laboratory test flight. The eighth satellite in the
- ... The OV1 series was an evolution of the 2.7 m "Scientific Passenger Pods" (SPP), which, starting on 2 october 1961, rode piggyback on suborbital Atlas missile tests and conducted scientific experiments during ...
#5 GOES-17
GOES-17 (designated pre-launch as GOES-S ) is an environmental satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The satellite is second in the four-satellite GOES-R series ( GOES-16 , -17, - T , and - U ). GOES-17 supports the Geostationary Operational Environmental
- ... day. The loop heat pipe (LHP) was manufactured by Orbital ATK (now owned by Northrop Grumman ). On 2 october 2018, NOAA and NASA appointed a five-member Mishap Investigation Board to further examine the issue ...
#6 STS-68
STS-68 was a human spaceflight mission using Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida on 30 September 1994. 1994 American crewed spaceflight STS-68 SIR-C in Endeavour ' s payload bay Names Space Transportation System -65 Mission type Radar imaging Operator NASA COSPA
- ... ee altitude 224 kilometres (139 mi) [1] Inclination 57.0 degrees [1] Period 88.85 minutes [1] Epoch 2 october 1994 [1] Left to right – Back row: Baker, Wilcutt; Front row: Jones, Wisoff, Smith, Bursch Space Sh ...
- ... would hamper visual observations during entry and landing slated for Monday, 10 October. On Sunday, 2 october 1994 at 9 am CDT, STS-68 MCC Status Report # 4 reports: Radar data gathering today included forest ...
#7 Soyuz TM-13
Soyuz TM-13 was the 13th expedition to Mir space station. [1] Lasting from October 1991 to March 1992, the mission included cosmonauts from Austria and the soon-to-be independent region of Kazakhstan , as the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991. The launch ceremony at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
- ... ing Sergei Krikalev Klaus-Dietrich Flade Callsign Донба́сс ( Donbass ) Start of mission Launch date 2 october 1991, 05:59:38 ( 1991-10-02UTC05:59:38Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-U2 Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome End o ...
#8 Luna 19
Luna 19 (a.k.a. Lunik 19 ) (E-8-LS series), was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program . Luna 19 extended the systematic study of lunar gravitational fields and location of mascons (mass concentrations). It also studied the lunar radiation environment, the gamma-active lunar surface, and the
- ... r 1971 and, from this orbit, was sent toward the Moon . Luna 19 entered an orbit around the Moon on 2 october 1971 after two midcourse corrections on 29 September and 1 October. Initial orbital parameters were ...
#9 Soyuz T-14
Soyuz T-14 ( Russian : Союз Т-14 , Union T-14 ) was the ninth expedition to Salyut 7 . The mission relieved Soyuz T-13 , whose crew had performed unprecedented repairs aboard the previously-dead station. [1] 1985 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Salyut 7 Soyuz T-14 COSPAR ID 1985-081A SATCAT no. 16051 M
- ... nd conduct spacewalks with application to future space stations. [2] The first goal was achieved on october 2. Cosmos 1686 contained 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) of freight, including large items like a girder to be ass ...
#10 OV1-2
Orbiting Vehicle 1-2 (also known as OV1-2 ), launched 5 October 1965, was the third, and first successful, satellite in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. A radiation measuring satellite designed to conduct research for the planned Manned Orbital Laboratory pro
- ... The OV1 series was an evolution of the 2.7 m "Scientific Passenger Pods" (SPP), which, starting on 2 october 1961, rode piggyback on suborbital Atlas missile tests and conducted scientific experiments during ...
#11 SpaceX CRS-3
SpaceX CRS-3 , also known as SpX-3 , [4] was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS), contracted to NASA , which was launched on 18 April 2014. It was the fifth flight for SpaceX 's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft and the third SpaceX operational mission contr
- ... to be no earlier than 30 September 2013, with berthing to the station occurring three days later on 2 october 2013. [8] By March 2013, the launch was scheduled by NASA for no earlier than 28 November 2013, wit ...
#12 Kosmos 356
Kosmos 356 ( Russian : Космос 356 meaning Cosmos 356 ), also known as DS-U2-MG No.2 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 357-kilogram (787 lb) spacecraft, [1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used to in
- ... -08-10UTC19:59:55Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End of mission Decay date 2 october 1970 ( 1970-10-03 ) Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Perigee altitud ...
- ... an orbital period of 92.3 minutes, [6] before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 2 october 1970. [6]
#13 Morelos Satellite System
The Morelos satellites are a series of Mexican communications satellites . The first two operated between 1985 and 1998 and provided telephony, data, and television services over the territory of the Mexican Republic and adjacent areas. The third is now part of the MEXSAT constellation (sister ship
- ... 5 kilograms (11,740 lb) BOL mass 3,200 kilograms (7,100 lb) Power 14kW Start of mission Launch date 2 october 2015 Rocket Atlas V 421 (AV-059) Orbital parameters Longitude 113° W Transponders Band L band and K ...
- ... d a geostationary orbit at 116.8° W. MORELOS III Morelos III (originally MEXSAT 2 ) was launched on 2 october 2015 at 10:28 UTC on Atlas V 421 AV-059 and the 100th launch by the United Launch Alliance . The sp ...
#14 OV1-11
Orbiting Vehicle 1-11 (also known as OV1-11 [1] ) was an American satellite launched 27 July 1967 to study a range of environmental conditions in the upper atmosphere. Part of the OV1 series of USAF satellites, using standardized designs and sent to orbit on decommissioned Atlas ICBMs to reduce deve
- ... thcott, Jr. [3] was an evolution of the 2.7 m "Scientific Passenger Pods" (SPP), which, starting on 2 october 1961, rode piggyback on suborbital Atlas missile tests and conducted scientific experiments during ...
#15 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
- ... tember 20 but was soon rescheduled for the 25th and did not begin until the evening of the 27th. By october 2 another two days had been lost to delays, but by October 4 it reached launch minus 45 minutes. Then ...
#16 Mercury-Atlas 8
Mercury-Atlas 8 ( MA-8 ) was the fifth United States crewed space mission , part of NASA 's Mercury program . Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. , orbited the Earth six times in the Sigma 7 spacecraft on October 3, 1962, in a nine-hour flight focused mainly on technical evaluation rather than on scient
- ... es of typhoons in the Pacific which could pose a problem for recovery operations. On the evening of october 2, the decision was taken to launch the next morning. [32] LAUNCH Launch of Mercury-Atlas 8 Schirra wa ...
#17 OV1-1
Orbiting Vehicle 1-1 (COSPAR ID: 1965-F01, also known as OV1-1 ), was the first satellite in the OV1 series of the United States Air Force's Orbiting Vehicle program. OV1-1 was an American Earth science research satellite designed to measure radiation, micrometeoroid density, and magnetic fields in
- ... The OV1 series was an evolution of the 2.7 m "Scientific Passenger Pods" (SPP), which, starting on 2 october 1961, rode piggyback on suborbital Atlas missile tests and conducted scientific experiments during ...
#18 SES-8
SES-8 is a geostationary Communications satellite operated by SES S.A. SES-8 was successfully launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 on 3 December 2013, 22:41:00 UTC . [1] This article is about the satellite SES-8. For Australian TV station, see SES/RTS . SES-8 The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SES-
- ... Earth . [14] PRELAUNCH Both stages of the Falcon 9 arrived at Cape Canaveral for processing before 2 october 2013, after both had trouble-free test firings at the SpaceX Rocket Development and Test Facility a ...
#19 STS-26
STS-26 was the 26th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery . The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on 29 September 1988, and landed four days later on 3 October 1988. STS-26 was declared the "Return to Flight" mission, being the first mission
- ... try" flight suits, and also practiced the unstowing and attaching of the new crew escape system. On 2 october 1988, the day before the mission ended, the five-man crew paid tribute to the seven crew members lo ...
#20 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
- ... 93 showing ongoing docking operations at the station The EO-10 crew, launched aboard Soyuz TM-13 on 2 october 1991, was the last crew to launch from the USSR and continued the occupation of Mir during the fall ...