langs: 24 октября [ru] / october 24 [en] / 24. oktober [de] / 24 octobre [fr] / 24 ottobre [it] / 24 de octubre [es]
days: october 21 / october 22 / october 23 / october 24 / october 25 / october 26 / october 27
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Susan Kilrain
Susan Kilrain (born Susan Leigh Still , October 24, 1961) is an American engineer , a former United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut . American engineer, US Navy officer, and astronaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2020 ) Susan
- Susan Kilrain (born Susan Leigh Still , october 24, 1961) is an American engineer , a former United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut . ...
- ... ns for verification . ( July 2020 ) Susan Leigh Still Kilrain Born Susan Leigh Still ( 1961-10-24 ) october 24, 1961 (age 60) Augusta, Georgia , U.S. Status Retired Occupation Test pilot Space career NASA Astron ...
#2 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
- ... ( Soyuz TMA-9 ) 10 days ISS EP-12 / Charles Simonyi US$25 million October 12, 2008 ( Soyuz TMA-13 ) october 24, 2008 ( Soyuz TMA-12 ) 13 days ISS EP-13 / Richard Garriott US$30 million [73] March 26, 2009 ( Soyu ...
#3 Leonid Ivanov (test pilot)
Leonid Grigoriyevich Ivanov (June 25, 1950 – October 24, 1980) was a member of Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 6. He graduated from Higher Air Force School, Kachinsk, in 1971. [1] [2] This article is about the Soviet cosmonaut. For the Soviet World War II pilot with a similar name, see Leo
- Leonid Grigoriyevich Ivanov (June 25, 1950 – october 24, 1980) was a member of Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 6. He graduated from Higher Air For ...
- ... . Leonid Ivanov Born ( 1950-06-25 ) June 25, 1950 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Died october 24, 1980 (1980-10-24) (aged 30) Akhtubinsk , Astrakhan Oblast , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Rep ...
- ... Socialist Republic Nationality Soviet Occupation Pilot Space career Cosmonaut Ivanov was killed on october 24, 1980, in the crash of a MiG-27 aircraft during a test flight in Akhtubinsk , Astrakhan Oblast , Rus ...
#4 Jing Haipeng
Jing Haipeng ( simplified Chinese : 景海鹏 ; traditional Chinese : 景海鵬 ; pinyin : Jǐng Hǎipéng ; born 24 October 1966) is a major general of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) in active service as a vice-commander of the 82nd Group Army . A fighter pilot in the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), he
- ... Jing Haipeng ( simplified Chinese : 景海鹏 ; traditional Chinese : 景海鵬 ; pinyin : Jǐng Hǎipéng ; born 24 october 1966) is a major general of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) in active service as ...
- ... nd Shenzhou 11 ). In this Chinese name , the family name is Jing . Jing Haipeng Born ( 1966-10-24 ) 24 october 1966 (age 55) Yuncheng , Shanxi , China Status Active Nationality Chinese Awards Order of August Fi ...
#5 Shannon Lucid
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
- ... er 17, 1983 Lucid was assigned to her first flight, the STS-51-A mission. Tentatively scheduled for october 24, 1984, the mission would be commanded by Daniel Brandenstein , with pilot John O. Creighton and Luci ...
#6 Steven Hawley
Steven Alan Hawley (born December 12, 1951) is a former NASA astronaut who flew on five U.S. Space Shuttle flights. He is professor of physics and astronomy and director of engineering physics at the University of Kansas . [1] American astronaut For the New York politician, see Stephen Hawley . Stev
- ... ey, shown holding the Toastmasters District 22 Communication and Leadership award, Topeka, Kansas , october 24, 2015 Following is a list of scholarships, honors, and awards conferred on Hawley: Evans Foundation ...
#7 Sergey Volkov (cosmonaut)
Sergey Aleksandrovich Volkov ( Russian : Сергей Александрович Волков ; born April 1, 1973, in Chuhuiv , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut and engineer . He was a member of three missions to the International Space Station , spending more than a year in total in space. Dur
- ... chard Garriott , [2] the son of astronaut Owen K. Garriott returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-12 on october 24, 2008. Garriott is the first second-generation American space explorer. The spacecraft landed at 03: ...
#8 Apogee of Fear
Apogee of Fear is a 2012 science fiction short film , the first narrative fiction film made completely in space. [1] (Contrast Return from Orbit , 1984 film made partially in space.) Filmed by Richard Garriott from a script and production elements he contracted from fantasy novelist Tracy Hickman ,
- ... w into Earth orbit aboard Soyuz TMA-13 on October 12, 2008, docked on the 14th, [4] and returned on october 24 after 10 days aboard the ISS. [5] He carried with him items under codename Icarus. The original scri ...
#9 Oleg Kononenko
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko ( Russian : Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко ; Turkmen : Oleg Dmitriýewiç Kononenko ; born 21 June 1964 in Turkmenistan ) is a Russian cosmonaut from the Turkmen SSR. [1] He has flown to the International Space Station four times, as a flight engineer for Expedition 17 aboard So
- ... and the Soyuz TMA-12 mission that flew him there. The crew launched on 8 April 2008, and landed on 24 october 2008. [1] Kononenko spent 199 days in space. [3] Kononenko returned to Earth with Expedition 17 com ...
#10 Edward Makuka Nkoloso
Edward Festus Mukuka Nkoloso (1919-1989) was a member of the Zambian resistance movement and the founder of the Zambia National Academy of Science, Space Research and Philosophy. Edward Mukuka Nkoloso Born 1919 ( 1919 ) , Northern Rhodesia Died 4 March 1989 (1989-03-04) (aged 69–70) Nationality
- ... t was made of "space-worthy" aluminium and copper. The planned launch date was on Independence Day, 24 october 1964 and would take place from the Independence Stadium , [8] but the launch was purportedly denied ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 Ariel 3
Ariel 3 ( UK 3 or United Kingdom Research Satellite 3 ) was a satellite in the Ariel programme , a satellite partnership between the US and UK. Three of the onboard experiments continued research from the first two missions and two experiments were designed for new research topics. It was launched f
- ... tability, though by the time the Ariel 3 deorbited , it had slowed to a rate of about 1 rpm. [1] On 24 october 1967 the tape recorder aboard Ariel 3 began to malfunction. This restricted observation to real-tim ...
#2 Deep Space 1
Deep Space 1 ( DS1 ) was a NASA technology demonstration spacecraft which flew by an asteroid and a comet . It was part of the New Millennium Program , dedicated to testing advanced technologies. NASA spacecraft launched in 1998 This article needs additional citations for verification . ( October 20
- ... ensions 2.1 × 11.8 × 2.5 m (6.9 × 38.6 × 8.2 ft) Power 2,500 watts [1] Start of mission Launch date 24 october 1998, 12:08 ( 1998-10-24UTC12:08 ) UTC [2] Rocket Delta II 7326 [1] Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC- ...
- ... etary Exploration IDS Ion Propulsion System (IPS) Diagnostic Subsystem DS1 mission logo Launched on 24 october 1998, the Deep Space 1 spacecraft carried out a flyby of asteroid 9969 Braille , which was its prim ...
- ... EW Launch of DS1 aboard a Delta II from Cape Canaveral SLC-17A Animation of DS1 ' s trajectory from 24 october 1998 to 31 December 2003 Deep Space 1 · 9969 Braille · Earth · 19P/Borrelly Prior to launch, Deep S ...
#3 Kosmos 931
Kosmos 931 ( Russian : Космос 931 meaning Cosmos 931 ) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1977 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 931 M
- ... ) UTC Rocket Molniya-M / 2BL [2] Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome [2] [3] End of mission Deactivated 24 october 1977 [1] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Molniya [2] Perigee altitude 637 kil ...
#4 Eutelsat 5 West B
Eutelsat 5 West B is a geostationary communications satellite . It is owned by European satellite communications company Eutelsat . It launched on October 9, 2019, at 10:17 UTC on a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan . [7] The satellite was built by Northrop Grumman and Airbus De
- ... centric Regime Geostationary Transponders Band 35 Ku Coverage area Europe, North Africa PROBLEMS On 24 october 2019 Eutelsat released a statement saying the company was investigating an incident on one of the b ...
#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
- ... ned GOES-16 (launched in 2016) in geostationary orbit at 35,700 km (22,200 mi) above Earth . [8] On 24 october 2018, GOES-17 began a 20-day, 2.5°/day westward drift maneuver from its checkout position of 89.5° ...
#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
- ... ovember 2010 target launch date, with fuel reloading into the OMS tanks beginning on the morning of 24 october 2010. MAIN ENGINE CONTROLLER PROBLEM On 2 November, while readying Discovery for launch, engineers ...
#7 Kosmos 307
Kosmos 307 ( Russian : Космос 307 meaning Cosmos 307 ), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.22 , was a Soviet satellite launched in 1969 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250-kilogram (550 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used as a rada
- ... type DS-P1-Yu Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 250 kilograms (550 lb) Start of mission Launch date 24 october 1969, 13:01:58 ( 1969-10-24UTC13:01:58Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Kapustin Yar 86/4 E ...
- ... from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar , [2] atop a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket . The launch occurred on 24 october 1969 at 13:01:58 UTC, and resulted in the successful deployment of Kosmos 307 into low Earth orbit ...
#8 Kosmos 1217
Kosmos 1217 ( Russian : Космос 1217 meaning Cosmos 1217 ) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1980 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 12
- ... erties Spacecraft type US-K [2] Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) Start of mission Launch date 24 october 1980, 10:53 ( 1980-10-24UTC10:53Z ) UTC Rocket Molniya-M / 2BL [2] Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome ...
- ... rier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 10:53 UTC on 24 october 1980. [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#9 Türksat 4B
Türksat 4B is a Turkish communications satellite , operated by Türksat . Türksat 4B Mission type Communication Operator Türksat COSPAR ID 2015-060A SATCAT no. 40984 Mission duration 15 years Spacecraft properties Bus MELCO DS2000 [1] Manufacturer MELCO [1] Launch mass 4,924 kg (10,856 lb) Start
- ... ] After successfully completing the testing process, the satellite was placed on its final orbit on october 24, 2015. [14] FEATURES Türksat 4B provides expansion of K a band 's 3- Gbps data transfer capacity at ...
#10 Progress 4
Progress 4 ( Russian : Прогресс 4 ), was a Progress cargo spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union in 1978 to resupply the Salyut 6 space station. It used the Progress 7K-TG configuration and was the fourth Progress mission to Salyut 6. It carried supplies aboard Salyut 6, as well as equipment for co
- ... Docking with Salyut 6 Docking port Aft [3] Docking date 6 October 1978, 01:00:15 UTC Undocking date 24 october 1978, 13:01:52 UTC Time docked 18.5 days Cargo Mass 2436 kg Pressurised 1230 kg Fuel 705 kg Gaseous ...
#11 Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ( SOHO ) is a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft built by a European industrial consortium led by Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus Defence and Space ) that was launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS launch vehicle on 2 December 1995, to study the Sun . It
- ... ber 1998 at 19:52 UTC. Recovery of the instruments began on 5 October 1998 with SUMER, and ended on 24 october 1998, with CELIAS. [8] Only one gyroscope remained operational after this recovery, and on 21 Decem ...
#12 Mars 2MV-4 No.1
Mars 2MV-4 No.1 [1] [2] also known as Sputnik 22 in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was launched in 1962 as part of the Mars programme , and was intended to make a flyby of Mars , [3] and transmit images of the planet back to Earth. [4] Due to a problem with the rocket which launched it, it
- ... t type 2MV-4 Manufacturer OKB-1 Launch mass 893.5 kilograms (1,970 lb) Start of mission Launch date 24 october 1962, 17:55:05 ( 1962-10-24UTC17:55:05Z ) UTC Rocket Molniya 8K78 s/n T103-15 Launch site Baikonur ...
- ... Cuban Missile Crisis unfolding, the USSR spacecraft Mars 2MV-4 No.1 was launched at 17:55:04 UTC on 24 october 1962, atop a Molniya 8K78 carrier rocket flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. [1] The l ...
#13 STS-120
STS-120 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on 23 October 2007 from the Kennedy Space Center , Florida. [5] The mission is also referred to as ISS-10A by the ISS program. STS-120 delivered the Harmony module and reconfigured a portion of the station in
- ... n ascent, after the period of maximum aerodynamic velocity and speed, and were not concerning. [42] 24 october (FLIGHT DAY 2) The crew of STS-120 spent their first full day in space by performing the RCC survey ...
#14 Kosmos 17
Kosmos 17 ( Russian : Космос 17 meaning Cosmos 17 ), also known as DS-A1 No.2 was a technology demonstration satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1963. It was launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. Its primary mission was to demonstrate technologies for future Sovie
- ... ched. [3] The previous DS-A1 was Kosmos 11 . The next two DS-A1 launches failed (22 August 1963 and 24 october 1963), before Kosmos 53 successfully reached orbit on 30 January 1965. [5] The technological experi ...
#15 USA-90
USA-90 , also known as GPS IIA-10 , GPS II-19 and GPS SVN-31 , was an American navigation satellite which formed part of the Global Positioning System . It was the tenth of nineteen Block IIA GPS satellites to be launched. USA-90 Names Navstar 2A-10 GPS IIA-10 GPS II-19 GPS SVN-31 Mission type Navig
- ... or McDonnell Douglas Entered service 2 May 1993 End of mission Disposal Graveyard orbit Deactivated 24 october 2005 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [3] Regime Medium Earth orbit ( Semi-sync ...
- ... e had a mass of 840 kg (1,850 lb) . It had a design life of 7.5 years, [2] and ceased operations on 24 october 2005.
#16 Soyuz TMA-22
Soyuz TMA-22 was a crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS). TMA-22 was the 111th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft , and transported three members of the Expedition 29 crew to the ISS. The spacecraft docked to the ISS on 16 November 2011, [3] and remained docked to serve as an emergen
- ... , NASA MISSION PROFILE The Soyuz TMA-22 crew members conduct their ceremonial tour of Red Square on 24 october 2011. RESCHEDULING OF LAUNCH Soyuz TMA-22's launch was rescheduled from late September 2011 to 14 N ...
#17 Soyuz TMA-12
Soyuz TMA-12 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was launched by a Soyuz FG rocket at 11:16 UTC on 8 April 2008. It docked to the Pirs module of the station on 10 April 2008. [2] Landing occurred at 03:37 on 24 October. It was the first nominal landing in three mission
- ... ( 2008-04-08UTC11:16:39Z ) UTC Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of mission Landing date october 24, 2008, 03:37 ( 2008-10-24UTC03:38Z ) UTC [1] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime L ...
- ... 008. It docked to the Pirs module of the station on 10 April 2008. [2] Landing occurred at 03:37 on 24 october . It was the first nominal landing in three missions, following separation failures on the Soyuz TMA ...
- ... Earth Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs nadir Docking date 10 April 2008 12:57 UTC Undocking date 24 october 2008 00:16 UTC Time docked 196d 11h 19m From left to right: Yi So-yeon, Sergey Volkov, Oleg Kononen ...
#18 Astra 1N
Astra 1N is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES and is positioned at the Astra 19.2°E orbital position. It was launched in 2011 and is the fourth satellite to be built for Astra by Astrium (now Airbus Defence and Space ) and the 46th SES satellite in orbit, and enter
- ... ce and Space ) and the 46th SES satellite in orbit, and entered commercial service at 19.2° East on 24 october 2011. [2] Astra 1N Mission type Communications Operator SES Astra / SES S.A. COSPAR ID 2011-041A SA ...
- ... ane 5ECA (VA203) Launch site Centre Spatial Guyanais , ELA-3 Contractor Arianespace Entered service 24 october 2011 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit [1] Regime Geostationary orbit Longitude ...
#19 Salyut 6
Salyut 6 ( Russian : Салют-6 ; lit. Salute 6 ), DOS-5 , was a Soviet orbital space station , the eighth station of the Salyut programme . It was launched on 29 September 1977 by a Proton rocket . Salyut 6 was the first space station to receive large numbers of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft for huma
- ... uz 31 7 September 1978 14:21 front 2 November 1978 10:46 55.85 Progress 4 6 October 1978 04:00 rear 24 october 1978 16:07 18.50 Soyuz 32 26 February 1979 08:30 front 13 June 1979 12:51 107.18 Progress 5 14 Marc ...
#20 Kosmos 49
Kosmos 49 ( Russian : Космос 49 meaning Cosmos 49 ), also known as DS-MG No.2 was a scientific satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1964. This mission used proton magnetometers to map the Earth's magnetic field and, along with Kosmos 26, represented the USSR's contribution to the Inte
- ... ies Spacecraft type DS-MG Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 400 kg [1] Start of mission Launch date 24 october 1964, 05:17:00 GMT Rocket Kosmos-2I 63S1 Launch site Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 Contractor Yuzhnoye End o ...
- ... w Earth Perigee altitude 264 km Apogee altitude 466 km Inclination 48.99° Period 91.8 minutes Epoch 24 october 1964 The shape of the spacecraft was almost an ellipsoid and measured 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) long ...
- ... oard a Kosmos-2I 63S1 rocket [5] from Mayak-2 at Kapustin Yar . The launch occurred at 05:17 GMT on 24 october 1964. Kosmos 49 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 264 kilometres (164 mi) , an ap ...