langs: 3 октября [ru] / october 3 [en] / 3. oktober [de] / 3 octobre [fr] / 3 ottobre [it] / 3 de octubre [es]
days: september 30 / october 1 / october 2 / october 3 / october 4 / october 5 / october 6
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 Kevin P. Chilton
Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton (born November 3, 1954) is an American mechanical engineer and retired United States Air Force four-star general , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . His last assignment was as commander of U.S. Strategic Command from October 3, 2007, to January 28, 2011. Prior to his a
- ... st pilot , and NASA astronaut . His last assignment was as commander of U.S. Strategic Command from october 3, 2007, to January 28, 2011. Prior to his appointment to general officer ranks, Chilton spent 11 year ...
- ... on September 28, 2007. [10] Chilton then assumed command of the United States Strategic Command on october 3, 2007, his last assignment before retiring following a handover command ceremony that was held at Un ...
#2 Sultan Al Neyadi
Sultan AlNeyadi ( Arabic : سلطان النيادي ) is one of the first two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates, along with Hazza Al Mansouri . Emirati astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi Born ( 1981-05-23 ) 23 May 1981 (age 41) Al Ain , United Arab Emirates Nationality Emirati Other names Sultan Saif Muftah
- ... on 25 September 2019 for an approximately eight-day mission on the ISS before returning to Earth on 3 october 2019. [6] The MBRSC and Roscosmos have been in negotiations to support a six-month ISS mission for ...
#3 Charles L. Veach
Charles Lacy Veach (September 18, 1944 – October 3, 1995) was a USAF fighter pilot and NASA astronaut . 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 article needs additional citations
- Charles Lacy Veach (September 18, 1944 – october 3, 1995) was a USAF fighter pilot and NASA astronaut . This article has multiple issues. Please help i ...
- ... vember 2020 ) Charles L. Veach Born ( 1944-09-18 ) September 18, 1944 Chicago, Illinois , U.S. Died october 3, 1995 (1995-10-03) (aged 51) Houston, Texas , U.S. Nationality American Other names Charles Lacy Vea ...
- ... nedy on November 1, 1992. [1] Gravesite of Charles Lacy Veach Lacy Veach died in Houston, Texas, on october 3, 1995, of cancer . [2] He is interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, ...
#4 Gregory Olsen
Gregory Hammond Olsen (born April 20, 1945) is an American entrepreneur, engineer and scientist who, in October 2005, became the third private citizen to make a self-funded trip to the International Space Station with the company Space Adventures . For other people with the same name, see Greg Olsen
- ... g flown to the International Space Station (ISS) with Soyuz TMA-7 (launched October 1, 2005, docked october 3) and landed with Soyuz TMA-6 (October 10), Olsen is the third self-funded space tourist to visit the ...
#5 Valeri Tokarev
Valeri Ivanovich Tokarev ( Russian : Валерий Иванович Токарев ; born 29 October 1952) is a Russian Air Force Colonel and test cosmonaut at the Yuri A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center . Tokarev traveled to space twice, and has performed two career spacewalks , before retiring in June 2008. [1] Vale
- ... the Expedition 12 crew on the ISS, [7] arriving at the station aboard the Soyuz TMA-7 spacecraft on 3 october 2005. The Soyuz TMA-7 carrying Tokarev, NASA astronaut William McArthur and U.S spaceflight partici ...
#6 William A. Pailes
William Arthur Pailes (Colonel, USAF) (born June 26, 1952) is a former USAF astronaut in the Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s. He served as a Payload Specialist on STS-51-J Atlantis (October 3–7, 1985). American astronaut This biography of a living person needs additional cit
- ... ight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s. He served as a Payload Specialist on STS-51-J Atlantis ( october 3 7, 1985). American astronaut This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verifi ...
- ... ives in Missouri . SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE Pailes flew as a payload specialist on STS-51-J Atlantis ( october 3 7, 1985) which launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , and returned to land at Edwards Air Fo ...
#7 William S. McArthur
William Surles McArthur Jr. (born July 26, 1951) is a retired United States Army colonel and NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one expedition to the International Space Station via the Russian Soyuz capsule. [1] For other people with this name, see William McArthur (di
- ... a member of Expedition 12 , having been launched on Soyuz TMA-7 . He lived aboard the station from october 3, 2005, until April 8, 2006. [1] McArthur served as the Director of Safety and Mission Assurance for ...
#8 William J. Knight
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
- ... eer USAF Astronaut Rank Colonel , USAF Selection 1960 Dyna-Soar Group 1 Missions X-15 Flight 190 On october 3, 1967, Knight piloted X-15 Flight 188 , the program's fastest flight. Flying at a maximum Mach of 6. ...
- ... ship that day, he earned a Distinguished Flying Cross . Maj. William "Pete" Knight with the X-15 On october 3, 1967, Knight set a world aircraft speed record for manned aircraft by piloting the X-15A-2 to 4,520 ...
#9 Frederick Hauck
Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck (pronounced "Howk"; born April 11, 1941) is a retired captain in the United States Navy , a former fighter pilot and NASA astronaut . He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-7 and commanded STS-51-A and STS-26 . Frederick H. Hauck Born Frederick Hamilton Hauck ( 1941-04-
- ... Discovery completed 64 orbits of the Earth before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on october 3, 1988. Hauck has logged over 5,500 flight hours, 436 in space. [2] POST-NASA EXPERIENCE In October 1 ...
#10 Vanessa O'Brien
Vanessa Audi Rhys O'Brien (born 2 December 1964) is a British and American mountaineer, sub-orbital spaceflight participant, explorer, author and former business executive. [2] On 4 August 2022, Vanessa became the first woman to complete the Explorers’ Extreme Trifecta – reaching extremes on land, s
- ... ft. 15 July 2012 Europe Carstensz Pyramid 16,023 ft. 23 September 2012 Oceania Kosciuszko 7,310 ft. 3 october 2012 Australia Vinson Massif 16,050 ft. 5 December 2012 Antarctica Aconcagua 22,841 ft. 20 January ...
#11 Karol J. Bobko
Karol Joseph "Bo" Bobko (born December 23, 1937), ( Col , USAF , Ret.), is an American aerospace engineer , retired U.S. Air Force officer , test pilot , and a former USAF and NASA astronaut . Bobko was the first graduate of the US Air Force Academy to travel in space. [1] Karol J. Bobko Bobko in Se
- ... TS-6 (April 4–9, 1983); and was the mission commander on STS-51-D (April 12–19, 1985) and STS-51-J ( october 3 7, 1985). [3] SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE Main article: STS-6 Bobko with fellow astronaut Paul J. Weitz ( ...
- ... the second Space Shuttle Department of Defense mission, which launched from Kennedy Space Center on october 3, 1985. [7] This mission carried classified payloads for the Department of Defense and was the second ...
#12 Ronald J. Grabe
Ronald John Grabe (born June 13, 1945, in New York , New York ), ( Col , USAF , Ret.), is a former NASA astronaut. American astronaut Ronald J. Grabe Born Ronald John Grabe ( 1945-06-13 ) June 13, 1945 (age 77) New York , New York , U.S. Status Executive VP and General Manager at Orbital LSG Natio
- ... g within the Astronaut Office . A veteran of four space flights, Grabe served as Pilot on STS-51-J ( october 3 7, 1985) and STS-30 (May 4–8, 1989), and was the mission commander on STS-42 (January 22–30, 1992) a ...
- ... second Space Shuttle Department of Defense mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on october 3, 1985. This was the maiden voyage of the Atlantis, the final Orbiter in the Shuttle fleet. After 98 ...
#13 Roy D. Bridges Jr.
Roy Dubard Bridges Jr. (born July 19, 1943) is an American pilot , engineer , retired United States Air Force officer , test pilot , former NASA astronaut and the former director of NASA 's John F. Kennedy Space Center and Langley Research Center . As a command pilot, he has over 4,460 flying hours,
- ... Force general Roy D. Bridges Jr. Director of the Langley Research Center In office June 13, 2003 – october 3, 2005 President George W. Bush Preceded by Delma C. Freeman Jr. (Acting) Succeeded by Lesa Roe Perso ...
#14 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
- Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born october 3, 1951) is an American geologist and oceanographer , and a former NASA astronaut and US Navy officer. ...
- ... eologist and a former NASA astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan Sullivan shown in 2021 Born ( 1951-10-03 ) october 3, 1951 (age 71) Paterson, New Jersey , US Status Retired Occupation Geologist & NOAA scientist Space ...
- ... on Science and Technology . EDUCATION Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan was born in Paterson, New Jersey , on october 3, 1951, the daughter of Donald Paul Sullivan and his wife Barbara, née Kelly. [1] [2] She had a broth ...
#15 Alfred Worden
Alfred Merrill Worden (February 7, 1932 – March 18, 2020) was an American test pilot , engineer and NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. One of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon , he orbited it 74 times in the command module (CM) Endeavour
- ... ronauts as the competition for spots on Apollo missions intensified. [24] [25] EARLY ASSIGNMENTS On october 3, 1966, Chief Astronaut Alan Shepard assigned Worden and four other Group 5 selectees, Ken Mattingly ...
#16 Hazza Al Mansouri
Hazza Al Mansouri [1] [2] ( Arabic : هَزَّاع ٱلْمَنْصُوْرِي , romanized : Hazzāʿ Al-Manṣūrī , surname also spelled "Al Mansoori", full name Hazzaa Ali Abdan Khalfan Al Mansoori ( هَزَّاع عَلِي عَبْدان خَلْفَان ٱلْمَنْصُوْرِي ) is an Emirati astronaut and the first person from the United Arab Emira
- ... ational Space Station , where he stayed for eight days. [4] [5] He landed safely in Kazakhstan , on 3 october 2019 aboard Soyuz MS-12 completing the United Arab Emirates first astronaut mission. [6] Emirati as ...
- ... udied following time in microgravity. [9] [19] Al Mansouri following the landing of Soyuz MS-12. On 3 october 2019, Al Mansoori, Ovchinin and Hague boarded the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft, and undocked from the ISS ...
- ... ss briefings. [21] [22] NASA has updated the terminology post the return of the mission to Earth on 3 october 2019, and referred to Hazzaa as a visiting astronaut. [23] The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre ref ...
#17 John M. Lounge
John Michael "Mike" Lounge (June 28, 1946 – March 1, 2011) was an American engineer , a United States Navy officer, a Vietnam War veteran, and a NASA astronaut . A veteran of three Space Shuttle flights, Lounge logged over 482 hours in space. He was a mission specialist on STS-51-I (1985) and STS-
- ... Discovery completed 64 orbits of the Earth before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on october 3, 1988. Mission duration was 97 hours, 57 seconds. STS-35 Columbia , launched from the Kennedy Space ...
#18 Jessica Meir
Jessica Ulrika Meir ( IPA : / m ɪər / ; meer ; born ( 1977-07-01 ) July 1, 1977 ) is an American-Swedish NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She was previously an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School , Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston , following postdoc
- ... ch he became the first person from the United Arab Emirates to fly in space. Expedition 60 ended on october 3, 2019, when Al Mansouri, alongside Soyuz MS-12 crew members Aleksey Ovchinin and Nick Hague undocked ...
#19 Wally Schirra
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. ( / ʃ ɜːr ˈ ɑː / , March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury , which was the United States ' first effort to put human beings into space
- ... or Project Mercury , which was the United States ' first effort to put human beings into space . On october 3, 1962, he flew the six-orbit, nine-hour, Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, in a spacecraft he nicknamed Sigma ...
- ... Schirra was instead scheduled for the third orbital flight. [1] : 65, 75–76 [5] At 7:15 am on october 3, 1962, Schirra lifted off aboard his Mercury flight, named Sigma 7 . After a minor trajectory deviat ...
#20 Fernando Caldeiro
Fernando "Frank" Caldeiro (June 12, 1958 – October 3, 2009) [1] was an Argentine-born American scientist and NASA astronaut . American astronaut Fernando Caldeiro Born ( 1958-06-12 ) June 12, 1958 Buenos Aires , Argentina Died October 3, 2009 (2009-10-03) (aged 51) League City, Texas , U.S. Occupa
- Fernando "Frank" Caldeiro (June 12, 1958 – october 3, 2009) [1] was an Argentine-born American scientist and NASA astronaut . American astronaut Fernando ...
- ... merican astronaut Fernando Caldeiro Born ( 1958-06-12 ) June 12, 1958 Buenos Aires , Argentina Died october 3, 2009 (2009-10-03) (aged 51) League City, Texas , U.S. Occupation Engineer Space career NASA Astrona ...
- ... e atmospheric research experiments carried on board the NASA WB-57 aircraft. DEATH Caldeiro died on october 3, 2009 following a 2 1 ⁄ 2 year battle with a brain tumor. He was survived by his wife, the former Do ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics
The Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics ( Russian : Государственный музей истории космонавтики имени К.Э.Циолковского ) is the first museum in the world dedicated to the history of space exploration . [1] It was opened on 3 October 1967 in Kaluga , and is named afte
- ... the first museum in the world dedicated to the history of space exploration . [1] It was opened on 3 october 1967 in Kaluga , and is named after Konstantin Tsiolkovsky , a school master and rocket science pio ...
- ... space station , Salyut 1 (left) ; the first modular space station , Mir (upper left) . Established 3 october 1967 Location Kaluga MAIN EXPOSITION The exposition of the museum consists of two parts. The first ...
#2 Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex ( GDSCC ), commonly called the Goldstone Observatory , is a satellite ground station located in the Mojave Desert near Barstow in the U.S. state of California . Operated by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), its main purpose is to track and commu
- ... Built 1958 ( 1958 ) Architect U.S. Army NRHP reference No. 85002813 Significant dates Added to NRHP october 3, 1985 [1] Designated NHL October 3, 1985 [2] [ edit on Wikidata ] The station is one of three [4] sa ...
- ... Army NRHP reference No. 85002813 Significant dates Added to NRHP October 3, 1985 [1] Designated NHL october 3, 1985 [2] [ edit on Wikidata ] The station is one of three [4] satellite communication stations in t ...
#3 Technik Museum Sinsheim
The Technik Museum Sinsheim is a technology museum in Sinsheim , Germany. [1] Opened in 1981, it is run by a registered association called "Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim e. V." which also runs the nearby Technik Museum Speyer . Technology museum Technik Museum Sinsheim Aircraft on the roof of the m
- ... a Russian shuttle Buran in 2004 which opened as a walk-in exhibition at the Technikmuseum Speyer on october 3, 2008. [ citation needed ] A German Panther tank indoors at the museum Sinsheim Museum also has the ...
#4 Gianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics
The Gianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics ( Italian : Museo dell'Aeronautica Gianni Caproni ) is Italy 's oldest aviation museum, [3] [4] [5] as well as the country's oldest corporate museum. [3] [6] It was established in 1927 as the Caproni Museum ( Museo Caproni ) by Italian aviation pioneer and ae
- ... nd adjacent to the Trento Airport (itself dedicated to the memory of Gianni Caproni), was opened on 3 october 1992. [3] [6] HISTORY ORIGINS Giovanni Battista Caproni, better known as Gianni Caproni [7] was a c ...
- ... ental humidity and temperature conditions. [20] The main building of the new facility was opened on 3 october 1992. [3] In spring 1999, the Gianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics became a territorial section ( s ...
#5 Kjeller Airport
Kjeller Airport ( Norwegian : Kjeller flyplass ; ICAO : ENKJ ) is a military and general aviation airport located in Kjeller in Skedsmo in Viken county , Norway. Situated in the outskirts of Lillestrøm , it is 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) east northeast of Oslo , making it the airport located
- ... the structure was completed on 27 September. [6] The first flight to another airport took place on 3 october , when a plan flew to Trondheim , piloted by Einar Sem-Jacobsen , the commander at Kjeller. [7] At f ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 JCSAT-11
JCSAT-11 , was a geostationary communications satellite ordered by JSAT Corporation (now SKY Perfect JSAT Group ) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform. The satellite was designated to be used as an on-orbit, but was lost on launch failure. [2] JCSAT-11 Mission
- ... ower amplifiers had an output power of 127 Watts on K u band and 48 Watts on C band. [3] HISTORY On october 3, 2005, JSAT ordered an A2100AX based satellite from Lockheed Martin , JCSAT-11 . It would be an almo ...
#2 Soyuz TMA-7
Soyuz TMA-7 ( Russian : Союз ТМА-7 ) was a transport mission for portions of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 12 crew launched October 1, 2005. The flight delivered ISS Commander William McArthur and ISS Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev to the station to replace Expedition 11 crew memb
- ... Only spaceflight Space Tourist Marcos Pontes , AEB Only spaceflight DOCKING WITH ISS Docked to ISS: october 3, 2005, 05:27 UTC (to Pirs module) Undocked from ISS: November 18, 2005, 08:46 UTC (from Pirs module) ...
- ... nclination ~51.7 degrees Period ~88.7 minutes Docking with ISS Docking port Pirs nadir Docking date 3 october 2005 05:27 UTC Undocking date 18 November 2005 08:46 UTC Time docked 46d 3h 19m Docking with ISS (R ...
#3 Soyuz MS-12
Soyuz MS-12 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 14 March 2019, carrying three members of the Expedition 59 crew to the International Space Station . [6] The mission ended on 3 October 2019, when Soyuz-MS-12 (carrying Ovchinin, Hague, and spaceflight participant Hazza Al Mansouri) successfully
- ... ree members of the Expedition 59 crew to the International Space Station . [6] The mission ended on 3 october 2019, when Soyuz-MS-12 (carrying Ovchinin, Hague, and spaceflight participant Hazza Al Mansouri) su ...
- ... 2019, 19:14:08 UTC [4] [5] Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur Pad 1/5 End of mission Landing date 3 october 2019, 10:59 UTC [2] Landing site 47°24'04.44"N, 69°34'14.1"E [2] Orbital parameters Reference syste ...
#4 Soyuz MS-12
Soyuz MS-12 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 14 March 2019, carrying three members of the Expedition 59 crew to the International Space Station . [6] The mission ended on 3 October 2019, when Soyuz-MS-12 (carrying Ovchinin, Hague, and spaceflight participant Hazza Al Mansouri) successfully
- ... ocking with ISS Docking port Rassvet nadir Docking date 15 March 2019, 01:01 UTC [2] Undocking date 03 october 2019, 07:37 UTC [2] Time docked 202d 6h 36m (l-r) Koch, Ovchinin and Hague Soyuz programme (Crewed ...
#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
- ... e coolant. The final conclusion of the independent failure review team's investigation, released on 3 october 2018, was that "the most likely cause of the thermal performance issue is foreign object debris (FO ...
#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
- ... eas in Africa, and mountainous regions of the East and West coasts of the United States. On Monday, 3 october 1994 at 10 am CDT, STS-68 MCC Status Report # 5 reports: Endeavour's Space Radar Laboratory equipme ...
- ... changes in the environment that have occurred since Endeavour' s last mission in April. On Monday, 3 october 1994 at 5 pm CDT, STS-68 MCC Status Report # 6 reports: Endeavour's payload bay cameras sent to Ear ...
#7 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
- ... [ citation needed ] Inclination 40.58 degrees Period 121.13 minutes Lunar orbiter Orbital insertion 3 october 1971 Orbits ~4,315 Instruments Imaging system Gamma-ray spectrometer Radio altimeter Meteoroid dete ...
#8 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
- ... ayload mass 2436 kg Dimensions 7.48 m in length and 2.72 m in diameter Start of mission Launch date 3 october 1978, 23:09:30 UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U s/n Ye15000-152 Launch site Baikonur , 1/5 Contractor OKB-1 E ...
- ... w Earth Perigee altitude 191 km Apogee altitude 266 km Inclination 51.66° Period 88.8 minutes Epoch 3 october 1978 Docking with Salyut 6 Docking port Aft [3] Docking date 6 October 1978, 01:00:15 UTC Undocking ...
- ... to three days, remaining docked to the station for up to thirty. [6] LAUNCH Progress 4 launched on 3 october 1978 at 23:09:30 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic . It used ...
#9 Kosmos 1974
Kosmos 1974 ( Russian : Космос 1974 meaning Cosmos 1974 ) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1988 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 1974
- ... es Spacecraft type US-K [2] Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) [3] Start of mission Launch date 3 october 1988, 22:23 ( 1988-10-03UTC22:23Z ) 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 22:23 UTC on 3 october 1988. [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit . It subsequently recei ...
#10 International Space Station
The International Space Station ( ISS ) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit . It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). [7] [8] The own
- ... ET ) Spacecraft Type Launch vehicle Launch site Launch provider Docking/berthing port SpaceX Crew-5 3 october 2022 [277] Crew Dragon Endurance Crewed Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX Harmony forward NG-1 ...
#11 STS-86
STS-86 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. This was the last Atlantis mission before it was taken out of service temporarily for maintenance and upgrades, including the glass cockpit . 1997 American crewed spaceflight to Mir This article includes a list of references , rel
- ... Docking with Mir Docking port SO starboard Docking date 27 September 1997, 19:58 UTC Undocking date 3 october 1997, 17:28:15 UTC Time docked 5 days, 21 hours, 30 minutes 15 seconds Left to right – Front row: B ...
- ... old Elektron oxygen generator to Atlantis for return to Earth. Undocking took place at 1:28 pm EDT, 3 october . After undocking, Atlantis performed a 46-minute flyaround visual inspection of Mir. During this ma ...
#12 Kosmos 1783
Kosmos 1783 ( Russian : Космос 1783 meaning Cosmos 1783 ) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1986 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kosmos 1783
- ... es Spacecraft type US-K [2] Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) [3] Start of mission Launch date 3 october 1986, 13:05 ( 1986-10-03UTC13:05Z ) 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 13:05 UTC on 3 october 1986. [3] The launch placed the satellite into a molniya orbit but not into a usable orbit due to u ...
#13 STS-51-J
STS-51-J was the 21st NASA Space Shuttle mission and the first flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis . It launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on 3 October 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and landed at Edwards Air Force Base , California , on 7 October 1985. 1
- ... d the first flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis . It launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on 3 october 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and landed at Edwards Air Force ...
- ... o Ronald J. Grabe David C. Hilmers Robert L. Stewart William A. Pailes Start of mission Launch date 3 october 1985, 15:15:30 UTC Rocket Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Contract ...
- ... assigned as Mission Specialist 3 on his second trip to space. MISSION SUMMARY STS-51-J launched on 3 october 1985, at 15:15:30 UTC (11:15:30 a.m. EDT ), from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The la ...
#14 Soyuz TM-20
Soyuz TM-20 was the twentieth expedition to the Russian Space Station Mir . It launched Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Viktorenko , Yelena Kondakova , and German cosmonaut Ulf Merbold . Mir as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-63 , with Soyuz TM-20 seen at the top 1994 Russian crewed spacef
- ... lf Merbold Landing Valeri Polyakov Callsign Ви́тязь (Vityaz' – Knight) Start of mission Launch date october 3, 1994, 22:42:30 ( 1994-10-03UTC22:42:30Z ) UTC [1] Rocket Soyuz-U2 Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of m ...
#15 Kosmos 245
Kosmos 245 ( Russian : Космос 245 meaning Cosmos 245 ), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.16 , was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles . It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk S
- ... type DS-P1-Yu Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 325 kilograms (717 lb) Start of mission Launch date 3 october 1968, 12:58:59 ( 1968-10-03UTC12:58:59Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End ...
- ... 33/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome , [2] atop a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket . The launch occurred on 3 october 1968 at 12:58:59 UTC, and resulted in Kosmos 245's successful deployment into low Earth orbit . [3] ...
#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
- ... rogram . 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 scientific experi ...
- ... 29 lb) Crew Crew size 1 Members Walter M. Schirra Jr. Callsign Sigma 7 Start of mission Launch date october 3, 1962, 12:15:12 ( 1962-10-03UTC12:15:12Z ) UTC [2] Rocket Atlas LV-3B 113-D Launch site Cape Canaver ...
- ... LV-3B 113-D Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-14 End of mission Recovered by USS Kearsarge Landing date october 3, 1962, 21:28:22 ( 1962-10-03UTC21:28:23Z ) UTC [1] Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Re ...
- ... 4 nmi) Apogee altitude 285 kilometers (154 nmi) Inclination 32.5 degrees Period 88.91 minutes Epoch october 3, 1962 [3] Walter "Wally" Marty Schirra Jr. Project Mercury Crewed missions ← Mercury-Atlas 7 Mercury ...
- ... ing tests rather than on scientific experimentation. The mission finally launched on the morning of october 3, having been delayed two weeks because of problems with the Atlas booster . A series of minor booste ...
- ... 6, the tests were scheduled to continue until September 24, which allowed for a probable launch on october 3. [26] A static firing test on the pad would expose the sustainer turbopump to the failure mode in qu ...
- ... morning. [32] LAUNCH Launch of Mercury-Atlas 8 Schirra was awakened at 1:40 am ET on the morning of october 3, and after a hearty breakfast—including a bluefish he had speared the day before—and a brief physica ...
#17 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
- ... 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 after the Space S ...
- ... ch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39B Contractor Rockwell International End of mission Landing date 3 october 1988, 16:37:11 UTC Landing site Edwards Air Force Base , Runway 17 Orbital parameters Reference sys ...
- ... aster. Discovery landed on Runway 17, Edwards Air Force Base , California , at 12:37:11 p.m. EDT on 3 october 1988, after a mission duration of approximately 4 days, 1 hour, 0 minute, and 11 seconds. Capsule C ...
#18 STS-132
STS-132 ( ISS assembly flight ULF4 ) [5] was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on 16 May 2010. [6] STS-132 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 14 May 2010. [3] The primary payload was the Russian Rassvet Mini-Resea
- ... lid rocket booster that lifted off to support Atlantis ' STS-132 mission first launched STS-51-J on 3 october 1985. Including STS-132, 18 of Atlantis ' 32 flights were represented by the boosters' segments. LA ...
#19 Johannes Kepler ATV
The Johannes Kepler ATV , or Automated Transfer Vehicle 002 ( ATV-002 ), was an uncrewed cargo spacecraft built to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It was launched on February 16, 2011 by the European Space Agency (ESA). [3] Johannes Kepler carried propellant, air and dry cargo weighi
- ... 6 February 2011 24 February 2011 21 July 2011 [20] ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi 23 March 2012 28 March 2012 3 october 2012 [21] [22] ATV-4 Albert Einstein 5 June 2013 15 June 2013 2 November 2013 [23] [24] ATV-5 Georg ...
#20 Albert Einstein ATV
The Albert Einstein ATV , or Automated Transfer Vehicle 004 ( ATV-004 ), was a European uncrewed cargo resupply spacecraft , named after the German-born physicist Albert Einstein . [3] It was built to supply the International Space Station (ISS) with propellant, water, air, and dry cargo, and also t
- ... 6 February 2011 24 February 2011 21 July 2011 [23] ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi 23 March 2012 28 March 2012 3 october 2012 [24] [25] ATV-4 Albert Einstein 5 June 2013 15 June 2013 2 November 2013 [26] [27] ATV-5 Georg ...