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John Bennett Herrington (born September 14, 1958 in Chickasaw Nation ) is a retired United States Naval Aviator , engineer and former NASA astronaut . In 2002, Herrington became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. [note 1] Retired United States Naval Aviator and for
Arne Christer Fuglesang (born 18 March 1957) is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on 10 December 2006, making him the first Swedish citizen in space. [2] Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang Christer Fuglesan
Eugene Huu-Chau "Gene" Trinh ( Vietnamese : Trịnh Hữu Châu, born September 14, 1950) is a Vietnamese American biochemist who flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-50 [1] as a Payload Specialist , becoming the first Vietnamese American astronaut in space [2] [3] and the second Vietnamese in spac
Sandra Hall Magnus (born October 30, 1964) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut . [2] She returned to Earth with the crew of STS-119 Discovery on March 28, 2009, after having spent 134 days in orbit. [3] She was assigned to the crew of STS-135 , the final mission of the Space Shuttle
Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17, 1930) is an American former Air Force officer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut , and one of 24 people who flew to the Moon . He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1969 to 1971. United States astronaut (born 1930) Thomas P. Stafford Stafford
Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov ( Russian: Юрий Валентинович Лончаков ; born 4 March 1965) is a Russian former cosmonaut and a veteran of three space missions . [1] He has spent 200 days in space and has conducted two career spacewalks. Russian cosmonaut Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov Born ( 1965-03-04 )
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012) For other uses, see Neil A
Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aeronautical engineer , astronaut , and aquanaut . He was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts selected for NASA 's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American (after
Mark Thomas Vande Hei (born November 10, 1966) is a retired United States Army officer and current NASA astronaut [2] who has served as a flight Engineer for Expedition 53 , 54 , 64 , 65 , and 66 on the International Space Station . [3] [4] American engineer and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei Born (
#10 Yuri Malenchenko
Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko ( Russian : Юрий Иванович Маленченко ; born December 22, 1961) is a retired Russian cosmonaut . Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas , while he was 240 miles (390 km) over New Zeal
#11 Joseph P. Kerwin
Joseph Peter Kerwin (born February 19, 1932) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut , who served as Science Pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25 – June 22, 1973. He was the first physician to be selected for astronaut training. Joe Kerwin was the one who uttered the words during Ap
#12 Jack R. Lousma
Jack Robert Lousma (born February 29, 1936) is an American astronaut , aeronautical engineer , retired United States Marine Corps officer , former naval aviator , NASA astronaut , and politician. He was a member of the second crew, Skylab-3 , on the Skylab space station in 1973. In 1982, he commande
#13 Jim Lovell
James Arthur Lovell Jr. ( / ˈ l ʌ v əl / ; born March 25, 1928) is an American retired astronaut , naval aviator , test pilot and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8 , he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders , one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbi
#14 Mamoru Mohri
Mamoru "Mark" Mohri ( 毛利 衛 , Mōri Mamoru , born 29 January 1948) , AM is a Japanese scientist, a former NASDA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. He is the first Japanese astronaut who was part of an official Japanese space program. The first Japanese person in space, Toyohi
Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile , Alabama . It has a collection of notable aircraft and museum ships including the South Dakota -class battleship USS Alabama and Gato -class submarine USS Drum . USS Alabama and USS Drum
The National Helicopter Museum is a non-profit museum focused on the history of the helicopter and aviation industry around Stratford , Connecticut in the United States . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2018 ) Stratford station , the Helicopter Museum is in the
Silent Wings Museum , "The Legacy of The World War II Glider Pilots," is a museum in Lubbock, Texas . The museum is housed in the former tower and terminal building of Lubbock's airport during the 1950s, and 1960s. Historical museum in Lubbock County, Texas Silent Wings Museum Front entrance Silent
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
Pirs ( Russian : Пирс , meaning " pier ") – also called Stykovochny Otsek 1 ( SO-1 ; Russian : Стыковочный отсек , " docking module ") and DC-1 ( Docking Compartment 1 ) – was a Russian module on the International Space Station (ISS). Pirs was launched on 14 September 2001, and was located on the Zv
#2 Luna 2
Luna 2 ( Russian : Луна 2 ), originally named the Second Soviet Cosmic Rocket and nicknamed Lunik 2 in contemporaneous media, was the sixth of the Soviet Union 's Luna programme spacecraft launched to the Moon , E-1 No.7 . It was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon , and the first
#3 STS-115
STS-115 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis . It was the first assembly mission to the ISS after the Columbia disaster , following the two successful Return to Flight missions, STS-114 and STS-121 . STS-115 launched from LC-39B at the
#4 STS-122
STS-122 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis . STS-122 marked the 24th shuttle mission to the ISS, and the 121st Space Shuttle flight overall. [4] 2008 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS STS-122 Canadarm2 takes Columbus fr
#5 Ekspress AM8
Ekspress-AM8 ( Russian : Экспресс-АМ8 meaning Express-AM8 ) is a Russian communications satellite which was launched in 2015. Part of the Ekspress series of geostationary communications satellites, it is owned and operated by the RSCC Space Communications . Russian communications satellite Ekspress-
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
#7 Astra 2B
Astra 2B is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by Société Européenne des Satellites . Launched in September 2000 to join Astra 2A at the Astra 28.2°E orbital position providing digital television and radio broadcast services to the United Kingdom and Ireland, the satellite
#8 Young Engineers' Satellite 2
The Young Engineers' Satellite 2 ( YES2 ) is a 36 kg student-built tether satellite that is part of ESA 's Foton-M3 microgravity mission. The launch of the Russian Foton-M3 occurred on September 14, 2007, at 13:00 (CEST) by a Soyuz-U launcher. The project was carried out by Delta-Utec SRC and supe
#9 INSAT-4CR
INSAT-4CR was a communications satellite operated by ISRO as part of the Indian National Satellite System . Launched in September 2007, it replaced the INSAT-4C satellite which had been lost in a launch failure the previous year. The satellite was initially stationed in geostationary orbit at a long
#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
#11 BSAT-4a
BSAT-4a is a geostationary communications satellite ordered by Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (BSAT) and designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform. It is expected to be stationed on the 110.0° East orbital slot for direct television broadcasting of 4K and 8K Ultra HD resol
#12 Kosmos 144
Kosmos 144 (Russian: Космос 144 meaning Cosmos 144), was launched on 28 February 1967, Meteor No.6L , and was one of eleven weather satellites launched by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1969. [3] Kosmos 144 was the second announced Russian meteorological satellite and the first interim operationa
#13 Zond 5
Zond 5 ( Russian : Зонд 5 , lit. ' Probe 5 ' ) was a spacecraft of the Soviet Zond program . In September 1968 it became the first spaceship to travel to and circle the Moon , the first Moon mission to include animals, and the first to return safely to Earth. Zond 5 carried the first terrestrial o
#14 Lunar Orbiter 1
The 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 robotic spacecraft mission, part of NASA 's Lunar Orbiter program , was the first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon. It was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo
#15 Satélite de Coleta de Dados
Satélite de Coleta de Dados ( SCD , Portuguese for "Data-Collecting Satellite") is a series of satellites developed in Brazil.
#16 STS-135
STS-135 ( ISS assembly flight ULF7 ) [4] was the 135th and final mission of the American Space Shuttle program . [5] [6] It used the orbiter Atlantis and hardware originally processed for the STS-335 contingency mission, which was not flown. STS-135 launched on 8 July 2011, and landed on 21 July 201
#17 Kosmos 2388
Kosmos 2388 ( Russian : Космос 2388 meaning Cosmos 2388 ) was a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2002 as part of the Russian Space Forces ' Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors . [2] Kos
#18 OneWeb satellite constellation
The OneWeb satellite constellation is a planned initial 648- satellite internet constellation which is in the process of being completed in 2022, [2] with a goal to provide global broadband internet services to people everywhere by the end of 2023. [3] The constellation is being deployed by OneWeb ,
#19 Lunokhod 1
Lunokhod 1 ( Russian: Луноход-1 ("Moonwalker 1"), also known as Аппарат 8ЕЛ № 203 ("Device 8EL No. 203")) was the first of two robotic lunar rovers landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of its Lunokhod program . The Luna 17 spacecraft carried Lunokhod 1 to the Moon in 1970. Lunokhod 1 was t
#20 T10 (satellite)
T10 (formerly DirecTV-10) is a Boeing model 702 direct broadcast satellite that provides high-definition television (HDTV) to DirecTV subscribers in North America . [1] It was launched by International Launch Services on July 7, 2007 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard an Enhanced Prot