langs: 16 сентября [ru] / september 16 [en] / 16. september [de] / 16 septembre [fr] / 16 settembre [it] / 16 de septiembre [es]
days: september 13 / september 14 / september 15 / september 16 / september 17 / september 18 / september 19
Cosmonaut / Cosmonaut
#1 John E. Blaha
John Elmer Blaha (born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas ) is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of five space missions aboard the Space Shuttle and Mir . American astronaut John E. Blaha Born John Elmer Blaha ( 1942-08-26 ) August 26, 1942 (
- ... he Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center , Star City , Russia in January 1995. He launched on STS-79 on september 16, 1996. After docking he transferred to the Mir Space Station . Assigned as a Board Engineer 2, he sp ...
#2 Sandra Magnus
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
- ... ing an emergency landing. She passed this examination in the forest near Moscow . [5] NEEMO 11 From september 16 22, 2006, Magnus served as the commander of NASA's NEEMO 11 mission, an undersea expedition at the N ...
#3 Akihiko Hoshide
Akihiko Hoshide ( 星出 彰彦 , Hoshide Akihiko , born December 28, 1968) is a Japanese engineer , JAXA astronaut , and former Commander of the International Space Station . On August 30, 2012, Hoshide became the third Japanese astronaut to walk in space. [1] Japanese engineer and JAXA astronaut Akihiko H
- ... prepared for replacement on the last spacewalk. They also replaced a camera on Canadarm-2 . [13] On 16 september 2012, Paldalka, Revin and Acaba departed the station onboard Soyuz TMA-04M , following which Hoshid ...
#4 Terrence W. Wilcutt
Terrence Wade Wilcutt (born October 31, 1949) is a United States Marine Corps officer and a former NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. Wilcutt was NASA's Chief of Safety and Mission Assurance, until his retirement from NASA in December 2020. [1] American astronaut Terren
- ... days, 5 hours, 46 minutes, traveling 4.7 million miles in 183 orbits of the Earth. STS-79 Atlantis ( september 16 26, 1996), the fourth in the joint American-Russian Shuttle-Mir series of missions, launched from an ...
#5 Andrey Borisenko
Andrey Ivanovich Borisenko ( Russian : Андрей Иванович Борисенко ; born 17 April 1964) is a Russian cosmonaut . [1] He was selected as a cosmonaut in May 2003, and is a veteran of two long duration missions to the International Space Station . Russian cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko Born ( 1964-04-17 ) 1
- ... , when his spaceship, Soyuz TMA-21 undocked from the Russian segment's Poisk module at 00:38 UTC on september 16, . [9] On the same day, the Soyuz TMA-21 capsule carrying Borisenko and his two crew mates, Alexander ...
#6 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
- ... put on hold. On June 7, 2019, NASA announced a plan to open the ISS to space tourism again. [42] On september 16, 2021, the Inspiration4 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon 9 and spen ...
- ... s Mark Bezos Oliver Daemen Wally Funk Sub-orbital spaceflight ( Kármán line ) Blue Origin [75] [76] september 16, 2021 ( Crew Dragon Resilience ) September 19, 2021 ( Crew Dragon Resilience ) 3 days Inspiration4 J ...
#7 Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin ( / ˈ ɔː l d r ɪ n / ; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. ; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut , engineer and fighter pilot . He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander
- ... ghest American civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom (with distinction). [102] [103] On september 16, 1969, the astronauts addressed a joint session of Congress where they thanked the representatives f ...
#8 Hayley Arceneaux
Hayley Arceneaux (born December 4, 1991) is a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital physician assistant and commercial astronaut . She joined billionaire Jared Isaacman on SpaceX's first private spaceflight Inspiration4 , which launched on September 16, 2021, 00:02:56 UTC, and successfully water-lan
- ... d billionaire Jared Isaacman on SpaceX's first private spaceflight Inspiration4 , which launched on september 16, 2021, 00:02:56 UTC, and successfully water-landed local-time on Saturday, September 18. [4] Arcenea ...
#9 Inspiration4
Inspiration4 (stylized as Inspirati④n ) was a 2021 human spaceflight operated by SpaceX on behalf of Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman . [3] The mission launched the Crew Dragon Resilience on 16 September 2021 at 00:02:56 UTC [lower-alpha 1] from Kennedy Space Center 's Launch Complex 39A atop a Fa
- ... half of Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman . [3] The mission launched the Crew Dragon Resilience on 16 september 2021 at 00:02:56 UTC [lower-alpha 1] from Kennedy Space Center 's Launch Complex 39A atop a Falcon ...
- ... ers Jared Isaacman Sian Proctor Hayley Arceneaux Christopher Sembroski Start of mission Launch date 16 september 2021, 00:02:56 UTC Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5 ( B1062.3 ) Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39A Co ...
- ... exhaust during propulsive maneuvers. [28] FLIGHT The launch of Inspiration4 Resilience launched on 16 september 2021 at 00:02:56 UTC (15 September 2021 at 20:02:56 EDT ) [29] atop Falcon 9 Block 5 booster B1062 ...
- ... tes that they were now in the microgravity environment of outer space after reaching Earth orbit on 16 september 2021. [33] The mission planned to include ultrasounds, microbe samples and a variety of in-flight h ...
#10 Warren Hoburg
Warren Woodrow "Woody" Hoburg (born September 16, 1985) is an American engineer and NASA astronaut. US astronaut candidate Warren Hoburg Born Warren Woodrow Hoburg ( 1985-09-16 ) September 16, 1985 (age 37) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , U.S. Status Active Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Tech
- Warren Woodrow "Woody" Hoburg (born september 16, 1985) is an American engineer and NASA astronaut. US astronaut candidate Warren Hoburg Born Warren ...
- ... and NASA astronaut. US astronaut candidate Warren Hoburg Born Warren Woodrow Hoburg ( 1985-09-16 ) september 16, 1985 (age 37) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , U.S. Status Active Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of ...
- ... esign Optimization as a Geometric Program (2013) EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Warren Hoburg was born on september 16, 1985, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , to Jim and Peggy Hoburg. He graduated from North Allegheny High ...
#11 Jared Isaacman
Jared Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, pilot , philanthropist, and commercial astronaut . [3] [4] He is the founder, CEO of Draken International , a private air force provider and Shift4 Payments , a payment processor . [5] As of September 2022, his estimated net worth
- ... aceflight using SpaceX 's Crew Dragon Resilience , launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on september 16, 2021. The crew returned to Earth on September 18, 2021, after orbiting at 585 km (364 mi) in altitu ...
#12 Aleksandr Samokutyaev
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyaev ( Russian : Александр Михайлович Самокутяев ; born 13 March 1970 in Penza , Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian politician and former cosmonaut. Samokutyaev served as a Flight Engineer for the International Space Station (ISS) long duration Expedition 27 / 28 missions
- ... , when his spaceship, Soyuz TMA-21 undocked from the Russian segment's Poisk module at 00:38 UTC on 16 september . [8] On the same day, the Soyuz TMA-21 capsule carrying Samokutyayev, Borisenko and Ron Garan touch ...
#13 William F. Readdy
William Francis Readdy is a former Associate Administrator of the Office of Space Flight, at NASA Headquarters . [1] 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 biography of a living
- ... , STS-42 (January 22–30, 1992), [2] STS-51 (September 12–22, 1993) [3] and, most recently, STS-79 ( september 16 26, 1996). [4] Readdy has logged over 672 hours in space.
#14 Ronald J. Garan Jr.
Ronald John Garan Jr. (born October 30, 1961) [1] [2] is a retired NASA astronaut . After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force , becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and De
- ... onal 6 hours and 31 minutes of Extra-vehicular activity time. He returned to Earth aboard TMA-21 on september 16, 2011. [13] The Soyuz TMA-21 "Gagarin" descent module is in permanent exhibition at the German Titov ...
#15 Kevin R. Kregel
Kevin Richard Kregel (born September 16, 1956) is an American former astronaut, and former member of the Space Launch Initiative Project at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center . Kevin R. Kregel Born Kevin Richard Kregel ( 1956-09-16 ) September 16, 1956 (age 65) Amityville, New York , U.S. Status R
- Kevin Richard Kregel (born september 16, 1956) is an American former astronaut, and former member of the Space Launch Initiative Project at ...
- ... ct at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center . Kevin R. Kregel Born Kevin Richard Kregel ( 1956-09-16 ) september 16, 1956 (age 65) Amityville, New York , U.S. Status Retired Nationality American Alma mater USAFA , B. ...
- ... s STS-70 , STS-78 , STS-87 , STS-99 Mission insignia Retirement June 27, 2002 PERSONAL DATA Born on september 16, 1956, Kregel grew up in Amityville, New York . He was active in the Boy Scouts of America , where h ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Lone Star Flight Museum
The Lone Star Flight Museum , located in Houston, Texas , is an aerospace museum that displays more than 24 historically significant aircraft, [4] and many artifacts related to the history of flight. The museum's collection is rare because most of the aircraft are flyable. Located at Ellington Airpo
- ... rpose. 2008 DAMAGE AND RESTORATION The museum reported heavy damage from Hurricane Ike , stating on september 16, 2008, that the hangars and Hall of Fame had received seven to eight feet of water and the lobby thr ...
- ... , 2015. [11] Initially scheduled to be dedicated on September 1, 2017, the opening was postponed to september 16 due to Hurricane Harvey . [12] [13] [14] The museum acquired a former NASA Motion Base Simulator fro ...
Spacecraft / Spacecraft
#1 STS-64
STS-64 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission that was set to perform multiple experiment packages. STS-64 was launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on 9 September 1994, and landed back on 20 September 1994 at Edwards Air Force Base . 1994 American crewed spaceflight STS-64 Lee and Meade per
- ... t Mission Specialist 4 Mark C. Lee Third spaceflight SPACEWALKS Lee and Meade – EVA 1 EVA 1 Start : 16 september 1994 – 14:42 UTC EVA 1 End : 16 September 1994 – 21:33 UTC Duration : 6 hours, 51 minutes MISSION H ...
- ... paceflight SPACEWALKS Lee and Meade – EVA 1 EVA 1 Start : 16 September 1994 – 14:42 UTC EVA 1 End : 16 september 1994 – 21:33 UTC Duration : 6 hours, 51 minutes MISSION HIGHLIGHTS STS-64 launches from Kennedy Spa ...
#2 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
- ... ion's mobile transporter was moved to a worksite on the P3 truss to inspect portions of that truss. 16 september (FLIGHT DAY 8) Day 8 of STS-115, the last full day with Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the ISS, w ...
#3 Discoverer 14
Discoverer 14 , also known as Corona 9009 , [1] : 236 was a spy satellite used in the Corona program managed by Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the Department of Defense and the United States Air Force . On 19 August 1960, usable photographic film images of the Soviet Union taken by
- ... GMT Rocket Thor DM-21 Agena-A (Thor 237) Launch site Vandenberg LC 75-3-4 End of mission Decay date 16 september 1960 ( 1960-09-17 ) [2] Landing date 19 August 1960 Landing site Pacific Ocean (SRV) Orbital parame ...
- ... l received Air Medals . [5] : 24 Mid-air film recovery. Discoverer 14 disintegrated on reentry, 16 september 1960. [2] RESULTS AND LEGACY The first reconnaissance picture made by a specialized satellite, depi ...
#4 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
- ... uz TMA-01M October 10, 2010 00:01 UTC March 16, 2011 04:27 UTC Soyuz TMA-21 April 6, 2011 23:09 UTC september 16, 2011 00:38 UTC Soyuz TMA-22 November 16, 2011 05:24 UTC April 27, 2012 08:15 UTC Soyuz TMA-04M May ...
- ... uz TMA-22 November 16, 2011 05:24 UTC April 27, 2012 08:15 UTC Soyuz TMA-04M May 17, 2012 04:36 UTC september 16, 2012 23:09 UTC Soyuz TMA-06M October 25, 2012 12:29 UTC March 15, 2013 23:43 UTC Soyuz TMA-08M Marc ...
- ... TMA-18M September 4, 2015 07:42 UTC March 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 ...
#5 Proton (satellite program)
Proton ( Russian : протон ) (' proton ') was a Soviet series of four cosmic ray and elementary particle detecting satellites. Orbited 1965–68, three on test flights of the UR-500 ICBM and one on a Proton-K rocket, all four satellites completed their missions successfully, the last reentering the Ear
- ... turned data for most, if not all, of its short time in orbit, [16] reentering Earth's atmosphere on 16 september 1966. [12] Shortly before reentry, Proton 3 was observed tumbling once per second over the Indian O ...
#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
- ... o the launch of Apollo 13 . [24] SHUTTLE PROCESSING STS-133 was originally manifested for launch on 16 september 2010. In June 2010, the launch date was moved to the end of October 2010 and the mission was set to ...
#7 Intelsat 7
Intelsat 7 , formerly PAS-7 , was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat which spent most of its operational life serving the Europe , Africa , Middle East , Asia market from a longitude of 18° West. Communications satellite This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April
- ... ems/Loral Launch mass 3,833 kg (8,450 lb) Dry mass 2,118 kg (4,669 lb) Start of mission Launch date 16 september 1998, 06:31 UTC Rocket Ariane 44LP H10-3 (V110) Launch site Centre Spatial Guyanais , ELA-2 Contrac ...
- ... . The launch took place from ELA-2 at the Centre Spatial Guyanais , at Kourou in French Guiana , on 16 september 1998, at 06:31 UTC . [2] DECOMMISSIONING PAS-7 experienced a sudden reduction of approximately 25% ...
#8 SpaceX CRS-12
SpaceX CRS-12 , also known as SpX-12 , was a Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station launched on 14 August 2017. [1] The mission was contracted by NASA and was flown by SpaceX using a new Dragon capsule. [8] The Falcon 9 rocket's reusable first stage performed a contr
- ... S capture 16 August 2017, 10:52 UTC [4] Berthing date 16 August 2017, 13:07 UTC [5] Unberthing date 16 september 2017 RMS release 17 September 2017, 08:40 UTC [6] Time berthed 31 days Cargo Mass 2,910 kg (6,415 l ...
- ... 5] Having been at the ISS for a month, the CRS-12 Dragon capsule was unberthed in the late hours of 16 september 2017 and was released by the Canadarm2 on 17 September at 08:40 UTC. After performing separation bu ...
#9 Explorer 33
Explorer 33 , also known as IMP-D and AIMP-1 , was a spacecraft in the Explorer program launched by NASA on 1 July 1966 on a mission of scientific exploration. It was the fourth satellite launched as part of the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform series, and the first of two "Anchored IMP" spacecraf
- ... conds intervals. High temperatures adversely affected the SSD particle data during the periods from 16 september to 14 January and from 16 March to 14 July of each year following 16 September 1966. However, the a ...
- ... ing the periods from 16 September to 14 January and from 16 March to 14 July of each year following 16 september 1966. However, the alpha particle data are believed to be unaffected. On rare occasions (less than ...
#10 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
- ... August 1998. Thawing pipes and the thrusters was next, and SOHO was re-oriented towards the Sun on 16 september 1998. After nearly a week of spacecraft bus recovery activities and an orbital correction maneuver, ...
#11 Intelsat VA F-14
Intelsat VA F-14 , was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat . Launched in 1986, it was the fourteenth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace , based on the Intelsat VA satellite bus . Intelsat VA F-14 was part of an advance
- ... er stage of the Ariane 2 was shared with the other Ariane rockets, all flights were suspended until 16 september 1987. As a result of an investigation into the ignition irregularities, it was decided that install ...
#12 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
- ... type DS-P1-I Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Launch mass 300 kilograms (660 lb) Start of mission Launch date 16 september 1970, 11:59:55 ( 1970-09-16UTC11:59:55Z ) UTC Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM Launch site Plesetsk 133/1 End ...
- ... d a Kosmos-2I 63SM rocket, [2] from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk . The launch occurred at 11:59:55 UTC on 16 september 1970. [3] ORBIT Kosmos 362 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 270 kilometres (170 ...
#13 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
- ... ] [60] [69] Lucid's stay aboard Mir ended with the flight of Atlantis on STS-79 , which launched on 16 september . This, the fourth docking, saw John Blaha transferring onto Mir to take his place as resident US as ...
#14 Soyuz TMA-21
Soyuz TMA-21 ( "Gagarin" ) was a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS). It transported three members of the Expedition 27 crew to the ISS, and docked at the station on April 6, 2011. TMA-21 is the 109th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first of which launched in 1967. The Soyuz rema
- ... hout the remainder of Expedition 27 and through the end of Expedition 28 , and returned to Earth on september 16, 2011. 2011 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS Soyuz TMA-21 Operator Roskosmos COSPAR ID 2011-012 ...
- ... 4-04UTC22:18:20Z ) UTC [1] [2] Rocket Soyuz-FG Launch site Baikonur 1/5 End of mission Landing date september 16, 2011, 03:59:39 ( 2011-09-16UTC03:59:40Z ) UTC Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime ...
- ... herine Coleman and Paolo Nespoli. RETURN TO EARTH The Soyuz spacecraft departs the Space Station on september 16, 2011. The Soyuz TMA-21 crew had been due to come back on September 8 but its return was delayed due ...
- ... ss M-12M on August 24. The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on september 16, 2011 at 00:38 UTC. [20] Due to an apparent communications malfunction, voice communications from th ...
- ... Aleksandr Samokutyayev and Flight Engineers Andrei Borisenko and Ronald Garan returned to Earth on september 16, 2011 at 03:59 UTC, landing on target in central Kazakhstan. [22] Russian search and rescue teams, a ...
- ... nutes Docking with ISS Docking port Poisk zenith Docking date 6 April 2011 23:09 UTC Undocking date 16 september 2011 00:38 UTC Time docked 162d 1h 29m From left to right: Garan, Samokutyayev and Borisenko in fro ...
#15 Tianhe core module
Tianhe ( Chinese : 天和 ; pinyin : Tiānhé ; lit. 'Harmony of the Heavens' ), [8] [9] officially the Tianhe core module ( Chinese : 天和核心舱 ), is the first module to launch of the Tiangong space station . It was launched into orbit on 29 April 2021, [1] as the first launch of the final phase of Tiangong
- ... wer-alpha 2] 301 days, 10 hours and 58 minutes 17 June 2021, 01:22:27 [38] 17 June 2021, 07:54 [38] 16 september 2021, 00:56 [39] Shenzhou 12 Long March 2F Jiuquan SLS-1 CASC Tianhe forward 90 days, 14 hours and ...
#16 Soyuz TMA-04M
Soyuz TMA-04M was a spaceflight to Low Earth orbit that transported three members of the Expedition 31 crew to the International Space Station (ISS), which was launched on 15 May 2012 and landed on 17 September 2012. [3] TMA-04M was the Soyuz spacecraft 's 113th flight since its initial launch in 19
- ... C [1] Docking with ISS Docking port Poisk zenith Docking date 17 May 2012, 04:36 UTC Undocking date 16 september 2012, 23:09 UTC Time docked 4 months (l-r) Acaba, Padalka and Revin Soyuz programme (Crewed mission ...
- ... members aboard Soyuz TMA-05M in mid-July. [6] The spacecraft undocked from the ISS at 23:09 UTC on 16 september and landed at 2:53 UTC on September 17 in Kazakhstan. [4] [12] GALLERY The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft ...
#17 Shenzhou 12
Shenzhou 12 ( Chinese : 神舟十二号 ; pinyin : Shénzhōu shí'èr hào , see § Etymology ) was a Chinese spaceflight launched on 17 June 2021. [5] The flight marked the seventh crewed Chinese spaceflight and the twelfth flight of the Shenzhou program . The spacecraft carried three members of the People's Libe
- ... g Space Station Docking port Tianhe forward Docking date 17 June 2021, 07:54 UTC [3] Undocking date 16 september 2021, 00:56 UTC [4] Time docked 90 days, 17 hours and 2 minutes Shenzhou 12 mission patch Tang Hong ...
- ... program ← Tianzhou 2 Tianzhou 3 → Shenzhou 12 successfully undocked from the Tianhe core module on 16 september 2021 and subsequently performed a radial rendezvous test with the Tianhe core module, which was com ...
#18 Eutelsat I F-4
Eutelsat I F-4 , also known as European Communications Satellite-4 ( ECS-4 ) is a decommissioned communications satellite operated by the European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (Eutelsat). Launched in 1987, it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 10° East, before moving
- ... lb) Dimensions 1.9 m x 1.4 m x 2.3 m Span on orbit: 13.8 m Power 1 kW Start of mission Launch date 16 september 1987, 00:45:28 UTC [2] Rocket Ariane 3 (V19) Launch site Centre Spatial Guyanais , ELA-1 Contractor ...
- ... ce , using an Ariane 3 launch vehicle , flight number V19. The launch took place at 00:45:28 UTC on 16 september 1987, from ELA-1 at Centre Spatial Guyanais , at Kourou , French Guiana . [2] Successfully deployed ...
#19 STS-79
STS-79 was the 17th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis , and the 79th mission of the Space Shuttle program . The flight saw Atlantis dock with the Russian space station Mir to deliver equipment, supplies and relief personnel. A variety of scientific experiments were also conducted aboard Atlantis by h
- ... D. Akers Carl E. Walz Launching John E. Blaha Landing Shannon W. Lucid Start of mission Launch date 16 september 1996, 08:54:49.048 ( 1996-09-16UTC08:54:49Z ) UTC Launch site Kennedy LC-39A End of mission Landing ...
#20 STS-69
STS-69 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission, and the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility (WSF). [2] The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida on 7 September 1995. It was the 100th successful crewed NASA spaceflight [ citation needed ] , not including X-15 flights. 1995 American
- ... Michael L. Gernhardt [3] First spaceflight SPACEWALKS Voss and Gernhardt – EVA 1 [1] EVA 1 Start : 16 september 1995 – 08:20 UTC EVA 1 End : 16 September 1995 – 15:06 UTC Duration : 6 hours, 46 minutes MISSION H ...
- ... t SPACEWALKS Voss and Gernhardt – EVA 1 [1] EVA 1 Start : 16 September 1995 – 08:20 UTC EVA 1 End : 16 september 1995 – 15:06 UTC Duration : 6 hours, 46 minutes MISSION HIGHLIGHTS The pale blue Earth serves as a ...