John Casper
American - (NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: July 9, 1943
Age: 82
John Howard Casper is an American astronaut and United States Air Force pilot.
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-36
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 28, 1990, 7:50 a.m.
Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-54
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 13, 1993, 1:59 p.m.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-62
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 4, 1994, 1:53 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-62 was a Space Shuttle program mission flown aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. The primary payloads were the USMP-02 microgravity experiments package and the OAST-2 engineering and technology payload, both in the orbiter's cargo bay. The two-week mission also featured a number of biomedical experiments focusing on the effects of long duration spaceflight.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-77
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 19, 1996, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-77 was the 77th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission began from launch pad 39B from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 19 May 1996 lasting 10 days and 40 minutes and completing 161 revolutions before landing on runway 33.
Low Earth OrbitThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Electron
Follow My Speed (BlackSky Gen-3 3?)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandNote: Payload and customer identities unconfirmed, identification based on mission patch and rocket drop zones analysis. 3rd of the BlackSky Gen-3…
Long March 2
Shijian 30 A-C
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China3 Chinese satellites described as for “Space Environment Measurements” purposes. Actual usage not known.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-94
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Prometheus Run (VAN)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C) - Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USASub-orbital launch under Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program. This mission was lead by MDA and deployed a…
Falcon 9
Sentinel-6B
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAThe Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (launched November 2020) and Sentinel-6B make up the Sentinel-6 mission, also known as Jason Continuity of Service (…
