William H. Dana
American - (NASA)
Deceased
Date of Birth: Nov. 3, 1930
Date of Death: May 6, 2014
William Harvey "Bill" Dana was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force pilot, NASA test pilot, and astronaut. He flew on X-15 Flight 174 and Flight 197, both of which passed 50 miles in altitude.
X-15 | Flight 174
North American Aviation | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
Nov. 1, 1966, 9:24 p.m.
X-15 | Flight 197
North American Aviation | United States of AmericaAir launch to Suborbital flight
Aug. 21, 1968, 5:05 p.m.
The 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.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-68
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Falcon 9
Starlink Group 9-11
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Long March 4B
Haiyang 4-01
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Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-69
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Koreasat 6A
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAThe Koreasat 6A spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space, will have 20 transponders for fixed satellite services and six for TV broadcasting to repla…
