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 11-13
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 6
Tianping-3A-02
Launch Complex 16 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaSatellite be used as calibration target for ground based orbital objects surveillance services such as atmospheric space environment study and orbita…
Long March 2D
4 x SatNet test satellites
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOfficially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellites". Probable 4 test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO communic…
Falcon 9
Fram2
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAFram2 is the world’s first astronaut mission to polar orbit. Named after the Norwegian polar research ship Fram, the Crew Dragon spacecraft will laun…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-80
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
