Dale Gardner
American - (NASA)
Deceased
Date of Birth: Nov. 8, 1948
Date of Death: Feb. 19, 2014
Dale Allan Gardner was a NASA astronaut who flew two Space Shuttle missions during the early 1980s.
Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-8
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 30, 1983, 6:32 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-8 was the third mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed an Indian 10 and Weather satellite. It was the first night launch and night landing of the Shuttle program. It also carried the first African-American astronaut; Guion Bluford.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-A
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 8, 1984, 12:15 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
Crew-11
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USASpaceX Crew-11 is the eleventh crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial …
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 13-4
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 19 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Kuaizhou
PRSC-S1
Mobile Launcher Pad - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese built Earth observation satellite for Pakistan’s SUPARCO (Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission).
GSLV Mk II
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, IndiaThe NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR satellite, will use advanced radar imaging to map the elevation of Earth's land and ice masses 4 to …
Long March 8A
SatNet LEO Group 06
Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaA batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…
