James van Hoften
American - (NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: June 11, 1944
Age: 81
James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften, Ph.D. is an American civil and hydraulic engineer, retired U.S. Navy officer and aviator, and a former astronaut for NASA.
Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099 | STS-41-C
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 6, 1984, 1:58 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-41-C was the eleventh mission of the shuttle program and fifth mission for Space Shuttle Challenger. It marked the first time a shuttle performed a direct ascent. Its mission was to capsule the Solar Max Satellite and repair it whilst in orbit.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-I
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 27, 1985, 10:58 a.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 10-30
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.
New Shepard
NS-34
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch - Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USANS-33 is the 14th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 34th in its history.
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).
