Andrew M. Allen
American - ( NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: Aug. 4, 1955
Age: 67
Andrew Michael "Andy" Allen is a retired American astronaut. A former Marine aviator and lieutenant colonel, he worked as a test pilot before joining NASA in 1987. He flew three Space Shuttle missions before retiring in 1997.
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-46
United Space Alliance | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 31, 1992, 1:56 p.m.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-62
United Space Alliance | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 4, 1994, 1:53 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission: Unknown
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 Orbit
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 5-2
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 56 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
H-IIA 202
IGS Radar-7
Yoshinobu Launch Complex - Tanegashima, JapanThe IGS-Radar 7 is a Japanese radar reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite se…
Electron
Virginia is for Launch Lovers
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C) - Wallops Island, Virginia, USARideshare mission with 3 HawkEye 360 satellites and other payloads.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 2-4
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
GPS III SV06
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAGPS-IIIA (Global Positioning System) is the first evolution stage of the third generation of the GPS satellites. It consists of the first ten (known …
