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Curtis Brown

American - ( NASA)

Retired

Date of Birth: March 11, 1956
Age: 68


Curtis Lee "Curt" Brown Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force colonel.

Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-47

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 12, 1992, 2:23 p.m.
Status: Success
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STS-47 was the 50th Space Shuttle mission of the program, as well as the second mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission mainly involved conducting experiments in life and material sciences.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-66

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 3, 1994, 4:59 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:

STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-66 launched on 3 November 1994 at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base on 14 November 1994 at 10:33:45 am EST.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-77

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 19, 1996, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission:

STS-77 was the 77th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission began from launch pad 39B from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 19 May 1996 lasting 10 days and 40 minutes and completing 161 revolutions before landing on runway 33.

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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-85

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 7, 1997, 2:41 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:

STS-85 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 7 August 1997.

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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-95

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Oct. 29, 1998, 7:19 p.m.
Status: Success
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STS-95 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 29 October 1998, using the orbiter Discovery. It was the 25th flight of Discovery and the 92nd mission flown since the start of the Space Shuttle program in April 1981. It was a highly publicized mission due to former Project Mercury astronaut and United States Senator John H. Glenn, Jr.'s return to space for his second space flight. At age 77, Glenn became the oldest person, to date, to go into space. This mission is also noted for inaugurating ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the U.S., with live coast-to-coast coverage of the launch. In another first, Pedro Duque became the first Spaniard in space.

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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-103

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dec. 20, 1999, 12:50 a.m.
Status: Success
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STS-103 was a Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission by Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 19 December 1999 and returned on 27 December 1999.

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Administrator: Bill Nelson

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
Success
1 day, 17 hours ago
Starlink Group 6-52
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 19 hours ago
Starlink Group 6-51
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 2D
Success
5 days, 12 hours ago
SuperView Neo 3-01
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Commercial Earth observation satellite built by CAST for China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd, with 0.5 m resolution over 9 image wavele…


Falcon 9
Success
1 week ago
Starlink Group 6-49
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
USSF-62
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

First Weather System Follow-on (WSF) satellite. WSF-M (Weather System Follow-on - Microwave) is the next-generation operational environmental sate…