Donald A. Thomas
American - (NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: May 6, 1955
Age: 70
Donald Alan Thomas, Ph.D. is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-65
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 8, 1994, 4:43 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-70
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 13, 1995, 1:41 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-70 was the 21st flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the last of 7 shuttle missions to carry a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). This was the first shuttle mission controlled from the new mission control center room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. STS-70 was also the first flight of the new Block 1 orbiter main engine, designed to improve both engine performance and safety.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-83
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 4, 1997, 7:20 p.m.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-94
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 1, 1997, 6:02 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
NROL-105
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USATwelfth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office …
Ceres-2
Demo Flight
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaFirst test launch of Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 rocket.
Long March 3B/E
Shijian 32
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese experimental spacecraft of unknown purposes.
Ceres-1S
Tianqi 37-40
Rizhao offshore launch location - Haiyang Oriental Spaceport4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.
Long March 2C
AlSat 3A
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaEarth observation satellite built by China's CAST for the Algerian Space Agency.
