Donald A. Thomas
American - ( NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: May 6, 1955
Age: 68
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 | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 8, 1994, 4:43 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-70
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy 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 | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 4, 1997, 7:20 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
Starlink Group 7-3
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-18
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Ceres-1
Jilin-1 High Resolution 04B
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaNew high resolution Earth observation satellite for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-17
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Electron
We Will Never Desert You (Capella Acadia 2)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandPayload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space.
