George Nelson
American - (NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: July 13, 1950
Age: 74
George Driver "Pinky" Nelson is an American physicist, astronomer, science educator, and a former NASA astronaut.
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 Columbia / OV-102 | STS-61-C
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 12, 1986, 11:55 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-61-C was the twenty-fourth mission of the shuttle program and the seventh of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission included the second African-American shuttle pilot, future NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, the first Costa Rican born astronaut and the second sitting politican to fly in space: Bill Nelson.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-26
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 29, 1988, 3:37 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-26 was the twenty-sixth space shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. It was the return to flight mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was the first to have all of its crew members wear pressure suits for launch and landing since STS-4 and the first mission with bailout capability since STS-4. It was also the first all-veteran crew mission since Apollo-11 with all of its crew having flown at least on prior mission.
Low Earth OrbitThe 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 Heavy
Europa Clipper
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAEuropa Clipper is the first dedicated mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa. Mission is developed by NASA and comprises of an orbiter spacecraft, wh…
Starship
Integrated Flight Test 5
Orbital Launch Mount A - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USAFifth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
Long March 3
WHG-03
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese communication satellite with name meaning "Satellite Internet - High Orbit Satellite 03" in Chinese. Details TBD.
Falcon 9
Hera
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAHera is a space mission in development at the European Space Agency in its Space Safety program. Its primary objective is to study the Didymos binary…
Vulcan VC2S
Certification Flight 2
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAReplacement Vulcan test launch with inert payload, experiments, and demonstrations for certification with the USSF after delays caused by payload tes…
