George Nelson
American - ( NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: July 13, 1950
Age: 73
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 | USAKennedy 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 | USAKennedy 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 | USAKennedy 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 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
425 Project Flight 1 & rideshare
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USANote: Name of payload is provisional. First launch of an ultimately 5 reconnaissance satellites for the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program A…
Soyuz 2.1a
Progress MS-25 (86P)
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanProgress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-30
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Soyuz 2.1b
Razdan No. 1?
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationNote: Payload identity and Cosmos series number uncertain. The Razdan satellite is reportedly a new electro-optical reconnaissance satellite desi…
Long March 2D/YZ-3
3 x SatNet test satellites
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOfficially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite(s)" built by Chinese Academy of Sciences. Probable 3 (?) test satellit…
