James Buchli
American - (NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: June 20, 1945
Age: 79
James Frederick Buchli is a retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-C
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 24, 1985, 7:50 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-51-C was the fifteenth flight of the shuttle program and third for the Space Shuttle Discovery. It was the first space shuttle mission dedicated to the United States Department of Defense and therefore, the mission details remain classified.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-61-A
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Oct. 30, 1985, 5 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-61-A was the twenty-second space shuttle flight and ninth for Space Shuttle Challenger. It was a scientific spacelab mission funded entirely by West Germany. The payload operations were controlled from the German Space Operations Center as opposed to the regular NASA centers.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-29
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 13, 1989, 2:57 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-48
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 12, 1991, 11:11 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
SpainSat NG I
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAFirst of two new-generation satellites built by Airbus to provide secure communications to the Spanish government, its allies, and various internatio…
GSLV Mk II
IRNSS-1K (NVS-02)
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, IndiaThis is a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. The constellation will provide India with an alternative to GPS …
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 12-7
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 11-6
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 3
TJSW-14
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
