James M. Kelly
American - (NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: May 14, 1964
Age: 60
James McNeal "Vegas" Kelly is a NASA Astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force. He twice served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-102
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 8, 2001, 11:42 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS and rotating the Expedition 1 and Expedition 2 crews.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-114
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 26, 2005, 2:39 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC), 26 July 2005. The launch, 907 days (approx. 29 months) after the loss of Columbia, was approved despite unresolved fuel sensor anomalies in the external tank that had prevented the shuttle from launching on 13 July, its originally scheduled date.
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 9
Starlink Group 11-8
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 13-1
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Ceres-1
5 satellites
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaCarried 5 satellites to sun synchronous orbit: * Yunyao-1 37 to 40 * Jitianxing A-05
Long March 2D
PRSC-EO1
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOptical Earth observation satellite for SUPARCO of Pakistan. Hitchhiking payloads: * DAO-1 * Blue Carbon 1
Starship
Flight 7
Orbital Launch Mount A - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USASeventh test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.
