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John Casper

American - (NASA)

Retired

Date of Birth: July 9, 1943
Age: 81


John Howard Casper is an American astronaut and United States Air Force pilot.

Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-36

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 28, 1990, 7:50 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission:

STS-36 was the thirty-fourth mission of the shuttle program and the sixth of Atlantis and the fourth night launch of the shuttle program. It was a deparment of defence mission and so its mission is classified.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-54

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 13, 1993, 1:59 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:

STS-54 was a Space Transportation System (NASA Space Shuttle) mission using orbiter Endeavour. This was the third flight for Endeavour and was launched on 13 January 1993.

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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-62

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 4, 1994, 1:53 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:

STS-62 was a Space Shuttle program mission flown aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. The primary payloads were the USMP-02 microgravity experiments package and the OAST-2 engineering and technology payload, both in the orbiter's cargo bay. The two-week mission also featured a number of biomedical experiments focusing on the effects of long duration spaceflight.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-77

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
May 19, 1996, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission:

STS-77 was the 77th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission began from launch pad 39B from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 19 May 1996 lasting 10 days and 40 minutes and completing 161 revolutions before landing on runway 33.

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Administrator: Bill Nelson

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
Success
15 hours, 55 minutes ago
Starlink Group 6-66
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Soyuz 2.1a
Success
19 hours, 40 minutes ago
Progress MS-29 (90P)
31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.


Starship
Success
2 days, 10 hours ago
Integrated Flight Test 6
Orbital Launch Mount A - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Sixth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.


Falcon 9
Success
3 days, 13 hours ago
GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

GSAT-20 is an Indian geostationary Ka-band high-throughput communications satellite. GSAT 20 is reportedly built on the I-6K unified modular bus a…


Falcon 9
Success
4 days, 2 hours ago
Starlink Group 9-12
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.