John Casper
American - ( NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: July 9, 1943
Age: 79
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 | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 28, 1990, 7:50 a.m.
Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-54
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 13, 1993, 1:59 p.m.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-62
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy 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.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-77
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy 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.
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
Starlink Group 2-10
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Chollima 1
Malligyong-1
Unknown Pad - Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of KoreaMalligyong-1 (meaning "Telescope-1") is a North Korean satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance purposes. It failed to reach o…
Long March 2
Shenzhou 16
Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921) - Jiuquan, People's Republic of ChinaFifth crewed flight to the Chinese space station.
GSLV Mk II
IRNSS-1J (NVS-01)
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
BADR-8
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAGeostationary communications satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space and based on the Eurostar Neo platform for Arabsat.
