John E. Blaha
American - (NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: Aug. 26, 1942
Age: 83
John Elmer Blaha is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space missions aboard the Space Shuttle and Mir. Blaha is married to the former Brenda I. Walters of St. Louis, Missouri. They have three grown children and four grandchildren.
Space 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-33
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 23, 1989, 12:23 a.m.
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-43
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 2, 1991, 3:02 p.m.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-58
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Oct. 18, 1993, 2:53 p.m.
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-79
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 16, 1996, 8:54 a.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-79 was the 17th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis, and the 79th mission of the Space Shuttle program. The flight saw Atlantis dock with the Russian space station Mir to deliver equipment, supplies and relief personnel. A variety of scientific experiments were also conducted aboard Atlantis by her crew. It was the first shuttle mission to rendezvous with a fully assembled Mir, and the fourth rendezvous of a shuttle to the space station.
Low Earth OrbitSpace Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-81
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 12, 1997, 9:27 a.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
NROL-77
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAClassified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
Long March 3B/E
TJSW-22
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
Long March 4B
Yaogan 47
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaThe Yaogan 47 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 6-92
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 6A
SatNet LEO Group 15
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaA batch of Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. …
