Mario Runco Jr.
American - (NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: Jan. 26, 1952
Age: 74
Mario Runco Jr. is a former United States Navy officer and NASA astronaut. He is an Earth and planetary physicist.
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-44
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 24, 1991, 11:44 p.m.
Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-54
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 13, 1993, 1:59 p.m.
Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-77
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy 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 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.
Zhuque-2E
Mass Simulator
Launch Area 96A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China2.8 tonnes Mass Simulator launched to a 900 km polar orbit on a test flight proving further upgrades to the ZQ-2E, including a longer 1st stage and e…
Long March 6A
SpaceSail Polar Group 09
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with…
Falcon 9
NROL-172
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAThirteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Offi…
Long March 7
Tianzhou-10
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaNinth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-29
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
