Mark N. Brown

American - (NASA)

Retired

Date of Birth: Nov. 18, 1951
Age: 73

Mark Neil Brown is an American engineer, retired Colonel in the United States Air Force and former NASA astronaut.

Spaceflight Record

Mark N. Brown flew on two previous launch(es).

Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-28 was the thirtieth space shuttle mission, the fourth dedicated to the Department of Defence and the eigth of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Low Earth Orbit

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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-48

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 12, 1991, 11:11 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-48 was the thirteenth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to launch the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The flight was also the first to test an electronic still camera in space, a modified Nikon F4.

Low Earth Orbit

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Acting Administrator: James Free

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.

Recent Launches

Falcon 9

In Flight

21 minutes ago

Starlink Group 15-7

Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 26 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

H-IIA

Deployed

1 hour, 1 minute ago

GOSAT-GW

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 - Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

GOSAT-GW (Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite Greenhouse gases and Water cycle), formerly known as GOSAT 3, is JAXA's next generation satellite to m…

Electron

Success

10 hours, 26 minutes ago

Symphony In The Stars

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

'Symphony In The Stars' is the first of two dedicated missions on Electron to deploy a single spacecraft to a 650km circular Earth orbit for a confid…

Falcon 9

Success

13 hours, 8 minutes ago

Starlink Group 10-34

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Electron

Success

2 days ago

Get The Hawk Outta Here (4x HawkEye 360)

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

HawkEye 360 is a a space-based civil global intelligence satellite network using radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation acros…