Randolph Bresnik
American - (NASA)
Active
Date of Birth: Sept. 11, 1967
Age: 58
Randolph James "Komrade" Bresnik is an officer in the United States Marine Corps and a NASA astronaut. A Marine Aviator by trade, Bresnik was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 19 in May 2004.[5] First launched to space on STS-129. Served as Flight Engineer for Expedition 52, and as ISS Commander for Expedition 53.
Upcoming Spaceflights
SLS Block 1 | Artemis III
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
June 30, 2027, midnight
Status: TBD
Mission:
Artemis III is the second crew mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis III will send a crew of 4 on a Low Earth Orbit mission, with the Orion rendezvous and dock with one or both commercial lunar landers in development by SpaceX and Blue Origin, performing in-space tests of the docked vehicles, integrated checkout of life support, communications, and propulsion systems, as well as tests of the new Extravehicular Activity (xEVA) suits.
Low Earth Orbit
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-129
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 16, 2009, 7:28 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-129 (ISS assembly flight ULF3) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Atlantis. STS-129 focused on staging spare components outside the station. The 11-day flight included three spacewalks. The payload bay carried two large ExPRESS Logistics Carriers holding two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly, a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm, a spare trailing umbilical system for the Mobile Transporter, and a high-pressure gas tank. STS-129 was the first flight of an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier.
Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-05
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 28, 2017, 3:41 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
Soyuz MS-05 begins expedition 52 by carrying NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryazansky to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.
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.
Long March 8A
SatNet LEO Group 23
Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaA batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-52
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.
Falcon 9
NROL-95
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAClassified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.
Long March 6A
TJSW-27A & B
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China2 Chinese classified satellites claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
Long March 7A
Tianlian 3-01
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaTianlian is a Chinese data tracking and relay communications geostationary satellite series. The TL-3 (Tian Lian 3) satellites are the 3rd generation…
