Richard N. Richards
American - ( NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: Aug. 24, 1946
Age: 76
Richard Noel "Dick" Richards is a retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-41
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Oct. 6, 1990, 11:47 a.m.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-50
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
June 25, 1992, 4:12 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-64
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 9, 1994, 10:22 p.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
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.
