Expedition 21 was the 21st long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The expedition began on 30 September 2009 with Frank de Winne becoming the first ESA astronaut to […]
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Small Astronomy Satellite 3
The Small Astronomy Satellite 3 (SAS 3 also known as SAS-C before launch) was a NASA X-ray astronomy space telescope. It functioned from May 7 1975 to April 1979. It […]
ABRIXAS
A Broadband Imaging X-ray All-sky Survey or ABRIXAS was a space-based German X-ray telescope. It was launched on 28 April 1999 in a Cosmos launch vehicle from Kapustin Yar Russia […]
Ariel 3
Ariel 3 was the first artificial satellite designed and constructed in the United Kingdom. it was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on May 5 1967 aboard a Scout rocket. […]
AMC-14
AMC-14 is a communications satellite initially owned by SES Americom which was to have been placed in geostationary orbit following launch by a Proton rocket. Built by Lockheed Martin and […]
Small Astronomy Satellite 2
The Small Astronomy Satellite 2 also known also as SAS-2 SAS B or Explorer 48 was a NASA gamma ray telescope. It was launched on 15 November 1972 into the […]
AMSAT-OSCAR 7
AO-7 (aka AMSAT-OSCAR 7) is the second AMSAT-NA constructed and Phase 2 amateur radio satellite launched into Low Earth Orbit on 15 November 1974. It remained operational until a battery […]
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in a low 50 km (31 mi) polar mapping orbit.The LRO mission is a precursor to […]
UoSAT-1
UoSAT-1 also known as UoSAT-OSCAR 9 was a British amateur radio satellite which orbited Earth. It was built at the University of Surrey by AMSAT Germany and launched into low […]
MoonLITE
The Moon Lightweight Interior and Telecoms Experiment (MoonLITE) is a proposed British space mission to explore the Moon and develop techniques for future space exploration. If funded it will be […]