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The film's cast reflects the crew of the International Space Station. The astronauts who appeared in the movie included: Cristoforetti, Samantha: Spent more time in an uninterrupted spaceflight than any other European astronaut. Kelly, Scott: Spent roughly a year in space during a long, uninterrupted stay aboard the International Space Station.
The flags indicate the astronaut's primary citizenship during his or her time as an astronaut. The symbol identifies female astronauts. The symbol indicates astronauts who have left low Earth orbit. The symbol indicates astronauts who have walked on the Moon. The symbol † indicates astronauts who have died in incidents related to a space program.
All 9 planets in the pre-IAU redefinition version of the Solar System: All United States spacecraft including New Horizons: With the New Horizons flyby of Pluto, the United States is the first nation to have its space probes explore all nine planets in the pre-2006 IAU redefinition version of the Solar System. USA 14 July 2015 Earth: Falcon 9
A SpaceX astronaut has helped take music to new heights, recording a very special song in space to support kids in need. The Polaris Program said it has teamed up with St. Jude Children’s ...
Astronauts in lunar orbit observed it during the Apollo 15 and Apollo 17 missions. Lunar horizon glow as observed by Surveyor 7 mission. The thin lunar atmosphere is visible on the Moon's surface at sunrise and sunset with the lunar horizon glow [ 1 ] and lunar twilight rays, like Earth's crepuscular rays .
The pioneering astronauts of the Polaris Dawn mission have a packed agenda during their five short days in space, but medical officer Anna Menon still found time to read to her children from orbit.
Tracking data appears to show China is attempting to salvage spacecraft and they appear to have succeeded in reaching their desired orbit. [10] [11] Chang'e 6: China 8 May 2024 Left lunar orbit 21 June 2024; currently at Sun Earth L2 First lunar sample return mission from far side and south pole of Moon by China.
Slayton was responsible for making all Gemini and Apollo crew assignments. In March 1972, Slayton was restored to flight status, and flew on the 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project mission. The prime crew members selected for actual missions are here grouped by their NASA astronaut selection groups, and within each group in the order selected for ...