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[6]: 592 [97] In 2009, Allan McDonald published his memoir written with space historian James Hansen, Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, which focuses on his personal involvement in the launch, disaster, investigation, and return to flight, and is critical of NASA and Morton Thiokol leadership for agreeing ...
The winter of 2009–10 in the United Kingdom (also called The Big Freeze of 2010 by British media) was a meteorological event that started on 16 December 2009, as part of the severe winter weather in Europe. January 2010 was provisionally the coldest January since 1987 in the UK. [1]
December 1 – The Treaty of Lisbon comes into force. [77] December 5 – Fire at the Lame Horse nightclub in Perm, Russia. December 7–18 – The UNFCCC's 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference is held in Copenhagen, Denmark. [78] December 8 – A series of attacks in Baghdad, Iraq kill at least 127 people and injure at least 448 more ...
NASA brought the Orion spacecraft back to life from the defunct Constellation program and successfully test-launched the first capsule on December 5, 2014, aboard EFT-1. After a near-perfect flight traveling 3,600 miles (5,800 km) above Earth, the spacecraft was recovered for study.
There were 11 Thor missiles launched in 2009. All 11 launches were successful. Flight No. Date / time Rocket, Configuration Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcome 337 January 18, 2009 02:47 Delta IV Heavy: CCAFS SLC-37B USA-202 (NROL-26) Classified GSO: US NRO: Success: Reconnaissance satellite 338 February 6, 2009 10:22
Hernández was born in French Camp, California, [7] but calls Stockton, California, his hometown.His family is originally from La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. [8] [9] In an August 25, 2009 conversation with President Felipe Calderón of Mexico, Hernández stated that as a child, he lived half the year in La Piedad and half in the United States. [9]
4 December 18:03 Titan 34D Vandenberg SLC-4E USA-6 NRO Sun-synchronous Reconnaissance: In orbit: Successful 12 December 10:42 Atlas E/Star-37S-ISS: Vandenberg SLC-3W NOAA 9 (NOAA-F) NOAA: Sun-synchronous Meteorology: In orbit: Successful 22 December 00:02 Titan 34D/Transtage Cape Canaveral LC-40 USA-7 US Air Force Geosynchronous Early warning
6 December 01:19 Taurus-Nike-Tomahawk NASA Wallops Island RED AIR 2 NASA Sub-orbital Plasma research: 6 December 1991: Successful Apogee: 346 kilometres (215 mi) 20 December 21:31 Rokot: Baikonur RVSN RVSN Sub-orbital Test spacecraft: 20 December 1991: Successful Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) December: Volna: Submarine: VMF: VMF: Sub-orbital