Carl J. Meade

American - (NASA)

Retired

Date of Birth: Nov. 16, 1950
Age: 74

Carl Joseph Meade is a former NASA astronaut.

Spaceflight Record

Carl J. Meade flew on three previous launch(es).

Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-38

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 15, 1990, 11:48 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-38 was the seventh flight for the Space Shuttle Atlantis and was also the seventh flight dedicated to the department of defence.

Low Earth Orbit

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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-50

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
June 25, 1992, 4:12 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-50 (U.S. Microgravity Laboratory 1) was a United States Space Shuttle mission, the 12th mission of the Columbia orbiter.

Low Earth Orbit

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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-64

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 9, 1994, 10:22 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-64 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission that was set to perform multiple experiment packages. STS-64 was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 9 September 1994, and landed back on 20 September 1994 at Edwards Air Force Base.

Low Earth Orbit

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Acting Administrator: James Free

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.

Recent Launches

Falcon 9

Success

7 hours, 36 minutes ago

Project Kuiper (KF-02)

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Second of a three launches contract for Amazon's Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation. 24 satellites are on board.

Smart Dragon 3

Success

3 days, 3 hours ago

Geely Constellation Group 04

Oriental Spaceport mobile launch ship - Sea Launch

11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. T…

Electron

Success

6 days, 16 hours ago

The Harvest Goddess Thrives (iQPS Launch 4)

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

Long March 12

Success

1 week ago

SatNet LEO Group 07

Commercial LC-2 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…

Falcon 9

Success

1 week ago

Starlink Group 10-30

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.