Status: Retired
7/17/1959 –
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 6/2/1998
Last Flight: 7/12/2001
Janet Lynn Kavandi, a native of Carthage, Missouri is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut. She is a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and has served as NASA’s Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office.
Launches
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-91
- Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-99
- Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-104
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Abbreviation: NASA
Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
Founded: 1958
Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
Spacecraft: Orion
Country: USA
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.
