Belgium
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Associated People
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Bossart Bossart, Karel Jan 'Charlie' (1904-1975) Belgian-American Chief Designer of the Atlas rocket. Conceived many innovative features - balloon propellant tanks, common fuel/oxidizer bulkheads, jettisonable booster engines, separable nose cone, and gimballed engines. More...
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Frimout Frimout, Dirk Dries David Damian (1941-) Belgian engineer payload specialist astronaut. Flew on STS-45. First Belgian astronaut. More...
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Merchez Merchez, Marianne (1960-) Belgian physician cosmonaut, 1992-1995. Was married to astronaut Maurizio Cheli. More...
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De Winne De Winne, Frank (1961-) Belgian physician astronaut. Flew on ISS EP-4, ISS EO-20. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
Associated Launch Sites
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Florennes US base in the 1980's for 12 BGM-109G ground-launched cruise missiles. The launchers and missiles were withdrawn and destroyed under the INF Treaty with the Soviet Union. More...
Belgium Chronology
1904 February 9 - .
- Birth of Karel Jan 'Charlie' Bossart - .
Nation: Belgium; USA. Summary: Belgian-American Chief Designer of the Atlas rocket. Conceived many innovative features - balloon propellant tanks, common fuel/oxidizer bulkheads, jettisonable booster engines, separable nose cone, and gimballed engines..
1941 March 21 - .
1960 October 25 - .
- Birth of Marianne Merchez - .
Nation: Belgium. Summary: Belgian physician cosmonaut, 1992-1995. Was married to astronaut Maurizio Cheli..
1961 April 25 - .
- Birth of Frank De Winne - .
Nation: Belgium. Summary: Belgian physician astronaut. Flew on ISS EP-4, ISS EO-20..
1974 September 12 - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ALFS.
LV Family:
Belier.
Launch Vehicle:
Centaure 2C.
LV Configuration: Centaure 2C (ESRO) C99/2.
- NO-II-2 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Belgium. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1974 September 12 - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ALFS.
LV Family:
Belier.
Launch Vehicle:
Centaure 2C.
LV Configuration: Centaure 2C (ESRO) C99/1.
- NO-II-1 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Belgium. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1974 September 13 - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ALFS.
LV Family:
Belier.
Launch Vehicle:
Centaure 2C.
LV Configuration: Centaure 2C (ESRO) C99/3.
- NO-II-3 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Belgium. Agency: CNES. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1975 August 3 - .
- Death of Karel Jan 'Charlie' Bossart - .
Nation: Belgium; USA. Related Persons: Bossart. Summary: Belgian-American Chief Designer of the Atlas rocket. Conceived many innovative features - balloon propellant tanks, common fuel/oxidizer bulkheads, jettisonable booster engines, separable nose cone, and gimballed engines..
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