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| '''Marina 1''' || ~1987, two weeks || Whiteflash II || Unmanned || Test of the Marina Crew Service Command Module's systems on an unmanned flight trajectory, including reaction control, telemetry, life support, and heat shield. Completed human rating for the MCSCM.  
| '''Marina 1''' || ~1987, two weeks || Whiteflash II || Unmanned || Test of the Marina Crew Service Command Module's systems on an unmanned flight trajectory, including reaction control, telemetry, life support, and heat shield. Completed human rating for the MCSCM.  
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| '''Marina 2''' || 1988 || Whiteflash II <br> MCSM ''Fourtin'' || CDR: FIRST LAST <br> PILOT: FIRST LAST <BR> SSO: FIRST LAST || First crewed launch of the program, with the three-man crew conducting a week-long orbital stay.
| '''Marina 2''' || 1988 || Whiteflash II <br> MCSM ''Fourtin'' || CDR: Raul Pastor <br> PILOT: Arcadio Cugno <BR> SSO: Alexis Gardet || First crewed launch of the program, with the three-man crew conducting a week-long orbital stay.
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| '''Marina 3''' || 1988 || Whiteflash II <br> MCSM ''Alexandrie'' || CDR: FIRST LAST <br> PILOT: FIRST LAST <BR> SSO: FIRST LAST  || Booster fuel lines were compromised leading to rapid disintegration of the WFBC launch stage about 32 seconds after liftoff, necessitating the activation of the Contingency Launch Abort System. All three crew members survived.
| '''Marina 3''' || 1988 || Whiteflash II <br> MCSM ''Alexandrie'' || CDR: Hudson Baines <br> PILOT: Gabriel Bergen<BR> SSO: Mitchell Magrath || Booster fuel lines were compromised leading to rapid disintegration of the WFBC launch stage about 32 seconds after liftoff, necessitating the activation of the Contingency Launch Abort System. All three crew members survived.
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| '''Marina 4''' || 1989 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Maria'' || CDR: FIRST LAST <br> PILOT: FIRST LAST <BR> SSO: FIRST LAST || First launch of the Whiteflash I or Whiteflash Prime launch stack, with the MCSCM mated to a WFPBS-2 booster in place of the M-DLAV. Conducted 20 orbits of the moon before returning home.  
| '''Marina 4''' || 1989 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Maria'' || CDR: Joseph Lowe<br> PILOT: Noah Laguna <BR> SSO: Maxwell Stone || First launch of the Whiteflash I or Whiteflash Prime launch stack, with the MCSCM mated to a WFPBS-2 booster in place of the M-DLAV. Conducted 20 orbits of the moon before returning home.  
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| '''Marina 5''' || 1990 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Democracy'' || CDR: James Tauwell <br> PILOT: FIRST LAST <BR> SSO: FIRST LAST || First launch of MCSCM mated with M-DLAV. Dry run of lunar landing, with landing gear, rover systems, and descent engines checked. Holds the record for the lowest orbital EVA in history, with CDR Tauwell flying as low as 5,000 feet from the lunar surface.
| '''Marina 5''' || 1990 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Democracy'' || CDR: James Tauwell <br> PILOT: Lachlan Jason <BR> SSO: Xavier Robillard || First launch of MCSCM mated with M-DLAV. Dry run of lunar landing, with landing gear, rover systems, and descent engines checked. Holds the record for the lowest orbital EVA in history, with CDR Tauwell flying as low as 5,000 feet from the lunar surface.
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| '''Marina 6''' || 1991 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Loubret''|| CDR: Lewis Sudman <br> PILOT: Matthew Altiers <BR> SSO: Valéry Laurent  || First successful lunar landing, with approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes EVA time and 40lbs of samples recovered.  
| '''Marina 6''' || 1991 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Loubret''|| CDR: Lewis Sudman <br> PILOT: Matthew Altiers <BR> SSO: Valéry Laurent  || First successful lunar landing, with approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes EVA time and 40lbs of samples recovered.  
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| '''Marina 7''' || 1992 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Galleon'' || CDR: George Danielson <br> PILOT: FIRST LAST <BR> SSO: FIRST LAST || 2 Engine on the M-DLAV failed during transfer burn and was returned  to operational capacity before re-attempting the burn. Engine failed catastrophically less than three miles above the ground, when conducting the landing phase, necessitating an abort-to-orbit (ATO). Crew returned successfully to Earth.  
| '''Marina 7''' || 1992 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Galleon'' || CDR: George Danielson <br> PILOT: Arcadio Cugno <BR> SSO: Ruben Colina || 2 Engine on the M-DLAV failed during transfer burn and was returned  to operational capacity before re-attempting the burn. Engine failed catastrophically less than three miles above the ground, when conducting the landing phase, necessitating an abort-to-orbit (ATO). Crew returned successfully to Earth.  
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| '''Marina 8''' || 1995 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Wedgetail'' || CDR: Michael Viele <br> PILOT: FIRST LAST <BR> SSO: FIRST LAST || Conducted Marina 7's original mission profile, landing and observing the debris of the M-DLAV stage and recovering some of its debris for return to Earth. Total EVA time 5 hours and 45 minutes, with 100lbs of samples recovered.
| '''Marina 8''' || 1995 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Wedgetail'' || CDR: Michael Viele <br> PILOT: Nathaniel Rigg <BR> SSO: Aidan Lachman || Conducted Marina 7's original mission profile, landing and observing the debris of the M-DLAV stage and recovering some of its debris for return to Earth. Total EVA time 5 hours and 45 minutes, with 100lbs of samples recovered.
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| '''Marina 9''' || 1996 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''tbd'' || CDR: FIRST LAST <br> PILOT: FIRST LAST <BR> SSO: FIRST LAST || Example
| '''Marina 9''' || 1996 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Apex'' || CDR: Raul Pastor <br> PILOT: Gabriel Clare <BR> SSO: Victor Boutet || Landed in the Mare Crisium. EVA time 7 hours and 3 minutes, 110lbs of samples recovered.
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| '''Marina 10''' || 1997 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Penguin'' || CDR: FIRST LAST <br> PILOT: Austin Whitworth <BR> SSO: Luca Herrera  || Landed on the Lunar south pole, confirming the presence of water on the Moon's surface, and specifically on the southern poles, in very large quantities. Total EVA time 10 hours and 14 minutes, with 82lbs of samples recovered.
| '''Marina 10''' || 1997 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Penguin'' || CDR: Marcus Robertson <br> PILOT: Austin Whitworth <BR> SSO: Luca Herrera  || Landed on the Lunar south pole, confirming the presence of water on the Moon's surface, and specifically on the southern poles, in very large quantities. Total EVA time 10 hours and 14 minutes, with 82lbs of samples recovered.
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| '''Marina 11''' || 1998 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''tbd'' || CDR: CDR: FIRST LAST <br> PILOT: FIRST LAST <BR> SSO: FIRST LAST || Example
| '''Marina 11''' || 1998 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Champion'' || CDR: James Tauwell <br> PILOT: Rayan Contador <BR> SSO: Mitchell Magrath || First mission to land on the far side of the moon. EVA time 7 hours and 32 minutes, with 67lbs of samples recovered.
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| '''Marina 12''' || 2000 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Willowtail'' || CDR: Tobia Falasca <br> PILOT: FIRST LAST <BR> SSO: FIRST LAST || Example
| '''Marina 12''' || 2000 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Willowtail'' || CDR: Tobia Falasca <br> PILOT: Justin Lecerf <BR> SSO: Alexis Gardet || Landed in the Tycha Plains. EVA time 14 hours and 14 minutes, 134lbs of samples recovered.
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| '''Marina 13''' || 2001 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''tbd'' || CDR: FIRST LAST <br> PILOT: FIRST LAST <BR> SSO: FIRST LAST || Example
| '''Marina 13''' || 2001 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Korea'' || CDR: Jordan Thomson <br> PILOT: Gabriel Clare <BR> SSO: Eruera Manuera || First mission to carry a Tangaran crewmember to the surface, Marina 13 landed in the Mare Moscoviense. EVA time 10 hours and 52 minutes with 97lbs of samples recovered.
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| '''Marina 14''' || 2003 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''tbd'' || CDR: FIRST LAST <br> PILOT: FIRST LAST <BR> SSO: FIRST LAST || Example
| '''Marina 14''' || 2003 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Patria'' || CDR: Joseph Lowe <br> PILOT: Amako Tapihana <BR> SSO: Saul Piedrabuena || Landed at the Hertzsprung crater. EVA time 16 hours and 24 minutes, 114lbs of samples recovered.
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| '''Marina 15''' || 2005 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Kangaroo'' || CDR: George Danielson <br> PILOT: Armando Conca <BR> SSO: Amy Marron  || The only of the Marina missions to carry a female crewmember, Marina 15 conducted research on longer-term stays on the lunar surface to investigate long term habitation. 28 hours and 20 minutes of EVA time conducted, with 250lbs of samples returned.  
| '''Marina 15''' || 2005 || Whiteflash I <br> MCSM ''Kangaroo'' || CDR: George Danielson <br> PILOT: Armando Conca <BR> SSO: Amy Marron  || The only of the Marina missions to carry a female crewmember, Marina 15 conducted research on longer-term stays on the lunar surface to investigate long term habitation. 28 hours and 20 minutes of EVA time conducted, with 250lbs of samples returned.  

Revision as of 15:25, 8 May 2024

Marina Program
Marina program.png
Formation19 July 1985
HeadquartersHelena Regent Space Center
Parent organisation
Meridon

The Marina Program, known also as Project Marina, was a Meridonian spaceflight program conducted by the Federal Spatial Advancement Administration which saw Meridon become the second country in Esvanovia after Anagonia to conduct a manned lunar landing, with the program spanning from 1985 to 2005.

Missions

Summary of Marina Program flights
Mission name Timeframe Vehicles Crew Mission summary
Marina 1 ~1987, two weeks Whiteflash II Unmanned Test of the Marina Crew Service Command Module's systems on an unmanned flight trajectory, including reaction control, telemetry, life support, and heat shield. Completed human rating for the MCSCM.
Marina 2 1988 Whiteflash II
MCSM Fourtin		 CDR: Raul Pastor
PILOT: Arcadio Cugno
SSO: Alexis Gardet		 First crewed launch of the program, with the three-man crew conducting a week-long orbital stay.
Marina 3 1988 Whiteflash II
MCSM Alexandrie		 CDR: Hudson Baines
PILOT: Gabriel Bergen
SSO: Mitchell Magrath		 Booster fuel lines were compromised leading to rapid disintegration of the WFBC launch stage about 32 seconds after liftoff, necessitating the activation of the Contingency Launch Abort System. All three crew members survived.
Marina 4 1989 Whiteflash I
MCSM Maria		 CDR: Joseph Lowe
PILOT: Noah Laguna
SSO: Maxwell Stone		 First launch of the Whiteflash I or Whiteflash Prime launch stack, with the MCSCM mated to a WFPBS-2 booster in place of the M-DLAV. Conducted 20 orbits of the moon before returning home.
Marina 5 1990 Whiteflash I
MCSM Democracy		 CDR: James Tauwell
PILOT: Lachlan Jason
SSO: Xavier Robillard		 First launch of MCSCM mated with M-DLAV. Dry run of lunar landing, with landing gear, rover systems, and descent engines checked. Holds the record for the lowest orbital EVA in history, with CDR Tauwell flying as low as 5,000 feet from the lunar surface.
Marina 6 1991 Whiteflash I
MCSM Loubret		 CDR: Lewis Sudman
PILOT: Matthew Altiers
SSO: Valéry Laurent		 First successful lunar landing, with approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes EVA time and 40lbs of samples recovered.
Marina 7 1992 Whiteflash I
MCSM Galleon		 CDR: George Danielson
PILOT: Arcadio Cugno
SSO: Ruben Colina		 2 Engine on the M-DLAV failed during transfer burn and was returned to operational capacity before re-attempting the burn. Engine failed catastrophically less than three miles above the ground, when conducting the landing phase, necessitating an abort-to-orbit (ATO). Crew returned successfully to Earth.
Marina 8 1995 Whiteflash I
MCSM Wedgetail		 CDR: Michael Viele
PILOT: Nathaniel Rigg
SSO: Aidan Lachman		 Conducted Marina 7's original mission profile, landing and observing the debris of the M-DLAV stage and recovering some of its debris for return to Earth. Total EVA time 5 hours and 45 minutes, with 100lbs of samples recovered.
Marina 9 1996 Whiteflash I
MCSM Apex		 CDR: Raul Pastor
PILOT: Gabriel Clare
SSO: Victor Boutet		 Landed in the Mare Crisium. EVA time 7 hours and 3 minutes, 110lbs of samples recovered.
Marina 10 1997 Whiteflash I
MCSM Penguin		 CDR: Marcus Robertson
PILOT: Austin Whitworth
SSO: Luca Herrera		 Landed on the Lunar south pole, confirming the presence of water on the Moon's surface, and specifically on the southern poles, in very large quantities. Total EVA time 10 hours and 14 minutes, with 82lbs of samples recovered.
Marina 11 1998 Whiteflash I
MCSM Champion		 CDR: James Tauwell
PILOT: Rayan Contador
SSO: Mitchell Magrath		 First mission to land on the far side of the moon. EVA time 7 hours and 32 minutes, with 67lbs of samples recovered.
Marina 12 2000 Whiteflash I
MCSM Willowtail		 CDR: Tobia Falasca
PILOT: Justin Lecerf
SSO: Alexis Gardet		 Landed in the Tycha Plains. EVA time 14 hours and 14 minutes, 134lbs of samples recovered.
Marina 13 2001 Whiteflash I
MCSM Korea		 CDR: Jordan Thomson
PILOT: Gabriel Clare
SSO: Eruera Manuera		 First mission to carry a Tangaran crewmember to the surface, Marina 13 landed in the Mare Moscoviense. EVA time 10 hours and 52 minutes with 97lbs of samples recovered.
Marina 14 2003 Whiteflash I
MCSM Patria		 CDR: Joseph Lowe
PILOT: Amako Tapihana
SSO: Saul Piedrabuena		 Landed at the Hertzsprung crater. EVA time 16 hours and 24 minutes, 114lbs of samples recovered.
Marina 15 2005 Whiteflash I
MCSM Kangaroo		 CDR: George Danielson
PILOT: Armando Conca
SSO: Amy Marron		 The only of the Marina missions to carry a female crewmember, Marina 15 conducted research on longer-term stays on the lunar surface to investigate long term habitation. 28 hours and 20 minutes of EVA time conducted, with 250lbs of samples returned.

Missions

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