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Russia | April 1 | 1910 | Born Sergey Nikolaevich Anokhin - test pilot #1 of the USSR, cosmonaut of Special Design Bureau #1,made no missions, the instructor of SDB #1 cosmonaut team. |
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USSR | April 1 | 1937 | Conducted successful test of high-altitude suit "Ch-4" designed by E.E. Chertovskiy. |
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USA | April 1 | 1946 | Born William Frederick Fisher - astronaut of the US. Made one space mission in 1985. |
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USSR | April 1 | 1958 | Approved a Decision of Soviet of Ministers of the USSR to put on duty BM "R-11M"/SS-1b/Scud-A, second Soviet ballistic missile with nuclear warhead. |
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USA | April 1 | 1960 | Conducted launch of first meteorological satellite "Tiros-1". |
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USA | April 1 | 1971 | Launched "Delta-E1" booster with "Isis-2" scienjpgic satellite (for atmosphere researches) - first satellite made in Canada. |
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USSR | April 1 | 1975 | Launched Meteor-1-21 the weather satellite. |
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Russia | April 1 | 1993 | Launched Cosmos-2239 the navigation satellite. |
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Russia | April 1 | 1998 | T.Musabaev and N.Budarin the Russian cosmonauts made an EVA. |
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China | April 1 | 2002 | A lander of Shenzhou-3 Chinese spacecraft conducted the soft landing in Mongolia. |
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Russia | April 1 | 2002 | Removal of Molnia-M launch vehicle was made to start position on Plesetsk Cosmodrome. |
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USSR | April 2 | 1953 | Third test launch of "R-5"/SS-3/Shyster missile - first on the full 1200 km range, ended with accident. |
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USA | April 2 | 1959 | NASA has selected first group of seven astronauts. |
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USSR | April 2 | 1961 | Conducted third test launch of ICBM "R-16"/SS-7 Mod1/Saddler - first successful launch. |
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USSR | April 2 | 1963 | Launched "Luna-4" probe to the Moon - third unsuccessful launch of "E-6" type probe. Probe flew by Moon. |
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USSR | April 2 | 1964 | Launched "Zond-1"/"ZMV-1 #4" probe to Venus. It was unsuccessful try to reach Venus surface. |
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USSR | April 2 | 1969 | Launch of second probe "M-69" to Mars ended with accident of the first stage of "Proton-K"/SL-12 booster. |
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ESA | April 2 | 1989 | Launch of "Ariane-2" booster with "Tele-X" telecommunication satellite, which belongs to Sweden. |
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Russia | April 2 | 1999 | Launched "Progress M-41" cargo vehicle for "Mir" Space Station supply. |
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USA | April 2 | 2002 | Jean Brodie and Soeren Larsen the astronomers of California University discovered a new class of extraterrestrial objects. |
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Chile | April 2 | 2002 | FIDAE-2002 the 12th International Aerospace Salon opened on the air base nearly Santiago. |
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USA | April 2 | 2002 | The crew of Atlantis Space Shuttle arrived to Kennedy Space Center in the Cape Canaveral. |
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Russia | April 2 | 2002 | Conducted the start of Cosmos-2388 satellite by Molnia-M launch vehicle. |
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USA | April 3 | 1926 | Born Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom - astronaut of the US. Made one sub orbital and one space missions in 1961 and 1965 years. Perished during on ground test of "Apollo-1". |
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USSR | April 3 | 1958 | Organized a Branch of Special Designed Bureau #1 - Plant "Progress" in Kuibishev city (now - Samara city) - especially for production of "R-7"/SS-6/Sapwood ICBM. |
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USA | April 3 | 1959 | Conducted fourth test launch of ICBM "Titan-1". |
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USSR | April 3 | 1973 | Launched orbital station "Salyut-2" - first OPS-1/"Almaz" space station. Because of depressurization of the station the program of manned expeditions was cancelled. |
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USSR | April 3 | 1974 | Conducted launch of "Cosmos-638" space vehicle - first "Soyuz" 7K-TM type spacecraft designed for "Soyuz"-"Apollo" mission. |
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USSR | April 3 | 1984 | Conducted launch of "Soyuz T-11" spacecraft under program of third visiting mission to "Salyut-7" space station with the crew of Y.V. Malishev, G.M.Strekalov and first cosmonaut of India R. Sharma. |
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USSR | April 3 | 1990 | 51st launch of spy satellite "Yantar-4K2"/"Kobalt" ended with accident of "Soyuz-U"/SL-4 space booster. |
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Israel | April 3 | 1990 | Conducted second launch of "Shavit" Israeli booster with "Ofeg-2" experimental satellite. |
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USA | April 3 | 1995 | Orbcomm F1 and Orbcomm F2 communication satellites and Microlab-1 satellite for exploration of Earth's atmosphere were launched by Pegasus-XL launch vehicle. |
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Russia | April 3 | 1996 | Signed a Decision #541-r of Government of the Russian Federation “For executive agreement between RKA and NASA about control of radiation environment in space”. |
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International | April 3 | 1996 | Launched Inmarsat 3 F1 the communication satellite. |
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USSR | April 4 | 1958 | Conducted 7th test launch of ICBM "R-7"/SS-6/Sapwood. Landing part reached a surface with slightly deviated from planed site. |
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USSR | April 4 | 1961 | Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers of the USSR on design of a solid motor missile "RT-2"/SS-13 Mod 1/Savage. |
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USA | April 4 | 1968 | Conducted second test launch of "Saturn-5" booster with "Apollo-6" spacecraft for improvement of booster and spacecraft systems. Mission was not successful. |
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USSR | April 4 | 1972 | Launched "Molnya-M"/SL-6 booster with "MAC-1" satellite. It was first France satellite launched by Soviet booster. |
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USSR | April 4 | 1978 | Conducted launch of "Cosmos-1001" space vehicle - first test unmanned flight of "Soyuz-T", 7K-ST type spacecraft in full configuration. |
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USA | April 4 | 1983 | Conducted first launch of second STS Space Shuttle "Challenger", mission STS-6. For the first time there was an EVA conducted by S.Musgrave, and D.Peterson. |
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USA | April 4 | 1983 | For the first time was launched a new "TDRS-A" satellite from the board of the Space Shuttle. Two stages solid motor booster - "IUS" was used. |
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USA | April 4 | 1997 | Conducted 22nd launch of STS Space Shuttle "Columbia", mission STS-83. Mission was finished earlier because of technical reasons. |
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Russia | April 4 | 2000 | Conducted launch of "Soyuz TM-30" spacecraft under program of Main Mission #28 to "Mir" space station with the crew of S.V.Zaletin and A.Y. Kaleri. |
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Russia | April 5 | 1909 | Born Michail Sergeevich Ryazansky - outstanding scientist and designer. Head of NII-885 in 1955-1965 year. |
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USA | April 5 | 1949 | Born Judith Arlene Resnik - astronaut of the US. Made one space mission. Perished during the launch of Space Shuttle "Challenger", January 28th 1986. |
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USA | April 5 | 1950 | Born Franklin Ramon Chang-Diaz - astronaut of the US. Made 6 space missions in 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1998 years. |
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USA | April 5 | 1958 | 7th test launch of ICBM "Atlas-A" ended with accident. |
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USA | April 5 | 1963 | Launch of "Scout X3"booster with "Transit-5A2" navigation satellite ended with accident of the booster. |
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USSR | April 5 | 1975 | Launch of "Soyuz-18-1" ended with accident of third stage of "Soyuz"/SL-4 booster. Spacecraft made sub orbital flight with the crew of V.G. Lazarev and O.G. Makarov. |
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USA | April 5 | 1990 | Conducted first test launch of new "Pegasus" booster with two small satellites "Pegsat" and "SECS" from B-52 plane-carrier. |
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USA | April 5 | 1991 | Conducted 8th launch of STS Space Shuttle "Atlantis" - mission STS-37. During the mission a Gamma-ray telescope "GRO" was launched. |
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Israel | April 5 | 1995 | Conducted third launch of Israeli booster "Shavit" which delivered to the orbit experimental satellite "Ofeg-3". |
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USSR | April 6 | 1936 | Conducted launch of the first Soviet experimental stratospheric rocket "Aviavnito" which delivered research instruments to the heights of 10,4 km. |
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USSR | April 6 | 1963 | Launch of second satellite DS-P1 type (experiments with on ground radars and its preliminary adjustments) ended with accident of first stage of "Cosmos-2"/SL-7 booster. |
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USA | April 6 | 1965 | Launched "Delta-D" booster with "Intelsat-1A" communication satellite - first satellite that belong to international concern "IO" (now "ITSO"). |
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USA | April 6 | 1967 | Due to the accident with the upper stage of "Atlas Agena-D" booster - "ATS-2" satellite was launched to unpropriate orbit. |
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USA | April 6 | 1973 | Conducted launch of "Pioneer-11" probe - second space vehicle for Jupiter and Saturn research. |
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USA | April 6 | 1984 | Conducted fifth launch of STS Space Shuttle "Challenger ", mission STS-41C. The crew first time in the world repaired a "CMM" satellite on the orbit. |
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Russia | April 6 | 1997 | Launched "Progress M-34" cargo vehicle for "Mir" space station supply. |
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Russia | April 6 | 2002 | V.Putin the President of Russia signed decree “ About decorating of Yu.Gidzenko and S.Krikalev by order “For services to motherland” |
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USSR | April 7 | 1968 | Conducted launch of "Luna-14" probe for near-lunar space research. |
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USSR | April 7 | 1972 | Launched scienjpgic satellite "Intercosmos-6" under the program of International researches. For the first time was used a satellite with landing capsule. |
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USA | April 7 | 1978 | Launched "Delta" booster with "BSE/Yuri" Japanese communication satellite. |
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USA | April 7 | 1983 | During STS Space Shuttle "Challenger", mission STS-6" was first time used a new Space mobile system - MMU. |
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China | April 7 | 1990 | Launched "CZ-3" booster with "Asiasat-1" communication satellite - first launch of Chinese booster with commercial payload. |
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Russia | April 7 | 1998 | Launched 7 satellites Iridium type from Baikonur cosmodrome. |
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Russia | April 7 | 2001 | Launched Ekran M-18 the communication satellite. |
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USA | April 7 | 2001 | Mars Odyssey the interplanetary probe was launched. |
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USSR | April 8 | 1953 | Fourth test launch of BM "R-5"/SS-3/Shyster ended with accident. |
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USSR | April 8 | 1958 | Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers of the USSR about design a missile defense system "A-35". |
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USA | April 8 | 1964 | Launched "Titan-2" booster with first unmanned spacecraft "Gemini" for improvement of service systems of the spacecraft. |
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USA | April 8 | 1966 | Conducted third launch of mock-up "Surveyor" for improvement of moon landing. |
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USA | April 8 | 1966 | Conducted launch of "OAO-1" satellite - first orbital astronomical observatory. |
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USSR | April 8 | 1967 | Second test flight of space vehicle "Zond" of complex "L-1" ended with accident of "Proton-K"/SL-12 booster. |
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China | April 8 | 1984 | Launched "CZ-3" booster with "STTW-T2"/DFH-2 satellite - first Chinese satellite to a geostationary orbit. |
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USA | April 8 | 1993 | Conducted 16th launch of STS Space Shuttle "Discovery", mission STS-56 under ATLAS-2 program. |
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Russia | April 8 | 1996 | Astra-1F the Luxemburg communication satellite was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. |
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Russia | April 8 | 2002 | Mark Shuttleworth the second space tourist was officially introduce to Russian and foreign journalists at the preflight press conference in Star City. |
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USA | April 8 | 2002 | Launched Minuteman-3 the intercontinental ballistic missile. |
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USA | April 8 | 2002 | Atlantis Space Shuttle manned by Bloomfield Michael John, Frick Stephen Nathaniel, Wailheim Rex Joseph, Ochoa Ellen Lauri, Morin Lee Miller, Ross Jerry Lynn, Smith Steven Lee was launched. |
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USA | April 9 | 1950 | Born Kenneth Dale Cockrell - astronaut of the US. Made three space missions in 1993, 1995 and 1996 years. |
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USSR | April 9 | 1961 | First test launch of ICBM "R-9"/SS-8/Sasin ended with accident. |
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USSR | April 9 | 1962 | Approved the Decree of Presidium of Supreme Soviet of USSR about annual celebration of "Day of Cosmonautics" |
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USA | April 9 | 1962 | Fifth test launch of ICBM "Atlas-F" ended with accident. |
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USSR | April 9 | 1973 | First successful test launch of ICBM "UR-100N"/SS-19 Mod 1/Stiletto. |
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USSR | April 9 | 1980 | Conducted launch of "Soyuz-35" spacecraft under program of 4th Main Mission to "Salyut-6" space station with the crew of L.I. Popov and V.V. Rumin. |
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USA | April 9 | 1994 | Conducted 6th launch of STS Space Shuttle "Endeavor", mission STS-59 with scienjpgic laboratory SRL-1 on-board. |
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Russia | April 9 | 1995 | Launched "Progress M-27" cargo vehicle for "Mir" space station supply. |
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Russia | April 9 | 1996 | Launched "Proton-K"/SL-12 booster with communication satellite "Astra-1F" which belong to European company "SES". First time Russian booster was used for launch of foreign space satellite. |
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USA | April 9 | 1999 | Launch of "Titan-402B/IUS" booster with military satellite USA-142/DSP F-19 ended with accident of upper stage of the booster. |
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USSR | April 10 | 1954 | In Dnepropetrovsk city created Special Design Bureau #586 under Designer General M.K. Yangel. (Now it is Design Bureau Yuzhnoe) |
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USSR | April 10 | 1954 | Approved the Decision of Soviet of Ministers of USSR about equipment of "R-5"/SS-3/Shyster missile with nuclear warhead. |
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USSR | April 10 | 1965 | 7th launch of "E-6" type probe for soft landing to the Moon ended with accident of "Molnya"/SL-6 booster. |
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USSR | April 10 | 1979 | Conducted launch of "Soyuz-33" spacecraft under "Intercosmos" visiting program to "Salyut-6" space station with the crew of N.N. Rukavishnikov, and first cosmonaut of Bulgaria G. Ivanov. Due to the failure of spacecraft's main engines docking with station was cancelled. |
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USA | April 10 | 1979 | First test launch of BM "Trident-1" from submarine ended with accident. |
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USSR | April 10 | 1981 | In Moscow opened Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics. |
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USA | April 10 | 1982 | Launched "Delta" booster with "Insat-1A" Indian communication and meteorological satellite. |
| USSR | April 10 | 1984 | Launched Cosmos-1548 the satellite optical exploring. | |
| USA | April 10 | 1992 | USA-80 the navigation satellite was launched. | |
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International | April 10 | 2002 | Conducted the docking of Atlantis Space Shuttle and ISS. |
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