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Russia | April 11 | 1899 | Born Ivan Terent'evich Kleimenov - first Director of the first Soviet rocket institute NII-3 in 1933-1937 years. Was arrested and sentenced to death in January 10th,1938. |
| USSR | April 11 | 1937 | On Noginsk test range launched first soviet military missile with liquid fuel. Designed by A.K. Polyanskiy. | |
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USA | April 11 | 1941 | Born Frederick Hamilton Hauck - astronaut of the US. Made three space missions in 1983, 1984 and 1988 years. |
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USSR | April 11 | 1942 | Born Anatoly Nikolaevich Berezovoy - pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR. Made one space mission in 1982. |
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USA | April 11 | 1949 | 45-é launch of "A-4"(V-2)/SS-1/Scunner rocket under science program ended with accident. |
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USSR | April 11 | 1964 | Conducted second test launch of ICBM "UR-200"/SS-X-10. |
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USA | April 11 | 1970 | Conducted launch of "Apollo-13" spacecraft to the Moon with the crew of J.A.Lovell, J.L.Swigert, F.W.Haise. It was third mission to the Moon. Due to malfunction of batteries mission flue around the Moon and returned to the Earth without Moon landing. |
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USA | April 11 | 1984 | During the flight of STS Space Shuttle "Challenger " - mission STS-41C, astronauts G.D.Nelson and J.D. Van Hoften made an EVA and for the first time in the world "catch" "CMM" satellite, which was repaired on-board Shuttle and than put back to the orbit. |
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USSR | April 11 | 1990 | Conducted launch of "Foton-3" satellite - sixth space vehicle of "Foton" type for materials, space technology and biological researches. |
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Russia | April 11 | 1994 | Cosmos-2275 and Cosmos-2277 the navigation satellites of GLONASS system were launched. |
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USA | April 11 | 2002 | Atronomers of Chicago University discovered new type of stars using Chandra the orbital X-ray telescope. |
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Ukraine | April 11 | 2002 | The first congress of aerospace society of Ukraine began the work. |
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USSR | April 12 | 1937 | Born Igor Petrovich Volk - pilot-cosmonaut of USSR. Made one space mission in 1984. |
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USSR | April 12 | 1961 | Conducted first in the world launch of manned spacecraft - "Vostok-1" which made one orbit around the Earth with cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on-board. |
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USSR | April 12 | 1964 | Conducted launch of "Polet-2" satellite - second experimental fighter satellite of "I-2B" type. |
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USSR | April 12 | 1967 | On "Vladimirovka" test range conducted second test of Emergency escape system for "Soyuz" spacecraft. |
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USSR | April 12 | 1974 | 23rd launch of "Voshod"/SL-3 booster with "Zenith-4MK" spy satellite ended with accident of the booster. |
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USA | April 12 | 1975 | Launch of "Atlas-F" booster with "STP 72-2" military satellite ended with accident. |
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USA | April 12 | 1981 | Conducted first launch of STS Space Shuttle "Columbia", mission STS-1. |
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USA | April 12 | 1985 | Conducted 4th launch of STS Space Shuttle "Discovery", mission STS-51D. During the mission were launched two satellites - "Anik-C1" and "Leasat-3". |
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Russia | April 12 | 1996 | Created "CSKB-Progress" State Research and Production Rocket and Space Center. |
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USA | April 12 | 1999 | Launched Eutelsat W3 the communication satellite. |
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USA | April 13 | 1948 | Conducted third launch of "Aerobee" high-altitude rocket for research of a magnetic field of the Earth. |
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France | April 13 | 1949 | Born Jean-Jacques Favier - astronaut of France. Made one space mission in 1996. |
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USA | April 13 | 1959 | Launch of "Vanguard" booster with "Vanguard" scienjpgic experimental satellite ended with accident of the booster. |
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USA | April 13 | 1960 | Conducted launch of "Transit-1B" - first navigation satellite with mock-up of "Solrad/GRAB" radar spy satellite. |
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USSR | April 13 | 1964 | Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers of the USSR to build four "Voshod" spacecrafts for support of three cosmonauts mission. |
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USSR | April 13 | 1967 | Approved international program "Intercosmos" |
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Japan | April 13 | 1967 | Launch of "Lambda-4S" booster with first National Japanese satellite ended with accident of the booster. |
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USA | April 13 | 1974 | Conducted launch of "Westar-1" satellite - 1st commercial communication satellite of new generation, which belongs to the USA. |
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USSR | April 13 | 1985 | First test launch of "Zenith-2"/SL-16 booster with weight and dimension analog of satellite ended with accident of second stage of the booster. |
| USA | April 13 | 1990 | Launched Palapa-B2R Indonesian communication satellite. | |
| USA | April 13 | 1994 | Launched GOES-8 the geodesic satellite. | |
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USA | April 14 | 1929 | Born William Edgar Thornton - astronaut of the US. Made two space missions in 1983 and 1985. |
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USSR | April 14 | 1942 | Born Valentin Vital'evich Lebedev - pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR. Made two space missions in 1973 and 1982. |
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Germany | April 14 | 1943 | In Penemende center was conducted a 20th test launch of "A-4"/SS-1/Scunner/ (V-2) missile. |
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USSR | April 14 | 1948 | Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers of the USSR about creation of R-1/SS-1a/Scunner and R-2/SS-2/Sibling missiles. |
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USA | April 14 | 1959 | First test launch of ICBM "Atlas-D" ended with accident. |
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USA | April 14 | 1960 | Conducted first totally successful launch of ICBM "Polaris-A1" from submarine. |
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USSR | April 14 | 1961 | 11th test launch of ICBM "R-7A"/SS-6/Sapwood ended with accident. |
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USSR | April 14 | 1961 | By the Decree of Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR authorized a procedure on honorary rank "Pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR". |
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USSR | April 14 | 1968 | Conducted launch of "Cosmos-212" space vehicle - unmanned "Soyuz" spacecraft under the program of docking with another "Soyuz" spacecraft. |
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USSR | April 14 | 1972 | Conducted launch of "Prognoz-1" satellite - first satellite of new generation for solar activity researches. |
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USSR | April 14 | 1988 | Conducted launch of "Foton-1" satellite - 4th launch of those type satellites for materials, space technology and biology researches. |
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USSR | April 14 | 1991 | Launched Cosmos-2142 the navigation satellite. |
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USSR | April 15 | 1921 | Born Georgy Timofeevich Beregovoy - pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR. Made one space mission in 1968. Head of Cosmonaut Training Center in 1972- 1987 year. |
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USA | April 15 | 1951 | Born Marsha Sue Ivins - astronaut of the US. Made four space missions in 1990, 1992, 1994 and 1997 years. |
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USA | April 15 | 1956 | Born Gregory Jordan Harbaugh - astronaut of the US. Made four space missions in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997 years. |
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USSR | April 15 | 1960 | Launch of "Vostok-L"/Luna/SL-3 booster with "E-3/E-2F" #1 probe for Moon photography ended with accident of third stage of the booster. |
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USSR | April 15 | 1961 | Fourth test launch of ICBM "R-16"/SS-7 Mod1/Saddler ended with accident. |
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USSR | April 15 | 1968 | Conducted launch of "Cosmos-213" space vehicle -unmanned passive "Soyuz" spacecraft under the program of docking with another "Soyuz"("Cosmos-212") spacecraft, which was launched earlier. |
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USSR | April 15 | 1968 | Conducted docking of "Cosmos-212" and "Cosmos-213" space vehicles - second in the world automatic docking of two space vehicles (Soyuz). |
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France | April 15 | 1971 | At Kuru space range conducted launch of "Tornesol" space vehicle - 1st space observatory for solar researches. |
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USSR | April 15 | 1984 | Launched "Progress -20" cargo vehicle for "Salyut-7" space station supply. |
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Russia | April 15 | 1993 | Registered Russian-American join stock company "Lockheed-Khrunichev-Energia" for marketing of "Proton-K"/SL-12 booster launches. |
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Russia-USA | April 15 | 1999 | 4 American communication satellites Globalstar type were launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. |
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USA | April 15 | 1999 | Launched Landsat-7 the satellite for exploration of earth resources. |
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International | April 15 | 2002 | The crew of Atlantis Space Shuttle made tests of conveyer for Canadarm-2 robot-manipulator of ISS. |
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USSR | April 16 | 1934 | Authorized a honorary rank - "Hero of Soviet Union" |
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USA | April 16 | 1946 | First launch of trophy Dutch rocket "A-4"/V-2/SS-1/Scunner under science program ended with accident. |
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USSR | April 16 | 1960 | Launch of "Vostok-L"/Luna/SL-3 booster with "E-3/E-2F" #2 probe for Moon photography ended with accident of the first stage of the booster. |
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USSR | April 16 | 1962 | Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers of the USSR about design of ICBM "RP-36"/SS-9 Mod 1/Scarp. |
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USA | April 16 | 1972 | Conducted launch of "Apollo-16" spacecraft under 5th mission to the Moon with the crew of J.Young, T.Mattingly, C.Duke. |
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USSR | April 16 | 1985 | Conducted second launch of "Bor-5" space vehicle on ballistic trajectory under the program of improvement of flight dynamics and heat shielding for "Buran" space vehicle. |
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USSR | April 16 | 1985 | Launched "Cosmos-1645" - first "Foton" space vehicle for materials, space technology and biology researches. |
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Russia | April 16 | 1993 | Launched Cosmos-2242 the satellite of signal intelligence. |
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International | April 16 | 1997 | BSAT 1a Japanese communication satellite and Thaicom-3 Thailand communication satellite were launched. |
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USA | April 16 | 2002 | Staff of Lockheed Martin company began test of SIRTF new cryogen infra-red telescope. |
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International | April 16 | 2002 | Launched NSS-7 the telecommunicational satellite. |
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Russia | April 17 | 1894 | Born Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev - First Secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party in 1953- 1964 years. Known as a grate contributor to the development of Soviet Space program. |
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USA | April 17 | 1967 | Launched "Surveyor-3" probe under the program of improvement of soft landing to the Moon. |
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India | April 17 | 1983 | Conducted launch of Indian "Rohini-3" satellite - first totally successful launch of National satellite. |
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USA | April 17 | 1998 | 25th launch of STS Space Shuttle "Columbia", mission - STS-90. Mission under the program of biological experiments in "Spacelab/Neurolab" laboratory. |
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International | April 17 | 2000 | Launched SeSat the European communication satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome. |
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International | April 17 | 2002 | Atlantis Space Shuttle undocked from ISS and started on autonomy. |
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USSR | April 18 | 1929 | V.P. Glushko presented to the Committee of Inventions of VDNH USSR his scienjpgic article - "Metal as explosive substances" about electro thermal type rocket engine. |
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USA | April 18 | 1951 | Launch of high-altitude rocket "Aerobee" under science program ended with accident. Monkey Albert-5 perished. |
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USSR | April 18 | 1953 | First test launch of "R-11"/SS-1b/Scud-A missile ended with accident. |
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USA | April 18 | 1960 | First test launch of "Scout" booster ended with accident of the first stage of the booster. |
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USSR | April 18 | 1980 | Launch of "Cosmos-1175"/"Molnyia-3" - 13th "Molniya" type communication satellite, ended with accident of upper stage of "Molnyia-M"/SL-6 booster. |
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USA | April 18 | 1986 | Launch of 20th KH-9 (Keyhole)/ "Hexagon" of third generation spy satellite ended with accident of "Titan-34D" booster. |
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USA | April 18 | 1991 | Launch of "BS-3B" Japanese satellite for TV and radio communication ended with accident of "Atlas-1" booster. |
| India | April 18 | 2001 | Launched G-SAT-1 the experimental communication satellite. | |
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France | April 18 | 2001 | Conducted the launch of M-45 ballistic missile from L'Inflexible the French atomic submarine. |
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Russia | April 18 | 2001 | Conducted redocking of Soyuz TM-31 from Zarya module to Zvezda module. |
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Russia | April 18 | 2002 | The Government of the Russian Federation made a resolve about submission of draft of federal statute about ratification of agreement between governments of Russia and Kazakhstan for collaboration in the field of use space and aeronautical engineering, technology and remote probing of the Earth. |
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USA | April 19 | 1948 | 34th launch of "A-4"/V-2/SS-1/Scunner under science program ended with accident. |
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USSR | April 19 | 1953 | Fifth test launch of BM "R-5"/SS-3/Shyster was totally successful. It was first successful launch to a full range (1200 km). |
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USA | April 19 | 1963 | 10th test launch of ICBM "Titan-2" ended with accident. |
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USSR | April 19 | 1965 | Successfully conducted first test launch of ICBM "UR-100"/SS-11 Mod1/Sego. |
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USSR | April 19 | 1971 | Launched first in the world orbital space station "Salute" DOS series. |
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USSR | April 19 | 1973 | Conducted launch of "Intercosmos-Kopernic-500"/"Intercosmos-9" satellite under International program for researches of the Sun and Earth. |
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USSR | April 19 | 1975 | Launched "Cosmos-3M"/SL-8 booster with the first "Ariabhata" Indian satellite for Sun radiation and galaxy researches. |
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USSR | April 19 | 1982 | Conducted launch of "Salyut-7"/DOS-5 2 orbital space station with two docking nodes. |
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Russia | April 19 | 1995 | From board of "Mir" space station launched "GFZ-1" micro satellite for "Sfera" experiment. |
| International | April 19 | 2000 | Launched Galaxy-4R the American communication satellite from Kuru Cosmodrome. | |
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International | April 19 | 2001 | Endeavour Space Shuttle manned by Kent Rominger, Jeffrey Ashby, Christopher Hadfield, Scott Parazynski, John Phillips, Umberto Guidoni and Yu.Lonchakov was launched. |
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USA | April 19 | 2002 | The flight of Atlantis Space Shuttle (mission STS-110) was finished. Time in flight was 10 days 19 hours 42 minutes 38 seconds. |
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USSR | April 20 | 1935 | Born Yuri Pavlovich Semenov - Designer General of NPO "Energiya" since 1989, and President of RKK "Energiya" corporation since 1995. |
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USSR | April 20 | 1938 | Born Igor Dmitrievich Sergeev - Commander-in-Chief of Rocket Strategic Forces in 1992 -1997 and Minister of Defense since 1997. |
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USA | April 20 | 1955 | 7th test launch of ballistic missile "Redstone" ended with accident. |
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USSR | April 20 | 1964 | 5th launch of "E-6" type probe for soft landing to the Moon ended with accident of "Molniya-M"/SL-6 booster. |
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USA | April 20 | 1967 | Conducted soft landing on the Moon of "Surveyor-3" probe - second American landing to the Moon. |
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USA | April 20 | 1977 | Launch of "Geos-1" European scienjpgic satellite for researches of magnetic and electrical fields, plasma and power parts, ended with accident of upper stage of "Delta" booster. |
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USSR | April 20 | 1983 | Conducted launch of "Soyuz T-8" spacecraft under program of second Main Mission to "Salyut-7" space station with the crew of V.G. Titov, A.A. Serebrov and G.M. Strekalov. The program was canceled because spacecraft did not docked with the station. |
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Russia | April 20 | 1992 | Launched "Progress M-12" cargo vehicle for "Mir" space station supply. |
| International | April 20 | 1996 | Launched M-SAT-1 Canadian communication satellite from Kuru Cosmodrome. | |
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Russia | April 20 | 2002 | Conducted redocking of Soyuz TM-33 from Zarya module to Pirs module. |
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