SPACE CALENDAR – AUGUST

	USSR	August 1	1944	Born Yury Viktorovich Romanenko - USSR Pilot-cosmonaut, made 3 space missions 1977, 1980 and 1987.
	USA	August 1	1946	Born Covey, Richard Oswalt - astronaut of the US, made 4 space missions in 1985, 1988, 1990 and 1993.
	Japan	August 1	1963	Born Wakata, Koichi - Japanese astronaut made 2 space missions in 1996 and 2000.
	USSR	August 1	1964	Conducted 6-th test launch of ICBM "UR-200"/SS-X-10.
	USA	August 1	1967	Conducted launch of a 5-th interplanetary probe from "Lunar Orbiter" family for detailed photo survey of the Moon.
	USSR	August 1	1975	Opened Museum-house of S.P. Korolyov where he lived since 1959 until 1966 in Moscow. Today this Museum is branch of the Memorial Cosmonautics Museum.
	USSR	August 1	1990	Conducted launch of "Soyuz TM-10" with 7-th Main Expedition to Mir, with G.M. Manakov and G.M. Strekalov.
	USSR	August 2	1934	Born Valeriy Fedorovich Bykovskiy, made 3 space missions in 1963, 1976 and 1978.
	Hungary	August 2	1949	Born Farkas, Bertalan - 1-st Hungarian cosmonaut made 1 space mission in 1980.
	USA	August 2	1958	Conducted second test ICBM launch "Atlas-B".
	USSR	August 2	1960	On the 2-d of June organizational scheme of the cosmodrome Baikonur was approved. Later this day was announced as annual birthday of the cosmodrome by Order of the USSR Ministry of Defense.
	USSR	August 2	1985	Issued Order of the USSR Central Committee of the Communist Party about beginning of flight tests of "Energiya-Buran"/SL-18 in the 4-th quarter of 1986.
	USSR	August 2	1985	Conducted first running of BTS-002, aircraft-mockup of Russian Space Shuttle "Buran", on runway of the air field of LII named after M.M. Gromov in Zhukovskiy town. Acceleration up to 200 km/hour. Accelerated up to 200 KM/hour and broken with parachute system.
	USA	August 2	1991	9-th launch of Space Shuttle "Atlantis" - mission STS-43, inserted to geo-stationary orbit "TDRS-E" relay satellite for Ministry of Defense, conducted medical, biological and technology experiments.
	USA	August 2	1993	Launch of 4 "NOSS" sea radio electronic reconnaissance ended up with accident of "Titan-4A" booster. It was 7-th launch and first accident of this family booster type.
	USSR	August 3	1935	Born Georgiy Stepanovich Shonin - USSR Pilot-cosmonaut, made 1 space mission in 1969.
	Germany	August 3	1951	Born Schlegel, Hans Wilheim -German astronaut, made 1 space mission in 1993.
	USSR	August 3	1961	8-th test launch of ICBM "R-9"/SS-8/Sasin ended up with accident.
	USSR	August 3	1964	Issued Order of the Central Committee and USSR Soviet of Ministers ¹655-268 signed by N.S. Khruschev "About Moon and outer space research - to conduct in 1967 human flight around Moon and to conduct human landing on the Moon and to conduct cosmonauts return to Earth in 1968".
	USSR	August 3	1970	Opened Memorial Museum- house of S.P. Korolyov where he spent his childhood in Zhitomir (Ukraine).
	USSR	August 3	1971	44-th launch of satellite from family "DS -P1-Yu" - aimed on adjustment of radars of Anti Aircraft Defense and means of control of space launches ended up with accident of "Kosmos -2M"/SL-7 booster.
	USSR	August 3	1977	Conducted launched of "Kosmos-936" - 4-th specialized spacecraft from "Bion" family for biological experiments. Scientists from USSR, Czechoslovakia, France and USA took part in this program.
	USA	August 3	1981	Conducted launch of 2 scientific spacecrafts "DE-A", "DE-B" of "Explorer" family. Spacecrafts conducted studies of magnetic ion and plasma interactions.
	USSR	August 3	1987	Conducted launch of cargo spaceship "Progress -31" for Mir space station supply.
	Russia	August 3	1995	Conducted launch of "Interball-1" program in the framework of studies of Earth magnetosphere and Solar-terrestrial interactions.
	USA	August 3	1999	Conducted successful test launch of missile-interceptor "PLV" with second probe "EKV" for warhead of ICBM "Minuteman-2" in the framework of National Antimissile Defense.
	USA	August 4	1943	Born McCulley, Michael James - astronaut of the USA, made 1 space mission in 1989.
	Germany	August 4	1944	Jet aircraft of the UK Royal Air Force "Gloster Meteor" for the first time in the sea area rammed by wing German rocket "V-1".
	USA	August 4	1955	Born Gemar, Charles Donald 'Sam' - astronaut of the US, made 3 space missions in 1990, 1991 and 1994.
	USA	August 4	1955	Born Allen, Andrew Michael - astronaut of US, made 3 space missions 1992, 1994 and 1996.
	USA	August 4	1961	7-th launch of photo spy satellite "Discoverer-28"/KH-2 (Keyhole) of "Corona" family ended up with "Thor-Agena B" booster.
	ESA	August 4	1984	Conducted first launch of European booster of "Ariane-3" type, two communication satellites "ECS-2" and "Telecom-1A" were inserted on transitional orbit to geo-stationary.
	Russia	August 5	1891	Born Boris Sergyevich Stechkin - Soviet scientist in hydro-aerodynamics, thermal technology, and colleague of S.P. Korolyov.
	USSR	August 5	1930	Born Armstrong, Neil Alden - astronaut of US, made 2 space flights in 1966 and 1969. First Human on the Moon surface.
	USSR	August 5	1941	Born Leonid Denisovich Kizim - USSR Pilot-Cosmonaut made 3 space missions in 1980, 1984 and 1986.
	USSR	August 5	1944	Knocked down first German jet fighter Messer Schmitt "Me-163".
	USSR	August 5	1973	Conducted launch of "Mars -6" - which became Mars satellite and delivered landing probe.
	USSR	August 5	1977	2-d test launch of military spacecraft from "TKS" developed in Chelomey OKB-52 under "Almaz" program ended up with accident with "Proton-K"/SL-13 booster.
	Russia	August 5	1997	Conducted launch of "Soyuz ÒM-26" under program of 24-th main Expedition to Mir. Crew A.Ya. Solovieyev and P.V. Vinogradov.
	USA	August 6	1945	First nuclear bombing of Hiroshima -first nuclear test on humans. - Bomb with power 20 Kt thrown by aircraft B-29.
	USA	August 6	1950	Born Scott, Winston Elliott - astronaut of the US, made 2 space missions in 1996 and 1997.
	USSR	August 6	1961	Conducted launch of "Vostok-2" spacecraft with German Titov onboard. First 1 day flight, first night dreams in space.
	USSR	August 6	1969	Conducted launch of "Kosmos-291" - 1-st mock up of military satellite killer developing in the framework of antimissile defense.
	USSR	August 6	1974	Conducted launch of "Kosmos-670" - first unmanned test flight of new manned "Soyuz -Ò"/7K-C spacecraft.
	USA	August 6	1981	Launch of FltSatCom-5 communication satellite for providing communications for USAF and US Navy by "Atlas-Centaur" booster ended up with accident. Satellite was damaged by shroud of booster.
	Russia	August 6	2000	Conducted first launch of cargo spacecraft "Progress M1-3" for ISS supply.
	Russia	August 7	1887	Conducted observations of Sun eclipse by help of air balloon with D.I. Mendeleyev, S.K. Dzheveckiiy and L.N. Zverincev.
	USA	August 7	1951	Conducted 7-th launch of sub-orbital sound rocket "Viking-1" under science program.
	USA	August 7	1956	Born Rominger, Kent Vernon - astronaut of the US, made 5 space missions in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001.
	USSR	August 7	1970	Conducted launch of "InterKosmos-3" under the framework of the International scientific program. Received data about content and spectra bands of charged particles from low boarder of radiation belts and spectra of low frequency electromagnetic emissions.
	USSR	August 7	1981	Conducted launch of "InterKosmos-22" / "InterKosmos-Bulgaria -1300" - to measure plasma and high-energy particles.
	Russia	August 7	1995	Issued Order of the Russian Federation Government ¹ 791 "About space activity for the interests of economy, science and security of the Russian Federation".
	USA	August 7	1997	Conducted 23-d launch of Space Shuttle "Discovery", mission STS-85. Crew tested Japanese manipulator for ISS.
	USA	August 8	1940	Born Tito, Dennis Anthony - USA citizen, first space tourist, businessman, made 1 space mission in 2001 for ISS.
	USSR	August 8	1948	Born Svetlana Yevgen'evna Savitskaya, USSR Pilot-cosmonaut, made 2 space missions in 1982 and 1984. First lady ever made EVA and Second lady who made space flight.
	USA	August 8	1956	Conducted 4-th test launch of ballistic missile "Jupiter-A".
	USA	August 8	1957	Conducted third test launch of ballistic missile "Jupiter-C".
	USA	August 8	1958	2-d launch of satellite "NOTS" from board marine fighter F4D and small booster "Notsnic".
	USA	August 8	1958	The US President D. Eisenhower assigned Doctor Thomas Keith Glennan 1-st NASA Director.
	USSR	August 8	1960	Issued Order of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and USSR Soviet of Ministers "About development "Kosmos-2"/SL-7 booster on the base of "R-12"/SS-4 Sandal booster for launch of 10 small satellites ".
	USA	August 8	1961	Conducted first test launch of the ICBM "Atlas-F".
	USSR	August 8	1969	Conducted launch of "Zond-7" - 10th test flight of "L-1" complex, which successfully fulfilled program - flight around Moon and returning to Earth.
	USSR	August 8	1977	De-orbited "Salyut-5/OPS-3" space station.
	USSR	August 8	1978	Launched cargo spacecraft "Progress-3" for :"Salyut-6" space station supply.
	USA	August 8	1978	Conducted launch of the interplanetary spacecraft "Pioneer-Venus-2" for studies of Venera. Delivered 1 landing probe and three probes.
	USA	August 8	1989	Conducted 8-th launch of Space Shuttle "Columbia" - mission STS-28. Two military spacecrafts inserted to orbit.
	USSR	August 9	1927	Published 1-st paper of Konstantin Tciolkovsky "Space rocket" and "Experimental preparation" devoted to the development of the experimental base of space research
	Ukraine	August 9	1938	Born Leonid Danilovich Kuchma - leading designer of "|Tciklon" booster, since 1986 up 1992 General Director of PO "Yuzhmash ", from 1994 the President of the Ukraine..
	USA	August 9	1945	Conducted nuclear bombing of Nagasaki - second use of nuclear bomb against humans - power 20 Kt thrown B-29 aircraft.
	USSR	August 9	1946	By Order of the USSR Ministry of weaponry D.F. Ustinov S.P.Koroloyov assigned as Chief Designer of guided missiles.
	USSR	August 9	1950	Issued Order of the USSR Soviet of Ministers to start development of a first anti-aircraft system for the Anti Aircraft Defense with missile "Berkut"/C-25/SA-1/Guild for Moscow city defense.
	USSR	August 9	1973	Conducted launch of interplanetary craft "Mars-7" that become first satellite of Mars. Landing probe, which separated, from spacecraft flew by planet.
	USSR	August 9	1976	Conducted 11-th launch of spacecraft from "E8-5" family and named as "Luna-24" - 3-d USSR interplanetary spacecraft which made flight on Earth-Moon-Earth trajectory and brought back 170,1 gram of Moon soil
	USSR	August 9	1990	3-d launch of "Ekran-M" for direct TV broadcast eneded up with accident with "Proton-K"SL-12.
	Russia	August 9	1994	Conducted first fire test of 3-component liquid engine developed by NPO "Energomash" on the stand of NIIKhimmash in Sergiyev Posad town. Confirmed effectiveness of 3-component 2 regime liquid fuel engines RD-701 è RD-704.
	Russia	August 9	2000	Conducted launch of second pair of ESA "Cluster-2/Pumba" and "Cluster-2/Tango" spacecrafts by "Souyz-U-Fregat"/SL-4 for studies of Solar-Terrestrial interactions, solar wind and Earth magnetosphere.
	USSR	August 10	1948	Found Design Bureau of Transport Mashinebuilding KBTM leading company designing launch complexes.
	USA	August 10	1960	Conducted launch of photo spy satellite "Discoverer-13"/KH (Keyhole) of "Corona" family. Descent capsule successfully landed.
	USA	August 10	1966	Conducted successful launch of first interplanetary probe from "Lunar Orbiter" family for detailed photo survey of the Moon.
	USSR	August 10	1977	3-d launch of photo spy satellite "Zenit-4MKM" - system "Gerakl", ended with accident of "Soyuz-U"/SL-4 booster.
	USSR	August 10	1979	Conducted first test launch of missile "15Zh53"RSD-10/SS-20 Mod 2/Saber - "Pioneer UTTKh" complex.
	India	August 10	1979	Attempt of first launch of 1-st Indian satellite "Rohini-1" ended with accident of "SLV-3" booster.
	Russia	August 10	1992	Issued Order of the President of Russia Boris Yeltcin about creation of Space Military Forces (VKS) as separate unit of Russian Army with Chief Colonel General V.L. Ivanov