SPACE CALENDAR – AUGUST

	USA	August 11	1961	Born Sturckow, Frederick Wilford - astronaut of the US, made 1 space mission in 1998.
	USA	August 11	1962	7-th test launch of ICBM "Atlas-F" ended with accident.
	USSR	August 11	1962	Conducted launch of "Vostok-3" with A.G. Nikolayev. Cosmonaut took out set belts and flew inside the spacecraft conducted. First direct TV broadcast from spacecraft board
	USA	August 11	1965	Conducted second launch of "Surveyor-SD 2" mock up for landing on Moon surface test.
	USSR	August 11	1988	Issued Order of Central Committee of the Communist Party and USSR Soviet of ministers to put on ICBM "R-36M2"/SS-18 Mod 3/Satan.
	Russia	August 11	1993	Launched cargo spacecraft "Progress M-19" for Mir space station supply.
	USSR	August 12	1918	Born Sergei Sergeyevich Krukov - colleague of S.P. Korolyov, Chief Designer of NPO "Lavochkin" from 1971 up to 1977.
	USA	August 12	1951	Was born Brady, Charles Eldon, Jr. -the astronaut of the US, made 1 space mission in 1996.
	USSR	August 12	1953	Conducted first test of at the Semipalatinsk nuclear test range with power 400 Kò of thermonuclear bomb.
	USA	August 12	1957	5--d test of ICCM "Navaho" have become first successful.
	USA	August 12	1960	Conducted launch of pneumatic satellite of passive radio communication "Echo-1".
	USSR	August 12	1962	Conducted launch of "Vostok-4" with P.R. Popovich onboard. For the first time 2 manned spacecrafts "Vostok-3" and "Vostok-4" orbit conducting approaching on 5 km distance to each other , for the first time radio communication between spacecrafts was established.
	USSR	August 12	1971	Conducted launch of "Kosmos-434" - 3-d Lunar module "Ò2K" of "LÇ" complex, for test on near Earth orbit.
	USSR	August 12	1974	Conducted launch of "Kosmos-672" - second "Soyuz" from 7K-ÒM family developed for the manned flight on ASTP program ("Soyuz-Apollo").
	USA	August 12	1977	Conducted first horisontal flight test of Space Shuttle mock-up "Enterprise".
	USA	August 12	1998	Launch of "Mercury" F3 spacecraft for radio electronic renaissance of the 3-d generation for listening of military and government communications ended accident of "Titan-401A" booster. Financial loss estimated as equal to loss of Space Shuttle "Challenger".
	USA	August 13	1942	Born Stewart, Robert Lee - astronaut of the US< made 2 space missions in 1984 and 1985.
	USSR	August 13	1955	Issued Order of USSR Soviet of Ministers "About development and manufacturing of R-12/SS-4/Sandal missile".
	USSR	August 13	1958	Conducted 7-th launch of geophysical rocket "R-2A" developed on the base of "R-2"/SS-2/Sibling under science program. Two dogs were onboard.
	International	August 13	1976	Signed intergovernmental agreement "About cooperation in research and peaceful use of outer space in framework of "InterKosmos" program" with participation of Bulgaria, Hungary, Eastern Germany, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Mongolia, Cuba and USSR. Ratification of this Agreement started on 25-th of March 1977. In 1979 Vietnam joined this Agreement.
	Japan	August 13	1986	Conducted first test launch of new national "H-1", booster geodesic satellite "Ajisat" and 2 small satellites were inserted into orbit.
	Russia	August 13	1998	Conducted launch of manned "Soyuz ÒM-28" with 26-th Main Crew to the space station Mir G.I. Padalka, S.V. Avdeyev and Yu.M.Baturin.
	USA	August 14	1943	Born McBride, Jon Andrew - astronaut of the US, made 1 space mission in 1984.
	USA	August 14	1952	Born Lee, Mark Charles - astronaut of the US, made 4 space missions 1989, 1992, 1994 and 1997.
	USSR	August 14	1956	Special Designed Bureau OKB-1 lead by S.Korolyov with plant ¹ 88 lead by R.A. Turkov (now RSC Energiya) separated from NII-88 and become independent enterprise.
	USA	August 14	1959	6-th test launch of ICBM "Titan-1" ended up with accident.
	USSR	August 14	1980	Issued order of the USS Soviet of Ministers to put on duty missile "15Zh53"/RSD-10/SS-20 Mod 2/Saber - complex "Pioneer UTTKh".
	USSR	August 14	1984	Conducted launch of cargo spacecraft "Progress-23" for "Salyut-7" space station supply.
	Russia	August 15	1905	Born Alexander Grigorievich Mryykin one of the founders of USSR rocket space industry LtGeneral.
	USA	August 15	1946	9-th launch of trophy rocket "A-4"/SS-1/Scunner under science program ended up with accident.
	USA	August 15	1947	Born Carter, Manley Lanier 'Sonny', Jr.- the astronaut of the US, made 1 space mission in 1989.
	USSR	August 15	1951	Conducted 2-d sub-orbital rocket of type "R-1Á"/"V-1Á"/SS-1a/Scunnerunder program of the Soviet Academy of Science. With dogs Mishka and Chizhik, who experienced 5.55g.
	USSR	August 15	1956	Conducted 1-st from five total fire test of set from 3 of strap-on stages of ICBM "R-7"/SS-6/Sapwood.
	USA	August 15	1959	Born Altman, Scott Douglas - astronaut of the US, made 2 space missions in 1998 and 2000.
	USSR	August 15	1990	Conducted launch of cargo spacecraft "Progress M-4" for Mir space station supply.
	USSR	August 15	1991	Conducted launch of meteorological satellite "Meteor-3" ¹5 with the USA instrument TOMS for Earth ozone layer studies. .
	USSR	August 15	1991	VideoCosmos company released 1-st issue of "Novosti Kosmonavitki" (Cosmonautics news) magazine.
	Russia	August 15	1995	Contract signed between Space center named after Khrunichev and Boeing to develop 1-st element of the ISS FGB/Zarya.
	USA	August 15	1995	First test launch of "Athena-1" booster ended up with accident, it was planned to insert into orbit commercial communication satellite "GEMStar-1".
	USA	August 16	1933	Born Roosa, Stuart Allen - astronaut of the US. Made 1 space mission in 1971.
	USSR	August 16	1939	Born Valeriiy Vikotorivch Ryumin - USSR Pilot- cosmonaut, made 4 space missions in 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1998. Deputy Director of General Designer of RSC "Energiya". The most Russian senior cosmonaut -made his last flight in the age 58 .
	Germany	August 16	1942	3-d test launch of "A-4"/SS-1/Scunner/ (V-2) in the rocket center Peenemunde ended up with accident.
	USA	August 16	1958	Born Wisoff, Peter Jeffrey Kelsay - astronaut of the US, made 4 space missions in 1993, 1994, 1997 and 2000.
	USA	August 16	1961	Conducted launch of "Explorer-12" by "Thor-Delta" booster - first spacecraft for studies of Solar wind.
	USA	August 16	1968	Conducted first test launch of solid engine ICBM "Minuteman-3 " from Cape Canaveral.
	USA	August 16	1971	Conducted launch of the first French meteorological satellite by "Scout-B-1" booster".
	Russia	August 16	1992	Conducted launch of cargo spacecraft "Progress M-14" for Mir space station supply.
	USSR	August 17	1933	Conducted 1-st launch of liquid fuel rocket on Nakhabino range, design by M. K Tikhonravov.
	Germany	August 17	1943	Alliance heavy bombarding by 597 aircrafts of rocket center 1874 tons bombs, destroyed 80 buildings. From 12 thousands staff 735 perished including one of the senior engine engineers "A-4"/SS-1/Scunner/ (V-2) - Doctor Til .
	USA	August 17	1952	Born Hennen, Thomas John - astronaut of the US, made 1 space mission in 1991.
	USA	August 17	1952	Born Thornton, Kathryn Cordell - astronaut of the US, made 4 space mission in 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1995.
	Canada	August 17	1953	Born Thirsk, Robert Brent 'Bob' - Canadian astronaut, made 1 space mission in 1996.
	USSR	August 17	1954	Born V.N. Yakovlev Chief of the USSR Rocket Strategic Forces, Army General.
	USSR	August 17	1956	Issued Order of the USSR of Soviet of Ministers about construction of special antimissile defense test range "A" (later 10-th NIIP MO) of USSR Anti Aircraft Defense Army Unit near lake Balkhash in the Betpack-Dala desert not far from railway station Saryy-Shagan
	USA	August 17	1958	First attempt to launch lunar probe of "Pioneer" family ended up with "Thor-Able" booster on the 77-th second of flight.
	USSR	August 17	1970	Conducted launch of interplanetary probe "Venera-7" with the aim to deliver landing probe on Venus surface.
	USSR	August 17	1978	4-th launch of "Ekran" satellite of direct TV broadcast ended up with accident of "Proton-K"/SL-12 booster.
	USSR	August 17	1983	Conducted launch of cargo spacecraft "Progress-17" for "Salyut-7" supply.
	Russia	August 17	1996c	Conducted launch of "Soyuz ÒM-24" with 22-d main Expedition for Mir space station with crew V.G. Korzun, A.Yu. Kaleri and 1 French lady cosmonaut C. Andre-Deshays.
	Russia	August 17	1999	4-th International Aerospace Show MAKS-99 opened on the air field of LII named after M.M. Gromov (Zhukovkiy city).
	USSR	August 18	1946	Conducted demonstrational flight of fighter 120R with liquid engine RD-1XÇ of design V.P. Glushko at the aircraft parade in Tushino, Moscow.
	Italy	August 18	1954	Born Guidoni, Umberto - 3-d Italian astronaut, made 2 space missions in 1996 and 2001.
	USA	August 18	1954	4-th test flight of "Redstone" rocket ended up with accident..
	USA	August 18	1960	For the first time return capsule of photo spy satellite "Discoverer-13"/KH (Keyhole) from "Corona" family returned back to Earth.
	USA	August 18	1960	;launch of communication satellite "Courier-1A" ended up wit accident of "Thor-Ablestar" booster.
	USSR	August 18	1964	Conducted first launch of "Kosmos-3" booster with 3 satellites "Kosmos-38, -39, 40" - from "Strela-1" family.
	USSR	August 18	1965	Issued Order of the USSR Military Industrial Complex ¹180 "About schedule of piloted complex "Soyuz" works". I t was planned to have docking of 2 unmanned spacecrafts in the first quarter of 1966, in fact it was done in autumn 1967 (Kosmos-186, Kosmos-188).
	USA	August 18	1966	Interplanetary probe "Lunar Orbiter-1" started detailed photographing of Moon.
	USSR	August 18	1976	Interplanetary probe "Luna-24" conducted soft landing on Moon surface.
	Japan	August 18	1985	Conducted launch of "Planet-A" by "M-2S-2" booster for studies of Galley comet from fly by trajectory.
	USA	August 18	1993	Conducted 1-st flight of demonstrational mock-up with perspective re-usable "DC-X"/"Delta-Clipper" booster.
	International	August 18	1995	Signed Agreement of order of the control of operation of cosmodrome Baikonur by Republic of Kazakhstan.
	USA	August 19	1935	Born Musgrave, Franklin Story - astronaut of the US, made 6 space mission in 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1996. Second man in the world who made 6 space missions.
	USA	August 19	1946	Born Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. - astronaut of the US, made 4 space missions 1986, 1990, 1992 and 1994 ãOäAX.
	USSR	August 19	1951	Conducted 2-d launch of sub-orbital rocket "R-1B"/"B-1B"/SS-1a/Scunner under program of the USSR Academy of Science. With 2 dogs on board Smelyi and Ryyzhik. Dogs got back to Earth with 4.75g.
	USSR	August 19	1957	First announcement by TASS about development of the ICBM in the USSR. Later this ICBM was known as ICBM "R-7"/SS-6/Sapwood.
	USSR	August 19	1960	Conducted launch of "Korabl'-Sputnik-2" (Spacecraft -Satellite-2) in framework of preparation of human space flight . First successful return from space flight of biological creatures - dogs Belka and Strelka.
	USA	August 19	1964	Conducted launch of "Syncom-3" communication satellite -first satellite successfully inserted into the geo-centrically orbit.
	USSR	August 19	1970	Issued Order of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and USSR Soviet of Ministers ¹682-218 for development of ICBM "UR-100H"/SS-19 Mod 1/Stiletto.
	USSR	August 19	1971	21-st launch of phto spy satellite of second generation "Zenit-4M" with name "Rotor" ended up with accident of "Voskhod"/SL-4 booster.
	USSR	August 19	1982	Conducted launch of "Soyuz Ò-7" with 2-d visiting crew to space station "Salyut-7". Crew L.I. Popov, A.A. Serebrov and S.Ye. Savitskyaya.
	Russia	August 19	1997	Opened 3-d International Aerospace Show MAKS-97 on the air field of LII named after M.M. Gromov in Zhukovskiy town.
	Russia	August 20	1914	Born Alexander Davidovich Nadiradze - Academician, designer of solid fuel of mobile launch. Since 1961 to 1987 General Designer of NII Teplotechniki.
	France	August 20	1938	Born Chretien, Jean-Loup Jacque Marie - 1-st French cosmonaut made 3 space missions in 1982, 1988 and 1997.
	USSR	August 20	1939	From aircrafts I-16 under command of N.Ch. Zvonarev, used for the first time in the battle jet shells "RS-82" near river Khalkin-gol.
	USA	August 20	1953	First test launch of new missile "Redstone" ended with accident.
	USSR	August 20	1957	Experimetal Design Bureau OKB of the plant ¹154 formed into All Union-State OKB ¹154 (now KB Khimmavtomatika).
	International	August 20	1964	Created Internatinal organisation "Intelsat" for development and operation of the global commercial satellite communication.
	USSR	August 20	1971	Conducted sub-orbital launch of geo-physical rocket "Vertikal'-2"/"R-5B"/SS-3/Shyster under science program. Research made for studies of UV and X-ray Solar emission, ionosphere and meteorite material.
	USA	August 20	1975	Conducted launch of interplanetary probe "Viking-1" for Mars studies. One of the main points of this mission was to learn if any life form present on Mars.
	USA	August 20	1977	Conducted launch of "Voyager-2" for research of Jupiter, Saturn, Uran and Neptun.