Space Calendar - January, 1-10

SPACE CALENDAR – JANUARY
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Russia	January 1	1907	Born Vasiliy Ivanovich Voznyuk, first Commander-in-Cheef of Central State Rocket Range Kapustin Yar – 1946-1973, Colonel General
USSR	January 1	1942	Born Gennadiy Vasilevich Sarafanov – pilot-cosmonaut of USSR. Made 1 Space mission in 1974.
USSR	January 1	1947	Born Vladimir Georgievich Titov pilot-cosmonaut of USSR. Made 4 Space missions – in 1983, 1988, 1995, 1997 years.
USSR	January 1	1956	Born Sergey Vasilevich Avdeev pilot-cosmonaut of Russia. Made three Space missions – in 1992, 1995, 1998 years.
Afghanistan	January 1	1959	Born Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first cosmonaut of Afghanistan. Made 1 Space mission in 1988.
USSR	January 1	1959	U.S.S.R. launched LUNIK I into a solar orbit, with a total weight of a reported 3,245 pounds, the first man-made object placed in orbit around the sun. It was called MECHTA ("dream") by the Russians.
USSR	January 1	1960	ICBM complex with "R-7" (SS-6/ Sapwood) was put on duty.
USSR	January 1	1960	First regiment of ICBM "R-14" SS-5 / Skean was put on duty near Glukhov city.
USA	January 1	1961	White House statement of President Eisenhower issued, stating that "the early establishment of a communication satellite system which can be used on a commercial basis is a national objective"
USSR	January 1	1963	First regiment with ICBM "R-12U" SS-4 / Sandal was put on duty near Plunge city.
USA	January 1	1970	First recovery of a meteorite via photographic search.
USA	January 1	1976	NASA began printing a magazine called "Spinoff" which features by-products of space research used in everyday life. Some space spinoffs are Teflon, heat resistant cookware, and artifical heart valves.
Finland	January 1	1995	Finland join European Space Agency.
USA	January 2	1905	Elara, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered.
USSR	January 2	1959	Fourth unsuccessful launch a probe to the Moon ("Luna-1"). It was a first probe out to a solar orbit.
USSR	January 2	1985	Approval of a Decision to develop complex 27KS – "Mir" space statation.
USSR	January 3	1936	Born Viktor Dmitrievich Blagov – cheef-specialist of manned space mission control, Deputy of cheef of Mission Control group in Moscow Mission Control Center.
USSR	January 3	1948	Born Vladimir Aleksandrovich Steklov – candidate to cosmonaut, professional actor. Trained in 1999-2000 for movie production on board "Mir" space station. Program was canselled.
USA	January 3	1961	NASA's Space Task Group, charged with carrying out Project Mercury and other manned space flight programs, officially became a separate NASA field element. Program was canselled.
USA	January 3	1976	NASA began printing a magazine called "Spinoff" which features by-products of space research used in everyday life. Some space spinoffs are Teflon, heat resistant cookware, and artifical heart valves. Program was canselled.
USSR	January 3	1986	Second atmospherick flight of BTS-002, analogue-plane of "Buran" space craft.
USA	January 3	1999	Launched automatic probe – Mars Polar Lander for Mars exploration.
USSR	January 4	1952	First manned test flight of aviation cruise missiles "ES-1".
USSR	January 4	1958	"Sputnik" (PS-1) – the first satellite of Earth burned in Earth atmosphire.
USA	January 4	1958	American Rocket Society and the Rocket and Satellite Research Panel issued a summary of their proposals for a National Space Establishment. Preferably independent of the Department of Defense, but in any event not under one of the military services, this establishment would be responsible for the "broad cultural, scientific, and commercial objectives" of outer space development.
USSR	January 4	1961	Issued a Decision of Central Comette of Communist Party and Soviet of Minesters of USSR to design a solide proppelant missile "RO-2" / SS-13 Mod 1 / Savage.
USSR	January 4	1963	Conducted a first unsuccesful launch of probe type "A-6" for soft landing on the Moon. Accident with the "Molnya" /SL-6 booster.
USSR	January 5	1959	Approved a Decission of Soviet of Ministers of the USSR for biological-medical preparation of a human for space flight.
USSR	January 5	1964	Approved a Decission of Soviet of Ministers of USSR to put on duty ICBM "R-12U" SS-4 / Sandal complex "Dvina".
USSR	January 5	1969	Launched a "Venera-5" probe for landing on Venus.
USA	January 5	1972	President of the United States of America Richard Nixon approved a permission to NASA to design STS "Space Shuttle".
France	January 6	1745	Born Montgolfiear Jack Etien – French pioneer of aeronautics.
USSR	January 6	1933	Born Oleg Grigorievich Makarov – pilot-cosmonaut of USSR. Made three Space missions – in 1973, 1978, 1980 years and one ballistic flight in 1975 (aborted Space mission).
USA	January 6	1948	Born Guy Spencer Gargner – American astronaut . Made two Space missions – in 1988 and 1990 years.
USA	January 6	1957	Born Colin Michael Foale – American astronaut. Made five Space missions – in 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 years.
USSR	January 6	1961	Cheef of Soviet Air Force signed an order for Commision to get an outlet examination of first 6 cosmonauts – Y.Gagarin, G. Titov, A. Nikolayev, P. Popovich, G. Nelubov, and V. Bukovskiy
USA	January 6	1966	Launched military satellite DMSP-0714 for meteorologic researches. There were acident with the booster.
USSR	January 6	1982	Conducted first test flight of cargo aircraft VM-T "Atlant" with hidrogen tank of "Energia" booster. Aircraft was design in Special Design Bureau of V.M. Myasisheva.
Italy	January 7	1610	Galileo Galilei first time used a peed sight for astronomical observation. It was a beginning of telescop astronomy.
USSR	January 7	1935	Born Valery Nikolaevich Kubasov – pilot-cosmonaut of USSR. Made three Space missions – in 1969, 1975 and 1980 years.
USSR	January 7	1938	Born Nikolay Maksimovich Chichivatov – Leutenant General, Director of Military Ingeneering Academy of A.F. Mozhaiskiy in 1988- 1993 year.
USA	January 7	1941	Born Frederick Drew Gregory – American astronaut .Made three Space missions – in 1985, 1989 and 1991 years.
Germany	January 7	1943	Conducted a 10^th test flight of V-2 (A-4) SS-1 / Scunner missile. There were accident.
Russia	January 7	1951	Born Talgat Amangeldievich Musabaev pilot-cosmonaut of Russia. Made two Space missions – in 1994 and 1998 years.
USSR	January 7	1966	33^rd launch of spy satellite E-104 "Zenith-2" ,accident with the booster "Vostok-2" / SL-3.
USA	January 7	1968	The last 7^th launch of satellite "Surveyor" to land on the Moon.
Japan	January 7	1985	Launched "Sakigake" probe for comet Gallei observation.
USA	January 7	1998	Launched "Lunar Prospector" probe for water research indication on the Moon.
USSR	January 8	1923	Born Yuri Aleksandrovich Pichugin – Deputy Commander-in-cheef of Stratigic Missile Forces for amunition in 1975 – 1984 years, colonel-general.
USSR	January 8	1942	Born Vyatsheslav Dmitrievich Zudov – pilot-cosmonaut of USSR. Made one Space mission in 1976.
Germany	January 8	1944	First test flight of "A-4b" – version of rocket "A-4" (V-2) SS-1/ Scunner (with wings ) finished with accident.
USA	January 8	1959	Army passed to NASA 8 "Redstone" boosters for Mercury program.
USSR	January 8	1969	Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers about plan of probes to research the planets Moon, Venus and Mars.
USSR	January 8	1973	Launched probe "Luna-21",which brought to the Moon a rover "Lunokhod-2".
USA	January 8	1990	9^th launch of Space Shuttle Columbia, mission STS-32.
Russia	January 8	1994	Launched spacecraft Soyuz OA-18 to Mir Space station with Main Mission 15, crew – V.M. Afanasyev, Y.V. Usachev and doctor-cosmonaut V.V. Polyakov. It was a beginning of longest Space mission ( Polyakov ) – duration 1year and 4 months.
USSR	January 9	1964	Approved a Decision of Soviet of Ministers of USSR to put on duty ICBM "R-14U" complex "Chusovaya" SS-5 / Skean.
Russia	January 9	1994	Formed Khrunichev State Space Research Center.
USSR	January 10	1943	Pilot G.Ya. Bakhchivangi conducted a second test flight of Soviet rocketplane BI-1.
USSR	January 10	1969	Launched "Venera-6" probe to Venus.
USSR	January 10	1978	Launched manned spacecraft "Soyuz-27" with the crew of V.A. Dganibecov and O.G. Makarov to "Salyut-6" Space station. First mission when the crew reterned to the Earth on a different space craft ("Soyuz-26").
USSR	January 10	1987	Jount Design Burau "Orbit" passed to the Cosmonaut Training Center of Y.Gagarin a "Mir" Space station complex for training.
Russia	January 10	1997	78^th launch of "Oko" satellite for national missile defence system, accident on the launch pad with the booster "Molnya-M" / SL-6.