Space Calendar - January, 11-20

SPACE CALENDAR – JANUARY
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	USA	January 11	1787	William Herschel discovered first moon of Uranus.
	USSR	January 11	1926	Born Lev Stepanovich Demin – pilot-cosmonaut of USSR. Made one Space mission in 1974.
	USSR	January 11	1957	Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers of USSR to create a new formation of ICBMs – object "Angara" ( later known as cosmodrome "Plesetsk".
.1960	USSR	January 11	1957	Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers of USSR about "R-7" ICBM / SS-6 / Sapwood. Confirmed a test flights program.
	USSR	January 11	1960	Approved an order of Air Force Commander-in-cheef to create the Cosmonauts Training Center. Since 1968 Center named after first cosmonaut Y.A. Gagarin.(Star city).
	USSR	January 11	1975	Launched manned "Soyuz-17" spacecraft with the crew of A.A. Gubarev and G.M. Grechko. It was the first mission to "Salyut-4" Space station.
	USA	January 11	1977	Shuttle OFT Crew Escape System (ejection seat) completed successful test.
	USA	January 11	1996	10^th launch of Space Shuttle "Endeavour", mission STS-72.
	Russia	January 12	1903	Born Igor Vasil'evich Kurchatov – academician of USSR Academy of Science, Head of nuclear energy research program. One of the creator of nuclear-missile shield of the USSR.
	Russia	January 12	1907	Born Sergey Pavlovich Korolev – the great scientist and designer, creator of space and missile technology, founder of practical cosmonautics.
	USSR	January 12	1951	Conducted the first test launch of new croius missile for NAVY "10ÕN".
	USSR	January 12	1955	Beginning of Cosmodrome Baikonur constructions .
	USA	January 12	1958	Presedent of the USA Eisenhower sent a latter with an offer of non-military use of Space to Soviet Prime-Minister N.A. Bulganin.
	Italy	January 12	1961	Launched high-altitude missile "Nike-Cajun" under joint science program with the USA.
	USSR	January 12	1962	First test launch of ICBM "R-14U" / SS-5 / Skean.
	USA	January 12	1986	7^th launch of Space Shuttle "Columbia", mission STS-61C. First flight of US Congressman into Space (C.W. Nelson.)
	USA	January 12	1997	18^th launch of Space Shuttle "Atlantis", mission STS-81.
	India	January 13	1949	Born Rakesh Sharma – first Indian cosmonaut. Made one Space mission in 1984.
	USSR	January 13	1961	Conducted 9^th launch of BM "R-5" / SS-3 / Shyster – target-missile for new missile defence system – "System A".
	USSR	January 13	1962	First test launch of ICBM "R-16U"/ SS-7 Mod 3 / Saddler from underground silo.
_2	USA	January 13	1962	6^th launch of spy satellite EÍ-3 (Keyhole) series "Corona" ended with acident of "Thor-Agena B" booster.
	USA	January 13	1978	NASA selected first group of women astronauts.
	USA	January 13	1993	3^rd launch of Space Shuttle "Endeavour", mission STS-54.
	Russia	January 14	1907	Born Vasiliy Mihailovich Ryabikov – Head of State Commision for launching First satellite "Sputnik", colonel-general.
	USA	January 14	1943	Born Shannon Wells Lucid – American astronaut. Made 5 Space missions – in 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1996 years.
	USA	January 14	1958	NASA issued a staff study entitled "A National Research Program for Space Technology.
	USSR	January 14	1960	Secretary-general of Central Commete of Communist Party N.S. Khrushev made a speech in the Suprime Soviet "Disarment for stable peace and friendship".
	USSR	January 14	1961	First launch of ICBM "R-7A" / SS-6 / Sapwood from new launch pad #31 of Cosmodrome Baikonur.
	USSR	January 14	1969	Conducted launch of "Soyuz-4" space craft with cosmonaut V.A. Shatalov on board.
	UN	January 14	1975	An International Convention on registration of objects launched into Space was signed at the UN, New York.
	Russia	January 14	1991	Launched Cargo space craft "Progress M-6" to Mir Space station.
	Russia	January 14	1994	Collision of "Soyuz TM-17" spacecraft with "Mir" Space station.
	USA	January 14	1995	NASA and Boeing Corporation signed a contract to create an International Space Station.
	USA	January 14	1996	Launched second satellite "Koreasat-2" for National Korean Communication System.
	Russia	January 15	1906	Born Pietr Dmitrievich Grushin – Designer of anti-aircraft missiles complexes.
	Hungary	January 15	1908	Born Edward Teller – one of the creators of American nuclear bomb, initiator of Strategic Defence Initiative.
	USA	January 15	1959	9^th test launch of ICBM "Atlas-B" ended with accident.
	USA	January 15	1962	Launch of missile "Thor" to test a new system for "Echo" communication satellite.
	USSR	January 15	1969	Launched "Soyuz-5" space craft with crew of B.Volinov, A.Eleseev and E. Khrunov.
	USA	January 15	1976	Launched a probe "Helios-2" for research of Solar activity.
	ESA	January 15	1991	Launched French booster "Ariane-4" with Itallian scientific satellite "Italsat-1".
	Japan	January 15	1995	Launch of experimental German satellite "Express" for experiments with thermoshild and materials in space,ended with the accident of "M-3S-2" booster.
	USA	January 15	1998	Conducted test launch of missile-interceptor "PLV" for National Defence System.
	Russia	January 16	1712	Piter I ( Russian Tzar) founded an Ingenering school in St.Petersburg (now known as Mozjaiskiy Military Space Ingeniring Academy ).
	USA	January 16	1946	Born Michael Loyd Coats – American astronaut . Made three Space missions – in 1984, 1989 and 1991.
	USSR	January 16	1948	Born Anatoliy Yakovlevich Soloviev – pilot-cosmonaut of USSR. Made five Space missions – in 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995 and 1997.
	USA	January 16	1952	Born Lloyd Blaine Hammond,Jr – American astronaut. Made two Space missions – in 1991 and 1994 years.
	USA	January 16	1955	Born Jerry Michael Linenger – American astronaut. Made two Space missions in 1994 and 1997 years.
	USA	January 16	1958	The NASA adopted resolution recommending that national space program can be most effectively implemented by the cooperative effort of the Department of Defense, the NASA, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Science Foundation, together with universities, research institutions, and industrial companies of the Nation, with military development and operation of space vehicles a responsibility of the Department of Defense, and research and scientific space operations the responsibility of the NASA.
	USA	January 16	1961	Launch of high-altitude missile "IRIS" ended with accident.
	USSR	January 16	1969	The First in the history docking of two manned space crafts on the orbit – "Soyuz-4" and "Soyuz-5". "Soyuz-4" – V. Shatalov, "Soyuz-5" B. Volinov, A. Eliseev and E. Khrunov. EVA of A. Eliseev and E. Khrunov from "Soyuz-5" to "Soyuz-4" and landing on another spacecraft.
	USSR	January 16	1970	First test launch of new ICBM with solid rocket motor "RO-2P" / SS-13 Mod 2 / Savage.
_2	USSR	January 16	1987	Launched cargo vehicle "Progress-27" with supplies to "Mir" Space station.
	USSR	January 16	1987	Opening of First meeting of USSR Federation of Cosmonautics. Chairman elect cosmonaut N.N. Rukavishnikov.
	Russia	January 17	1847	Born Nikolai Egorovich Zhukovskiy – Russian scientist, founder of aero- and hudromechanics.
	USA	January 17	1943	Born Daniel Charles Brandenstein – American astronaut. Made four Space mission – in 1983, 1985, 1990 and 1992.
	USA	January 17	1955	First launching of a test model towed by a rocket vehicle with a flexible towline, by Langley Laboratory's PARD at Wallops Island, Va.
	USA	January 17	1958	Conducted First test flight of ICBM for NAVY "Polaris-A1".
	USSR	January 17	1961	Six first candidates to cosmonauts – Y. Gagarin, G. Titov, A. Nikolaev, P. Popovich, G.Nelubov and V. Bikovskiy passed the examination on construction and command of "Vostok" space craft.
	USA	January 17	1976	Launched Canadian satellite "CTS-1" with American "Delta" booster.
	USA	January 17	1997	Launch of first satellite "Navstar 2-28" series Block-2R – the third generation of that satellites. Ended with accident of "Delta-2" booster.
	Russia	January 18	1915	Born Boris Viktorovich Raushenbukh – scientist in the field of theory of firing and orientation of Space crafts,deputy of Sergey Korolyov.
	Russia	January 18	1917	Born Vasiliy Pavlovich Mishin – deputy of Sergey Korolyov and later – Head and Designer-General of Special Design Bureau in 1966 – 1974 years.
	USSR	January 18	1931	Signed a contract between F.A. Tsander and head of Bureau of Air Technics OSAVIAHIM V.M. Afanasyev to build a rocket plane.
	USA	January 18	1951	55^th launch of "A-4" / SS-1 / Scunner missile under science programm,ended with accident of the missile.
	USA	January 18	1958	Born Jeffrey Nels Williams – American astronaut. Made one Space mission in 2000 year.
	USA	January 18	1966	Conducted second test fligt of "Thor" booster with spy satellite.
	USSR	January 18	1988	Launch of satellite "Gorizont" for fixed and mobile communication ended with accident of "Proton-K" booster / SL-12.
	Russia	January 18	1995	Yuri P.Semenov was elected as a Presedent of RKK "Energiya" on the first assembly of shareholders.
	USA	January 19	1959	5^th launch of "Redstone"missile, ended with accident.
	USA	January 19	1961	Marshall Space Flight Center awarded contract to Douglas and Chance Vought to study launching manned exploratory expedition into lunar and interplanetary space from Earth orbits.
	USA	January 19	1965	Conducted test flight of "Gemini-2" space craft to a suborbital trajectory.
	USA	January 19	1974	Launch of British military communication satellite "Skynet-2A", ended with accident of "Delta" booster.
	USA	January 19	2000	Conducted a test launch of target-missile within the framework of second test of National Missile Defence System of the USA.
	USA	January 19	2000	Conducted a test launch of intersector- missile "PLV" with intersector-spacecraft within the framework of second test of National Missile Defence System of the USA.
	USA	January 20	1930	Born Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin,Jr – American astronaut , Second man on the Moon. Made two Space missions – in 1966 and 1969 years.
	USA	January 20	1948	Born Jerry Lynn Ross – American astronaut. Made six Space missions – in 1985, 1988, 1991,1993, 1995 and 1998.
	USSR	January 20	1960	Conducted second test flight of ICBM "R-7A" / SS-6 / Sapwood.
	USSR	January 20	1960	Approved a Decision of Soviet of Ministers of USSR to put on duty ICBM "R-7" / SS-6 / Sapwood.
	USA	January 20	1961	NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) awarded contracts to North American Aviation and Ryan Aeronautical to develop paraglider recovery system for the Saturn booster, based upon concept developed by Francis M. Rogallo of NASA's Langley Research Center.
	USA	January 20	1966	Conducted test of command-service unit CSM-002 of Apollo spacecraft in ballistic flight.
	USSR	January 20	1969	9^th test flight of "L-1" complex to fly by the Moon, ended with accident of "Proton-K" / SL-12 booster.
	USSR	January 20	1978	Launched the First in the world automatic cargo vehicle "Progress-1" to supply "Salyut-6" Space station.
	Russia	January 20	1994	Launched first "Gals" satellite for direct TV.