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USSR | May 21 | 1941 | Born Anatoly Semenovich Levchenko - pilot cosmonaut of the USSR. Made 1 space mission in 1987.. |
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USA | May 21 | 1942 | Born Springer, Robert Clyde - astronaut of the US. Made two space missions in 1989 and 1990. |
| Germany | May 21 | 1945 | Born Messerschmid Ernst Willi - astronaut of the Germany. Made one space mission in 1985. | |
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USSR | May 21 | 1953 | From the fourth attempt conducted first successful launch of operative and tactic "R-11"/SS-1b/Scud-A missile. |
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Slovak | May 21 | 1964 | Born Ivan Bella - first cosmonaut of the Slovakia. Made one space mission in 1999. |
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International | May 21 | 1972 | In Moscow signed Soviet-American agreement about Limitation of Strategic Weapons - 1. (LSW-1/OSV-1) with 5 years duration. |
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USSR | May 21 | 1986 | Conducted test launch of unmanned "Soyuz TM" spacecraft - new modification of "Soyuz" spacecraft. Flight program included docking with "Mir" space station and test of all spacecraft systems. |
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USSR | May 21 | 1988 | The Cosmos-1946 and Cosmos-1948 navigation satellites of GLONASS system were launched. |
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USSR | May 21 | 1991 | The Resurs F-10 satellite for exploration of natural resources was launched. |
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Russia | May 21 | 1993 | The Resurs F-17 satellite for exploration of natural resources was launched. |
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USA- Norway | May 21 | 1997 | The Thor-2 Norwegian communication satellite was launched on Delta-2 booster. |
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USSR | May 22 | 1958 | Sixth test launch of Inter Continental Cruise Missile "Burya" was successful for the first time after many accidents. |
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USSR | May 22 | 1959 | Approved a Decision of the USSR Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers for design and development of spacecraft-satellite for human flight into space and spy purpose. As outcome of this order spacecraft "Vostok" and spy satellite "Zenith-2" were developed. |
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USSR | May 22 | 1970 | 36th launch of "DS-P1-U" satellite for preliminary adjustment of antiaircraft radars ended with accident of the "Cosmos-2M"/SL-7 booster. |
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USSR | May 22 | 1974 | According to Decision of Soviet Government Vasiluy P. Mishin was fired from position of Chief Designer of TsKBEM. On the base of TsKBEM was created NPO "Energiya". Valentin P. Glushko was appointed to be a General Designer and Director of NPO "Energiya". |
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USSR | May 22 | 1978 | Put on duty photo spy satellite of 4th generation "Yantar-2K". Satellite was named "Phoenix". |
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Russia | May 22 | 1993 | Launched cargo vehicle "Progress M-18" for "Mir" space station supply. |
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Russia | May 22 | 1994 | Launched cargo vehicle "Progress M-23" for "Mir" space station supply. |
| USA | May 22 | 1999 | Launched USA-144 the spy satellite. | |
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Russia | May 23 | 1914 | Born Konstantin Davidovich Bushuev - scientist, designer of space rockets, one of designers of "Vostok", "Voskhod" and "Soyuz" spacecrafts, technical director of Soviet-American joint space flight of Soyuz-Apollo since 1973 until 1975. |
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Germany | May 23 | 1958 | Born Thomas Reiter - astronaut of Germany. Made one space mission in 1995. |
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USSR | May 23 | 1964 | 9th launch of second generation ICBM "R-36"/SS-9 Mod 1/Scarp ended with accident of the booster. |
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USSR | May 23 | 1966 | USSR Academy of Science organized "Intercosmos" Council - Member states mainly were socialist countries. |
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USSR | May 23 | 1974 | Launch of the first photo spy satellite of fourth generation "Yantar-2K"/"Phoenix" ended with accident of the "Soyuz-U"/SL-4 space booster. |
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USSR | May 23 | 1979 | Launched "Proton-K"/SL-12 booster for test of two "TKS" spacecrafts which was designed in "Chelomey" Design Bureau under program of "Almaz" space station. Spacecrafts were named "Cosmos-1100" and "Cosmos-1101. |
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ESA | May 23 | 1980 | Second test launch of European "Ariane-1" ended with accident of the booster. |
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USSR | May 23 | 1982 | Launched cargo vehicle "Progress-13" for "Salyut-7" space station supply. |
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ESA | May 23 | 1984 | "Ariane-1" space booster launch to the orbit "Spacenet-1" satellite. It was first American satellite launched by European booster. |
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USSR | May 23 | 1986 | The Cosmos-1745 navigation satellite was launched. |
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USA | May 23 | 1995 | The GOES-9 weather satellite was launched. |
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USA | May 23 | 2002 | Conducted the first test flight of prototype of battle pilotless plane produced by Boeing Company. |
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USSR | May 24 | 1949 | Conducted fifth launch of "R-1À"/SS-1a/Scunner with detachable head part under program of Academy of Science of USSR. On the aft part of the rocket for the first time two "FIAR-1" instruments were installed. |
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USA | May 24 | 1951 | Born Parise, Ronald Anthony - astronaut of the US. Made two space missions in 1990 and 1995. |
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USSR | May 24 | 1957 | Conducted second launch of geophysical rocket "R-2A" designed on the base of "R-2"/SS-2/Sibling with two dogs onboard. |
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USSR | May 24 | 1958 | 8th test launch of ICBM "R-7"/SS-6/Sapwood missile ended with accident of the missile. This date is beginning of second stage of Flight Designer Tests (LKI). |
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USA | May 24 | 1960 | "Atlas Agena-A" booster launched "Midas-2" satellite - first successful launch of military satellite from 1st early warning system. |
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USSR | May 24 | 1961 | 7th test launch of ICBM "R-16"/SS-7 Mod1/Saddler ended with accident. |
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USA | May 24 | 1961 | Launch of "Explorer" type S-45À satellite ended with accident of the "Juno II" booster. |
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International | May 24 | 1972 | 37th President of the USA Nixon, Richard Millhouse and Andrey Nikolaevich Kosigin signed Soviet-American agreement about space partnership - beginning of the ASTP. Historical docking "Soyuz-19 and "Apollo" spacecrafts was result of that agreement. |
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USSR | May 24 | 1975 | Conducted launch of manned "Soyuz-18" spacecraft under program of second Main Mission to "Salyut-4" space station with the crew of P.I. Klimuk and V.I. Sevast'yanov. Established national record of duration of the flight - 62 days 23 hours 20 minutes 8 seconds. |
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USA | May 24 | 2000 | Conducted 1st launch of "Atlas-3" booster with Russian liquid fuel engine (RD-180) as the first stage. Was launched "Eutelsat-W4" satellite, which belongs to European corporation ETSO. |
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Germany | May 25 | 1897 | Born Iogan Winkler - Dutch engineer, one of the pioneers of rocketry. He was first who launched liquid fuel rocket in Europe. |
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USSR | May 25 | 1931 | Born Georgiy Mikhailovich Grechko - pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR. Made three space missions in 1975, 1977 and 1985. One of the oldest Russian cosmonauts who made space flight (in the age 54 years old). |
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USA | May 25 | 1961 | President J.F. Kennedy sent an inquiry to the Congress for financing a Lunar human landing program. Program was named "Apollo". |
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USA | May 25 | 1965 | "Saturn-1" booster launched an "Apollo" command-service module mock-up for a flight test. |
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USSR | May 25 | 1973 | Launch of "Cosmos-3M"/SL-8 named as "Zaliv" satellite for Russian NAVY ended with accident of the booster. Satellite was designated for ship communications and ship geo-positioning. |
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USA | May 25 | 1973 | Conducted launch of manned "Apollo" spacecraft under program of 1st Main Mission to "Skylab" space station with the crew of C.P.Conrad, J.P.Kerwin and P.J.Weitz. Established a new record of flight duration - 28 days 49 minutes and 49 seconds. |
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Russia | May 25 | 1993 | Soviet of General Designers approved decision to close "Buran" program. |
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Russia | May 25 | 1994 | 37th launch of spy satellite of third generation "Tsilina-D" ended with accident of the Tciklon-3"/SL-14 booster. |
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Russia | May 25 | 1996 | The Gorizont-32 communication satellite was launched. |
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USA | May 25 | 2001 | The Galileo American interplanetary probe made flight not far from Kallisto the satellite of Jupiter. |
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USA | May 26 | 1951 | Born Ride, Sally Kristen - First woman astronaut of the US. Made two space missions in 1983 and 1984. |
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Syria | May 26 | 1951 | Born Fares, Muhammad Ahmed - 1st cosmonaut of the Syria. Made one space mission in 1987. |
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International | May 26 | 1972 | The USSR and the USA signed an Agreement about Limitation of the Antimissile Defense Systems. |
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USSR | May 26 | 1980 | Conducted launch of manned "Soyuz-36" spacecraft under program of 5th Visiting Mission to "Salyut-6" space station with the crew of V.N. Kubasov and first Hungarian cosmonaut B. Farcas. |
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USSR | May 26 | 1983 | The Cosmos-1465 satellite was launched for calibration of land radar. |
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USA | May 26 | 1983 | The astronomical satellite of Exosat European space agency. |
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USSR | May 26 | 1988 | The Molnia -3-32 communication satellite was launched. |
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India | May 26 | 1999 | Three satellites were launched on one booster. |
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Russia | May 27 | 1779 | Born Alexander Dmitrievich Zasyadko - designer, specialist in artillery and rocketry, Lieutenant General. |
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USSR | May 27 | 1948 | Born Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov - pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR. Made three space missions in 1985, 1988 and 1991 years. |
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USSR | May 27 | 1954 | S.P. Korolyov sent a letter written by Michail K. Tikhonravov to Dmitry F. Ustinov "About artificial satellite of the Earth". |
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USSR | May 27 | 1974 | Under name of "Cosmos-656" conducted launch of unmanned 7K-TA "Soyuz" type spacecraft. |
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USSR | May 27 | 1978 | Third launch of "Ekran" TV satellite ended with accident of the "Proton-K"/SL-12 booster. |
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Russia | May 27 | 1993 | 29th launch of "Gorizont" satellite for fixed and mobile communications ended with accident of the "Proton-K"/SL-12 booster. |
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USA | May 27 | 1999 | Conducted 26th launch of STS Space Shuttle "Discovery" - mission STS-96. Space Shuttle brought to ISS around 2 tons of cargo. |
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USA | May 28 | 1944 | Born Scully-Power, Paul Desmond - astronaut of the US. Made one space mission in 1984. |
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USSR | May 28 | 1949 | Conducted sixth launch of "R-1A"/SS-1a/Scunner with detachable head part under program of Academy of Science of USSR. On the aft part of the rocket two "FIAR-1" instruments were installed. |
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USSR | May 28 | 1958 | 5th launch of "Vanguard" booster ended with accident of the third stage of the booster. |
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USA | May 28 | 1964 | Conducted launch of the first CSM mock-up of "Apollo" spacecraft for tests during the orbital flight. |
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USSR | May 28 | 1971 | Conducted launch of "Mars-3" probe - orbital module was second artificial satellite of Mars and landing module became first soft landing probe on Mars surface. |
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USSR | May 28 | 1984 | Conducted launch of cargo vehicle "Progress-22" for "Salyut-7" space station supply. |
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USSR | May 28 | 1988 | The Cosmos-1949 spy sea satellite was launched. |
| Russia | May 28 | 1992 | The Cosmos-2186 spy optical satellite was launched. | |
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Israel | May 28 | 2002 | The Ofek-5 spy satellite was launched from Palmachim cosmodrome on Shavit-1 launch vehicle. |
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Russia | May 28 | 2002 | The Cosmos-2389 satellite was launched on Cosmos-3M launch vehicle. |
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USA | May 29 | 1917 | Born John Fitzgerald Kennedy - 35th president of the USA. He started program "Apollo". |
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USA | May 29 | 1946 | Conducted third launch of German trophy"À-4"(V-2)/SS-1/Scunner missile under science program. |
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USSR | May 29 | 1961 | Fourth test launch of ICBM "R-9"/SS-8/Sasin ended with accident. |
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USSR | May 29 | 1974 | Conducted launch of "Luna-22" - 7th artificial satellite of the Moon. Spacecraft transmitted Moon surface photos. |
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USA | May 29 | 1980 | The launch of Atlas-F booster with the NOAA-B weather satellite onboard ended with accident of booster. |
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USSR | May 29 | 1982 | The Molniya-1-54 communication satellite was launched. |
| USSR | May 29 | 1986 | The Cosmos-1747 spy optical satellite was launched. | |
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USSR | May 29 | 1990 | The Resurs F-06 satellite was launched for research of natural resources. |
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USA | May 29 | 1991 | The Aurora-2 communication satellite was launched. |
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Russia | May 29 | 2001 | The Cosmos-2377 satellite of military destination was launched. |
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Russia | May 30 | 1672 | Born Petr Alexeevich Romanov - emperor Peter the Great, organizer of rocket development. |
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USSR | May 30 | 1934 | Born Aleksey Arhipovich Leonov - pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR. Made two space missions in 1965 and 1975. He was first man who made an Extra Vehicular Activity. |
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USA | May 30 | 1958 | Born Lopez-Alegria, Michael Eladio - astronaut of the US. Made two space missions in 1995 and 2000. |
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Great Britain | May 30 | 1963 | Born Sharman, Helen Patricia - 1st cosmonaut of Great Britain. Made one space mission in 1991. |
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USA | May 30 | 1966 | Conducted launch of "Surveyor-1" probe who was the first American soft landing spacecraft on the Moon surface. It transmitted to Earth 11150 photos of Moon surface. |
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USA | May 30 | 1971 | Conducted launch of "Mariner-9" probe - 5th American probe to Mars. Probe become the first artificial Mars satellite and made global mapping of Mars. |
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USSR | May 30 | 1975 | Conducted launch of "Cosmos-741" first "Hector-Priroda" or "Zenith-2M/NH". Satellite made Earth remote sensing for civilian organizations. |
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Russia | May 30 | 1991 | Launched cargo vehicle "Progress M-8" for "Mir" space station supply. |
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China | May 30 | 1998 | The Zhongwei-22 communication satellite was launched. |
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Russia | May 31 | 1903 | Was published 1st book of Tsiolkovskiy - "Research of space with jet crafts". The book started era of exploration of space. |
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USSR | May 31 | 1933 | Beginning of test firing 1st in the world jet engine 09 which was designed by M.K. Tikhonravov on hybrid fuel for GIRD-09 rocket. |
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USSR | May 31 | 1956 | Conducted high-altitude launch of "R-1E" booster (modification of "R-1"/SS-1/Scunner missile) with Malishka and Minda dogs on board. During the launch a research was made under program of USSR Academy of Science. Space physiology data was received. |
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ESA | May 31 | 1975 | The European Space Agency (ESA) was created with headquarters in Paris on the base of European corporations ESRO and partially ELDO. Following countries jointed this organization: Belgium, Great Britain, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland Sweden, and Netherlands. |
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India | May 31 | 1981 | 3rd launch of national Indian "SLV-3" booster. There was malfunction of the booster and "Rohini-2" satellite was launched to the non-planned orbit. |
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ESA | May 31 | 1986 | Launch of 5th generation satellite "Intelsat-5À of "Intelsat" corporation ended with accident of the "Ariane-2" booster. |
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USSR | May 31 | 1990 | Conducted launch of "Crystal" module for "Mir" space station. |
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Russia | May 31 | 1995 | Approved a Decision #536 of the Government of Russian Federation "About the schedule and conditions of episodic utilization of regions with a falling detachable head parts of rockets ". |
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Russia-Ukraine | May 31 | 1997 | Joint statement of Presidents of Russia and Ukraine about Priorities in joint activity in use of outer space. |
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