SPACE CALENDAR – NOVEMBER

	USSR	November 11	1930	Born Kleyman Vladimir Leonidovich - designer of ballistic missile of submarine, first deputy chief designer Makeev GRTs, Hero Socialistic Labour, the Lenin Prize and State Prize laureate.
	USSR	November 11	1946	Born Solovyev Vladimir Alekseevich - space pilot of the Russian Federation. Made 2 space missions in 1984 and 1986.
	USSR	November 11	1963	Launch the probe of “3MV-1” #1 series for landing on the Venus ended with accident of “Molniya”/SL-6 booster. Probe took title “Kosmos-21” came off the orbit in November, 14.
	USA	November 11	1966	Conducted the launch of "Gemini-12" the pilot spacecraft with the crew of J.Lowell and E.Aldrin. The crew docked with "Agena D-12” the target. E.Aldrin put out in outer space 3 times.
	USA	November 11	1982	Conducted the 5-th launch of the Space Shuttle "Columbia" - mission STS-5. The first operation flight of shuttle, brought to orbit "SBS-3” and "Anik C3" the communication satellites. For the first time 4 persons were in the crew.
	USSR	November 11	1988	The 10-th launch of “Yantar-4KS1” the optic-electronic spy satellite took the title “Terilen” ended with accident of “Soyuz-U”/SL-4 the booster.
	Russia	November 11	1994	Launched “Progress M-25” the cargo transport spacecraft for supply of “Mir” the orbital station.
	Russia	November 11	1994	Created the First State test cosmodrome of Defence Department of Russian Federation in accordance with Decree of President of the Russian Federation #2077 in the base of rocket-space part of Plesetsk cosmodrome.
	USA	November 12	1937	Born Truly, Richard Harrison - astronaut of the US. Made 2 space missions in 1981 and 1983.
	USSR	November 12	1965	Conducted the launch of “Venera-2”/3MV-4 #4 probe - target of approach with Venus planet. Spacecraft flew by planet on the distance 24000 km and achieved orbit of sun satellite in February, 27 1966.
	USSR	November 12	1981	Semenov Yu.P. has been appointed the first deputy chief designer of “Energiya” the scientific production association, chief designer of “Buran” orbital craft.
	USA	November 12	1981	Conducted the second launch of Space Shuttle "Columbia" - mission STS-2. For the first time the flight was stoped because of technical problems.
	USA	November 12	1995	Conducted the 15-th launch of Space Shuttle "Atlantis" - mission STS-74, the program of flight included delivery docking module on the “Mir” station. The first flight under the program of docking shuttle with “Mir” orbital complex.
	USSR	November 13	1931	Created the LenGIDR attached to Central Council OSOAVIAKhIM, V.V.Razumov has been elected the first chairman of this group.
	USSR	November 13	1947	Conducted the 11-th launch of "A-4"/SS-1/Scunner the trophy ballistic missile, Kapustin Yar range.
	USA	November 13	1956	Conducted the 7-th test launch of "Jupiter-A" ballistic missile.
	USA	November 13	1957	The 7-th launch of "Navaho" intercontinental cruise missile ended with accident.
	Russia	November 14	1917	Born Kerimov Kerim Alievich - lieutenant-general, one of leaders of sector of space, chief of control of cosmic facilities of Defence Department, chairman of flight tests State committee of pilot space complexes from 1967 to 1995.
	USSR	November 14	1929	Born Petrov Vadim Ivanovich - chief designer of probes, deputy chief designer of TsKBEM (now “Energya” RKK), the Lenin Prize laureate.
	USA	November 14	1930	Born White, Edward Higgins - astronaut of the US. Made 1 space mission in 1965. First of astronauts of the US came out to outer space. He perished during training for flight of "Apollo” spacecraft in January, 27 1967.
	USA	November 14	1933	Born Haise, Fred Wallace - astronaut of the US. Made 1 space mission in 1970.
	USA	November 14	1956	Born Bowersox, Kennet Dwane - astronaut of the US. Made 4 space missions in 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1997.
	USA	November 14	1969	Conducted the launch of "Apollo-12" pilot spacecraft with the crew of C.Conrad, R.Gordon and A.Bean. C.Conrad and A.Bean made the second moonfall in the history of mankind.
	USA	November 14	1971	"Mariner-9" satellite achieved orbit of Mars, became the first in the world satellite of Mars. Satellite made 7329 images of Mars, Fobos and Deimos.
	Russia	November 15	1881	A.F.Mozhaysky the captain took the first in Russia inventor's certificate for “aeronautic missile” (aircraft).
	USSR	November 15	1927	P.F.Fedoseenko - aeronaut, held out on the spherical balloon (its size was 647 cubic metres) in the air 23 hours 52 min.
	USSR	November 15	1960	In Test-Flight Institute on the base of plane “Tu-104” created the flying laboratory for trainings of cosmonauts in the state of weightlessness.
	USA	November 15	1960	The first underwater missile carrier “George Washington” for the first time came out to battle patrol, 16 "Polaris-A1" ballistic missiles were on the board of submarine.
	USSR	November 15	1971	In Moscow signed the Agreement about creation of "Intersputnik" the international satellite communications system with the assistance of 9 socialistic countries.
	USA-Spain	November 15	1974	Conducted launch of "Intasat" satellite - the first Spanish satellite by the "Delta 2310" American booster. Satellite was meant for probe of ionosphere.
	USSR	November 15	1988	Conducted the first and only launch of “Energya-Buran”/SL-18 the non-expendable space system. “Buran” spacecraft returned on the Earth in hands off successfully.
	USA	November 15	1990	Conducted the 7-th launch of Space Shuttle " Atlantis" - mission STS-38, the flight under the confidential program, launched USA-67/SDS-2 the military communication satellite.
	Russia	November 15	1996	Realized the first firing test of RD-180 the liquid-propellant jet engine for the first stage of "Atlas-3" American booster, Khimki town.
	Russia	November 15	1997	Approved a Decision #1435 of Government of the Russian Federation “About federal special program of use of global navigation satellite system “GLONASS” with “Uragan” satellite in the interests of civilians”.
	Japan	November 15	1999	7-th launch of “N-2” Japanese booster ended with accident of the first stage, planed launch "MTSAT" satellite at the cost of $ 97 millions.
	USA	November 16	1950	Born Meade, Carl Joseph - astronaut of the US. Made 3 space missions in 1990, 1992 and 1994.
	USSR	November 16	1963	Conducted the launch of “Kosmos-22” satellite - the first spy satellite of “Zenit-4” second generation.
	USSR	November 16	1965	Conducted the launch of “Venera-3” probe for reach the Venus planet. The capsule made landing on the planet, it was first flight on the another planet in March,1 1966.
	USSR	November 16	1966	The second launch of “Strela-2” satellite for departmental communication system ended with accident of “Kosmos-3”/SL-8 booster.
	USSR	November 16	1968	Conducted the launch of “Proton-4” scientific satellite for study of cosmic rays and interaction with matter of particle of superpower.
	USA	November 16	1973	Conducted the launch of "Apollo" spacecraft with the crew of G.Carr, E.Gibson and W.Pouge. The third and last expedition to "Skylab" the first American station had duration 84 days.
	Russia	November 16	1992	Conducted the launch of “Resurs-500” satellite under the program “Europe-America-500”. Capsule landed on water near Vancouver(USA).
	Russia	November 16	1996	The launch of “Mars-8” probe under the program of exploration of Mars ended with accident of “Proton-K”/SL-12 booster.
	Russia	November 16	2000	Launched “Progress M1-4” the cargo ferry spacecraft for supply of ISS.
	USSR	November 17	1939	Born Martynovsky Arkady Leonidovich - the first vice-president of Korolev RKK “Energya”, the State Prize laureate.
	USA	November 17	1944	Born Bartoe, John-David Francis - astronaut of the US. Made 1 space mission in 1985.
	USA	November 17	1954	Realized the 5-th test launch of "Redstone" missile.
	USA	November 17	1958	The 6-th test launch of "Atlas-B" ICBM ended with accident.
	USSR	November 17	1970	For the first time “Lunokhod-1” automatic self-propelled apparatus was delivered on the Moon using “Luna-17” probe.
	USSR	November 17	1975	Conducted the launch of “Soyuz-20” pilotless spacecraft for test of spacecraft resources and for realization of biological experiments on the board.
	USA	November 17	1988	E'Prime Aerospace company carried out the test launch of "Eagle" booster.
	USA	November 18	1923	Born Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr - the first astronaut of the US. Made one suborbital mission and one space mission in 1961 and 1971.
	USA	November 18	1951	Born Brown, Mark Neil - astronaut of the US. Made 2 space missions in 1989 and 1991.
	USA	November 18	1958	The last 11-th test launch of "Navaho" intercontinental cruise missile ended with accident.
	USA	November 18	1961	The launch of "Ranger-2" satellite for hard landing on the Moon and testing the dynamics of flight Earth - Moon ended with accident of "Atlas-Agena B" booster.
	USSR	November 19	1943	Established reactive department in Central Aviation Aerohydrodynamics Institute.
	USSR	November 19	1944	Presidium of Supreme Soviet of USSR issued an edict about annual celebration of “Day of Artillery”. Since 1964 - “Day of the Missile Forces and Artillery”, celebrated in third Sunday of November. Since 1989 the holiday celebrate in October, 21.
	USA	November 19	1956	Born Collins, Eileen Marie - astronaut of the US. Made 3 space missions in 1995, 1997 and 1999. She is the first woman captain of shuttle.
	France	November 19	1958	Born Clervoy, Jean-Francois Andre - astronaut of France. Made 3 space missions in 1994, 1997 and 1999.
	USSR	November 19	1959	Created Rocket Troops of Strategical Assignment.
	USSR	November 19	1968	Approved a Decision of Soviet of Ministers of the USSR to put on duty "R-36-Orb"/SS-9 Mod 3/Scarp orbital missile.
	USA	November 19	1969	Lunar module of spacecraft "Apollo-12" with the crew of C.Conrad and A.Bean carried out the second landing in the history of mankind on the Moon surface.
	USA	November 19	1996	Conducted the 21-th launch of STS Space Shuttle "Columbia", mission - STS-80. The flight under the program of work with autonomous satellites WSF and ORFEUS-SPAS.
	USA	November 19	1997	Conducted the 24-th launch of of STS Space Shuttle "Columbia", mission - STS-87. The flight under the program the launch of "Spartan 201-04" round-trip satellite and guarantee of experiments at conditions of microgravitation using USMP-4 apparatus.
	Chinese People's Republic	November 19	1999	Conducted the pilotless launch of "Shen Zhou-1" the first Chinese pilot spacecraft. The test flight was successful.
	USA	November 20	1889	Born Edwin Hubble, U.S. astronomer. Measured the distance to some of the galaxies, classified them according to their structure, and established regularities in their separation.
	USSR	November 20	1919	Born Konrady Georgy Georgievich, specialist in space materials science, one of the organizers of TsNIIMV.
	USSR	November 20	1953	Issued Order of the Soviet of Ministers of the USSR about development of the first Russian moving-contact assembly of anti-aircraft guided rocket weapons S-75 “Dvina”.
	USSR	November 20	1954	The USSR Council of Ministers endorsed preliminary design of the R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile.
	England	November 20	1955	Born Timothy Kristian Charles Mace - back-up of Sharmen (mission in the USSR in 1991).
	USSR	November 20	1956	Born Severin Vladimir Gaevich, unflown cosmonaut, admitted candidates of Ministry of Aircraft Industry 1990.
	USSR	November 20	1959	Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers of the USSR about development of RT-1 solid-rocket booster missile and realization works for RT-2.
	USSR	November 20	1970	Launch of Zond-8 unattended station, made flying around the Moon, then returned on the Earth.
	USSR	November 20	1982	Simulator of approach and docking of “Soyuz-1” transporting spacecraft for Preparation of Cosmonauts Center.
	USSR	November 20	1990	First launch of Rokot booster, Baykonur.
	USA	November 20	1997	Columbia-24 space shuttle was launched.
	Russia	November 20	1998	A Decision #3266-PGD of State Duma about Federal statute “About acceptance of Protocol about entry of amendments in Agreement about creation of international system and Intersputnik space communication organization.
	Russia	November 20	1998	Launched the first Russian module of Zarya functional freight block using Proton booster, Baikonur cosmodrome.