SPACE CALENDAR – OCTOBER

	USA	October 1	1881	Born Boeing William Edward - airdesigner and founder of airfirm in USA. The Boeing firm is largest manufacturer of rocket-space technics in the world today.
	USSR	October 1	1919	Born Kozlov Dmitriy Il’ich - general designer of GNPRKTs TsSKB-Progress. He is the chief of creation the famous intercontinental ballistic rocket "Ð-7"/SS-6/Sapwood and its space updatings, also he supervised over creation of space vehicle of optical investigation.
	USSR	October 1	1933	GDL renamed into the Leningrad branch of RNII.
	USSR	October 1	1950	Born Morukov Boris Vladimirovich - cosmonaut of Russian Federation, he made 1 space mission in 2000.
	USA	October 1	1958	National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) has begun realization of the activity.
	USSR	October 1	1966	Conducted first launch of Yantar-1 high-altitude ionospheric laboratory with plasma-ionic gas-engine on a geophysical missile.
	Canada	October 1	1996	Opened the 12-th Congress of association of the participants of space flights (AUKP) in Ottawa.
	Russia	October 2	1910	Born Okhapkin Sergey Osipovich - the expert in dynamic and durability of design of launch vehicle and aircraft, the participant of creation of Vostok /SL-3 launch vehicle, the assistant of the main design of TsKBEM (nowadays - RKK Energiya).
	USSR	October 2	1939	Born Glazkov Yuriy Nikolaevich - pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR, he made 1 space mission in 1977.
	USA	October 2	1966	Conducted launch of ESSA-3 space vehicle - first meteorological satellite eguipped by two advanced television systems.
	Russia	October 2	1991	Conducted launch of the piloted spacecraft “SoyuzTM-13” under the program of 10-th main crew to Mir station. In structure of crew - Volkov A.A., Aubakirov T.O. and Fibeck F. Fibeck is the first astronaut of Austria.
	USA	October 3	1935	Born Duke, Charles Moss, Jr. - astronaut of USA, he made 1 space mission in 1972. 10-th man on the Moon.
	Germany	October 3	1942	The 4-th test launch of A-4"/SS-1/Scunner missile became first completely successful. The missile flew by 192 kms at maximal height of 96 kms.
	Germany	October 3	1944	Messerschmitt "Me-262" first serial fighter with turbojet engine put on service.
	USA	October 3	1951	Born Sullivan, Kathryn Dwyer - astronaut of USA, she made 3 space missions in 1984, 1990 and 1992.
	USA	October 3	1957	Fifth test launch of BM "Thor" ended with accident on start. Launcher damaged as a result of explosion.
	USSR	October 3	1960	Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers of the USSR about annexation of OKB-23 as branch #1 in structure of OKB-52.
	USSR	October 3	1960	List of staff of Computer Center of NII-88 approved (nowadays - TsUP).
	USA	October 3	1962	Conducted launch of "Mercury-8" spacecraft with W.Shirra. Realized a test of manual orientation system of spacecraft.
	USSR	October 3	1967	Tsiolkovskiy State museum of history of cosmonautics opened in Kaluga.
	USSR	October 3	1985	Conducted launch of "Cosmos-1689"/Resurs-01 - first space vehicle for realization of shooting in various ranges of spectrum with the high geometrical and photometric characteristics, and for reception of radio-locating images of the surface of the Earth.
	USA	October 3	1985	Conducted first launch of STS Space Shuttle " Atlantis", mission STS-51J under confidential program of Department of Defense of USA .
	USA	October 3	1999	Launch of interceptor “PVL” of first full-scale test of national system of anti-missile defence of USA. The tests was successful.
	USSR	October 4	1957	Beginning of space age. First launch of booster in history of mankind with the purpose of orbital injection of object. Satellite gave the name “PS-1”.
	USA	October 4	1957	Born Linteris, Gregory Thomas - astronaut of USA, he made 2 space missions in 1997.
	USSR	October 4	1958	First test launch of "R-11À"/V-11À geophysical missile designed on the base of BM "R-11"/SS-1b/Scud-A.
	USSR	October 4	1959	Conducted launch of “Luna-3” probe, which realized photographing of the return side of the Moon for the first time.
	USA	October 4	1959	Conducted first launch of "Little Joe" booster to a ballistic trajectory with "Mercury" spacecraft, for test of rocket system and system of explosion of space vehicle.
	USSR	October 4	1965	Conducted launch of “Luna-7”probe type "Å-6" for soft landing on the Moon ended with accident. The station broke about a surface of the Moon.
	USSR	October 4	1967	Avenue of the Heroes of Space opened in Moscow.
	USSR	October 4	1976	Third launch of device of a series “Fram” for research of natural resources of the Earth. There was accident with the "Soyuz-U”/SL-4 booster.
	USSR	October 4	1978	Launched cargo vehicle “Progress-4” for “Salyut-6” space station supply.
	USSR	October 4	1990	10-th launch of spy satellite “Tselina-2” ended with accident of the booster "Zenit-2"/SL-16
	Russia	October 4	1994	Conducted launch of “SoyuzTM-20” spacecraft under the program of 17th Main Mission to “Mir” space station with crew of A.S. Viktorenko, E.V.Kondakova and cosmonaut of Germany Merbold, Ulf Detrich.
	USA	October 5	1882	Born Goddard, R.H. - american scientist-engineer, one of the pioneers of rocket engineering.
	USA	October 5	1929	Born Gordon, Richard Francis, Jr. - astronaut of USA, he made 2 space missions in 1966 and 1969.
	USSR	October 5	1930	Born Pavel Romanovich Popovich - space pilot of USSR, he made 2 space missions in 1962 and 1974.
	USA	October 5	1958	Born Jett, Brent Word, Jr. - astronaut of USA, he made 3 space missions in 1996, 1997 and 2000.
	USA	October 5	1984	6-th launch of STS Space Shuttle " Challenger" - mission STS-41G. Launched satellite "ERBS" (USA). The first woman-astronaut of USA in space.
	International	October 5	1992	Signed an agreement between Russia and USA about cooperation in manned space activities.
	USA	October 5	1993	Launch of satellite “Landsat-6” for remote probing of the Earth ended with accident of " Titan-23G" booster.
	Russia	October 5	1997	Launched cargo vehicle “Progress M-36” for “Mir” space station supply.
	Russia	October 5	1998	Approved a Decision of Government of Russian Federation # 1156 and Ministry of Ukraine from November 6, 1997 about creation of the international space company “Kosmotras”.
	USSR	October 6	1964	Launch of "3KV"(Voshod) with a dummy onboard - “Kosmos-47” for improvement of a design of spacecraft by program of flight in space of 3 men.
	USA	October 6	1990	11-th launch of STS Space Shuttle " Discovery" - mission STS-41.
	Russia	October 6	1995	83-rd launch of military satellite “Parus” for definition of the site by boats of Navy ended with accident of "Cosmos-3Ì"/SL-8 booster.
	USSR	October 7	1941	First battery jet mortars “BM-13” got into environment and, that the instruments haven't got in hands of the opponent, was destroyed by personal structure.
	USSR	October 7	1959	Destroied RB-57d highaltitude scout by "R11D"/V-750/SA-2A/Guideline soviet missile in sky of China in area of Pekin at height of 20600 m.
	USSR	October 7	1959	Probe “Luna-3” conducted photographing of the return side of the Moon from distance of 60000 kms for the first time in the world.
	Sweden	October 7	1985	Opened 36-th Congress of International astronomical federation “MAF”/IAF in Stockholm - “Peace space and global problems of mankind”.
	USA	October 8	1913	Born Gilruth, Robert Rowe - chief of the first programs of man-tended missions of USA - Mercury, Gemini, Apollo.
	USSR	October 8	1928	Born Sulimov Oleg Aleksandrovich - scientist and organizer of creation of data-measuring systems, director of NIIIT, Doctor of Engineering Scences.
	USA	October 8	1956	Born Voss, Janice Elaine - astronaut of USA, she made 5 space missions in 1993, 1995, 1997(two) and 2000.
	USA	October 8	1959	Born Noriega, Carlos Ismael - astronaut of USA, he made 2 space missions in 1997 and 2000.
	USSR	October 8	1963	Conducted first test launch of ICBM "R-16U"/SS-7 Mod3/Saddler from mine launcher in Plesetsk.
	USSR	October 8	1965	Probe “Luna-7” broke about the surface of Moon in area of Kepler crater.
	USSR	October 8	1975	Conducted first launch of “Oko” satellite of second echelon under national program to deployment of system of the warning about a rocket attack.
	Russia	October 8	1995	Launched cargo vehicle “Progress M-29” for “Mir” space station supply
	USSR	October 9	1957	Born Yury Vladimirovich Usachev - pilot-cosmonaut of Russia, he made 4 space missions in 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2001.
	USSR	October 9	1977	Conducted launch of “Soyuz-25” spacecraft with the crew of V.V. Kovalenok and V.V. Ryumin.
	Russia	October 9	1997	Conducted launch of “Foton-11” spacecraft of “Foton” series for research in the field of space material authority, technology and biology.
	USA	October 10	1946	Conducted 11-th launch of "A-4"/SS-1/Scunner missile under scientific program. Purpose of launch - research of ionosphere and solar radiation. The experiment was successfully.
	Italy	October 10	1946	Born Malerba, Franco - first astronaut of Italy, he made 1 space mission in 1992.
	USSR	October 10	1948	First successful test launch of BM "R-1"/SS-1a/Scunner from Cosmodrome Kapustin Yar
	USSR	October 10	1958/TD>	Second test launch of geophysical missile "R-11A"/V-11A designed on the base of BM "R-11"/SS-1b/Scud-A.
	USA	October 10	1958	Born Grunsfeld, John Mace - astronaut of USA, he made 3 space missions in 1995, 1997 and 1999.
	USSR	October 10	1960	First launch of new booster “Molnya” /SL-6 booster ended with the accident on 309-th second of flight.
	USSR	October 10	1983	Probe “Venera-15” left in orbit of Venus. It’s 4-th satellite of planet.
	Austria	October 10	1993	Opened 9-th Congress of association of participants of space missions in Vezendorf.
	Russia-USA	October 10	1999	Conducted first operational launch of “Zenit-3SL” booster of International company "Sea Launch Company", which includes firms of USA, Russia, Norway and Ukraine.