SPACE CALENDAR – OCTOBER

	USA	October 11	1936	Born Fullerton, Charles Gordon - astronaut of USA, he made 2 space missions in 1982 and 1985.
	USA	October 11	1957	Conducted 6-th test launch of "Thor" BM.
	USA	October 11	1958	Conducted second unsuccessful launch of lunar probe of series "Pioneer".
	USSR	October 11	1960	Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers of USSR about preparation for launch of “Vostok” with the man onboard in December, 1960.
	USA	October 11	1960	First test launch of ICBM "Atlas-E" ended with accident.
	USA	October 11	1960	First launch of spy satellite Keyhole of series "SAMOS" ended with accident of "Atlas Agena-A" booster.
	USA	October 11	1968	Conducted launch of “Apollo-7” spacecraft under program of test of CSM of a lunar complex with the crew of W.Schirra, D.Eisele and W.Cunningham. First manned space flight of spacecraft of series "Apollo".
	USSR	October 11	1969	Conducted launch of “Soyuz-6” spacecraft with the crew of G.S. Shonin and V.N.Kubasov. Realized the experiment on welding and soldering in space for the first time.
	USA	October 11	1995	Carried out the demonstration tests of Russian iquid-propellant jet engine RD-120 in USA. Tests promoted a victory of research-and-production association “Energomash” in competition on modernization of engines for use at the first stage of "Atlas-3" booster.
	USA	October 11	2000	Conducted 28-th launch of STS Space Shuttle " Discovery" - mission STS-92. Space Shuttle delivered sections of basic farm Z1 and radio engineering systems of Ku-range to International Space Station.
	USA	October 12	1932	Born Garn, Edwin Jacob - astronaut of USA, he made 1space mission in 1985.
	USSR	October 12	1939	Climb of stratosphere balloon “SP-2” “Komsomol”/VR-60 at height of 16800 m with the crew of A.A.Fomin, A.F. Krikun and engineer M.I.Volkov.
	USA	October 12	1939	The President Roosevelt made a resolve about creation of atomic weapon in USA.
	USSR	October 12	1958	Second test launch new booster “Vostok-L”/”Luna” /SL-3 ended with the accident on 104-th second of flight.
	USSR	October 12	1964	Launch of spacecraft “Voshod” with crew of V.M. Komarov, K.P. Feoktistov and B.B. Egorov. First application of system soft landing and first flight without space-suits.
	USSR	October 12	1967	Realized the unique experiment by vertical space probe of atmosphere and ionosphere of Earth at height to 4400 km.
	USSR	October 12	1969	Launch of “Soyuz-7” spacecraft with the crew of A.V. Filipchenko, V.N.Volkov and V.V. Gorbatko. The program combined flight of 3 spacecrafts of series “Soyuz”, planned docking didn’t conduct with “Soyuz-8” spacecraft because of failure “Igla” system.
	USSR	October 12	1979	12-th launch of spy satellite ”Argon” of third generation"Zenit-6" ended with accident of "Soyuz-U”/SL-4 booster.
	USSR	October 12	1982	First launch of three satellites “Uragan” under the program of united space navigational system GLONASS.
	Russia	October 12	1993	Launched cargo vehicle “Progress M-20” for “Mir” space station supply.
	USSR	October 13	1934	Born Katorgin Boris Ivanovich - director general and chief designer of research-and-production association “Energomash” since 1991.
	USSR	October 13	1941	Organized construction department of factory # 296 NKAP. S.A.Kosberg is chief designer of construction department.
	USSR	October 13	1948	Second successful test launch of BM "R-1"/SS-1a/Scunner from Range Kapustin Yar
	USA	October 13	1952	Born Clifford,(Uram) Michael Richard - astronaut of USA, he made 3space missions in 1992, 1994 and 1996.
	USSR	October 13	1957	First test launch of countermissile “V-1000” from test range.
	USA	October 13	1959	Launch of two-stage booster for interception of satellite “Explorer-6” from aircraft “B-47”. First test of antisatellite weapon.
	USA	October 13	1959	Launch of scientific satellite "Explorer-7" for exploration of solar radiation, albedo of Earth, cosmic rays and meteoric particles.
	USSR	October 13	1960	Approved a Decision of Central Committee of Communist Party and Soviet of Ministers of USSR to put on duty missile “D-2”.
	USSR	October 13	1964	N.S.Khruschev displaced all posts at the special plenum of Central Committee of Communist Party.
	USSR	October 13	1969	Launch of “Soyuz-8” spacecraft with the crew of V.A.Shatalov and A.S.Eliseev. The program combined flight of 3 spacecrafts of series “Soyuz”, planned docking didn’t conduct with “Soyuz-7” spacecraft because of failure “Igla” system of spacecraft “Soyuz-8”.
	USSR	October 13	1987	Opened first State exhibition of books by cosmonautics in Moscow.
	Russia	October 13	1994	Launch first satellite of series “Ekspress” for fast and long-haul communication, apparatuses of this series meant for replacement outmoded satellites “Gorizont”.
	USA	October 14	1890	Born D.D.Eisenhower - American commander, general of army, 34-th President of USA from 1953 to 1961.
	Russia	October 14	1901	Born Turkov Roman Anisimovich - one of the first organizers and leaders of rocket production , second director of Experimental Engineering Plant, first deputy chief of design office #1.
	Russia	October 14	1903	Born Kosberg Semen Arievich - specialist in aviation and rocket engines, main designer of design office #154 in Voronezh (nowaday- design office of chemical automation).
	USSR	October 14	1960	Second launch of new four-stage booster “Molniya”/SL-6 ended with the accident on 290-th second of flight.
	International	October 14	1962	American reconnaissance discovered Soviet ballistic missiles "Ð-12"/SS-4/Sandal" on territory of Cuba.
	USSR	October 14	1969	Launch of satellite “Interkosmos-1” of International scientific company. Discovered polarization of X-radiation of Sun, studied distribution of oxygen in upper atmosphere of Earth. Started realization of program “Interkosmos”.
	USSR	October 14	1970	Launch of satellite “Interkosmos-4” under International scientific program. Received X-ray spectrums high resolution of multicharged ions in solar flares.
	USSR	October 14	1976	Conducted launch of geophysical missile “Vertikal’-4”/SL-8 for exploration of atmosphere and ionosphere of Earth. Round-trip probe with scientific equipment made by scientists of social countries landed using parachutes.
	USSR	October 14	1976	Conducted launch of “Soyuz-23” spacecraft with the crew of V.D.Zudov and V.I.Rozhdestvenskyi. Planned docking didn’t conduct with “Salyut-5” space station because of failure “Igla” system.
	USSR	October 14	1983	Probe “Venera-16” came into orbit of Venus . “Venera-16” became 5-th satellite of the planet. “Venera-16” together with “Venera-15” realized radio-locating map-making of the planet.
	Germany	October 15	1945	The English has realized third launch of trophy rocket “Fau-2”/A-4/SS-1/Scunner on artillery range in Germany with the help of German specialists.
	USSR	October 15	1969	Cosmonauts G.S.Shonin and V.N.Kubasov made experiment by space weld onboard of “Soyuz-6” spacecraft for the first time in history.
	USA	October 15	1974	American booster “Scout B-1" has launched scientific satellite "Ariel-5" British owned.
	USSR	October 15	1986	Third launch of six satellites “Gonets” of orbital system “Strela-3” for connection ended with accident of "Tsiklon-3"/SL-14 booster.
	India	October 15	1994	First successful launch of Indian booster "PSLV”. National satellite "IRS-P2" for remote sensing of earth put into orbit.
	USA	October 15	1997	Launch of "Cassini" probe with nuclear power installation. Explorations of Saturn and its satellite included in program of flight.
	France	October 16	1910	M.Budri realized first in history flight by dirigible across La Manche.
	USA	October 16	1956	Born Newman, James Hansen - astronaut of USA, he made 3 space missions in 1993, 1995 and 1998.
	USSR	October 16	1957	First test launch of "P-15"/SS-N-2A/Styx cruise missile from Black Sea.
	USSR	October 16	1957	Created section of history of aviation and cosmonautics of National association of history of science and engineering.
	USA	October 16	1957	Launch of "Aerobee" high-altitude rocket for testing fighting part of antimissile.
	USSR	October 16	1970	Launch of “Vostok-2M/SL-3 booster with military satellite for system of space communication “Kosmos-372”, cosmodrome Plesetsk.
	USA	October 16	1975	Launch of satellite "SMS-3" - first regular synchronous weather satellite.
	USSR	October 16	1975	10-th expedition for lunar ground delivery using satellite of series "Å8-5Ì" ended with accident of 4-th stage of “Proton-K”/SL-12 booster.
	USA	October 16	1991	Probe "Galileo" realized a flight 1601 km away from asteroid “Gaspra” and made 16 photos of “planet”.
	International	October 16	1993	Representatives State Governments which took part in joint construction and management of ISS examined a proposal of USA about participation of Russia in this attempt in Paris.
	Russia	October 17	1897	Tsiolkovsky informed about wind tunnel construction.
	USSR	October 17	1923	Born Utkin Vladimir Fedorovich - chief designer of design office “Yuzhnoe” from 1971 to 1990, director of TsNIIMash from 1990 to 2000, academician of Russian Academy of Sciences.
	USA	October 17	1926	Born Henize, Karl Gordon - astronaut of USA, he made 1space mission in 1985.
	USA	October 17	1933	Born Anders, William Alison - astronaut of USA, he made 1space mission in 1968 by spasecraft “Appolon-8”.
	USA	October 17	1956	Born Jemison, Mae Carol - astronaut of USA, she made 1 space mission in 1992.
	USSR	October 17	1972	9-th launch of "Strela-2" military booster for departmental communication system ended with accident of “Kosmos-3M”/SL-8 booster.
	USSR	October 17	1975	Unveiled memorial in locality of loss of Yu.A.Gagarin and V.S.Seregin in village by name Novoselovo in Vladimirskiy region.
	USSR	October 17	1978	5-th launch of satellite “Ekran” for direct telecasting ended with accident of “Proton-K”/SL-12 booster.
	USSR	October 17	1979	First rocket regiment with ICBM “MR-UR-100UTTKh”/RS-16B/SS-17 Mod 3/Spanker began military duty near Bologoe town.
	Russia	October 17	1991	Launched cargo vehicle “Progress M-10” for “Mir” space station supply.
	USA	October 17	1997	Conducted test of military laser MIRACL by satellite "MSTI-3".
	Russia	October 17	2000	Launched cargo vehicle “Progress M-43” for “MKS” orbital complex supply.
	Russia	October 18	1909	Born Kamanin Nikolay Petrovich - colonel-general, one of the first Heros of the Soviet Union, took part in rescue of Chelyuskin expedition in 1934. Since 1960 Deputy Chief of Administration of combat training, since 1965 assistant of commander-in-chief of air force in the field of space.
	USSR	October 18	1947	First launch of trophy BM "A-4"/SS-1/Scunner, Range Kapustin Yar.
	USA	October 18	1956	Conducted 5-th test launch of BM "Jupiter-A".
	USA	October 18	1962	Conducted launch of satellite "Ranger-5" with the purpose of hard landing on the Moon and for data organization under lane Earth-Moon. Satellite made flight beside the Moon, program of flight not realized.
	USSR	October 18	1967	"Venera-4" probe conducted soft landing on the Venus for the first time in history of mankind.
	USA	October 18	1989	Conducted 5-th launch of American the Space Shuttle " Atlantis" - mission STS-34, brought to interplanetary trajectory probe "Galileo" for research of Jupiter.
	USA	October 18	1993	Conducted 15-th launch of American the Space Shuttle "Columbia" - mission STS-58, realized the experiments under the program of flight of space laboratory “SLS-2” onboard of Shuttle.
	Russia	October 19	1853	Born Kibal’chich Nikolay Ivanovich - revolutionary, member of the "Narodnaya Volya", inventor of aircraft with jet thrust.
	France	October 19	1867	Defence Department of France granted a patent for layout of aircraft type “Delta” with jet on demand of Russian officer N.A.Teleshov.
	USSR	October 19	1965	Conducted first launch of space booster version “Kosmos-2M”/SL-7, launched military satellite “Kosmos-93” for calibration of Radar Station.
	USSR	October 19	1966	Conducted regular demonstration of technics for representations of Party and government organizations of socialist countries - operation “Pal’ma-2”, cosmodrome Baikonur. There was L.I.Brezhnev, Yu.V.Andropov, M.V.Keldysh, Ya.Kadar, V.Shtoff on demonstration.
	USA	October 19	1966	Official declared the first crew of spacecraft "Apollo-1" - V.Grissom, E.White and R.Chaffee. Beginning of flight was plan on February,12 1967.
	Russia	October 20	1904	Born Rudenko Sergey Ignat’evich - marshal of aviation, Hero of the Soviet Union, chief of Gagarin Air Force Academy from 1968 to 1973.
	USSR	October 20	1947	Second launch of trophy BM "A-4"/SS-1/Scunner, Range Kapustin Yar. The missile deviated from the objective on 180 km.
	USSR	October 20	1961	Issued Order of the USSR Council of Ministers to put on service ICBM “R-16”/SS-7 Mod1/Saddler of complex “Sheksna-N”.
	Canada	October 20	1963	Born Payette, Julie - astronaut of Canadian space agency, she made 1 space flight in 1999.
	USSR	October 20	1970	Conducted launch of satellite “Zond-8” - last (11-th) flight of complex “L-1” realized under planned program.
	USSR	October 20	1975	Realized separation of capsule of probe “Venera-9” from orbital block.
	USSR	October 20	1983	Conducted launch of geophysical missile “Vertikal’-11”/SL-8 for continuation of integrated studies of Earth-reflected radiation of Sun. Round-trip probe with scientific equipment made by scientists of USSR, PNR and CzSSR landed using parachutes.
	USSR	October 20	1983	Launched cargo vehicle “Progress-18” for “Salyut-7” orbital station supply.
	USA	October 20	1995	Conducted 18-th launch of American the Space Shuttle "Columbia" - mission STS-73. Flight under program of realization of investigations in space laboratory USML-2.