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January in Space history.
1 Ceres asteroid discovered. (1801).
2 Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars. (1972).
4 Luna 1 first craft to leave Earth's gravity. (1959).
5 Charles Perrine discovers Elara, moon of Jupiter. (1905).
Venera 5 Launched to Venus. (1969).
NASA announces development of Space Shuttle. (1972).
Salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days. (1975).
7 Galileo discovers Io, Europa, and Callisto, moons of Jupiter. (1610).
8 Galileo dies. (1642).
10 First radar contact with moon (1946).
Venera 6 launched to Venus. (1969).
11 Titania and Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel (1787).
13 Ganymede discovered by Galileo. (1610).
14 Edmond Halley dies. (1742).
Soyuz 4 launched. (1968).
15 Soyuz 5 launched. (1968).
17 Soyuz 4 & 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft. (1968).
Hermes rocket launched by ESA. (1976).
22 Apollo 5 launched to moon, Unmanned luna module tests made. (1968).
24 51-C Discovery launched; 1st DoD mission. (1985).
25 J. L. Lagrange born. (1736).
Echo 2, first joint US/USSR satellite. (1964).
27 Grissom, Chaffee & White die in Apollo 1 fire. (1967).
28 Johannes Hevelius dies. (1687).
29 41-B (STS-11) Challenger launched. (1984).
30 US/Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere. (1969).
31 Explorer 1 launched. (1958).
James van Allen discovers the Van Allen radiation belt. (1958).
Ham is first primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2. (1961).
Luna 9 launched for moon. (1966).
Apollo 14 launched for moon. (1971).