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- January in Space history.
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- 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).