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November 10, 1960	Report from D. Ustinov et al on Preparations for Two Test Flights of the Vostok-A Prototype Report from industrial leaders, scientists, and designers to the Central Committee on preparations for two test flights of the Vostok-A prototype before human space mission on Vostok-3A variant
October 11, 1960	Decree of the CPSU Central Committee and USSR Council of Ministers on the Object Vostok-3A Decree issued by the Central Committee and the Council of Ministers entitled “On the Object Vostok-3A” approving the plan to carry out a human spaceflight in December 1960.
September 27, 1960	Top Secret Service and Character References for Core Group of Six Cosmonauts Training for the First Human Spaceflight Brief service and political character references for the core group of six cosmonauts training for the first human spaceflight.
September 10, 1960	Proposal from D. Ustinov et al to the CPSU CC on Human Spaceflight Formal proposal to Central Committee from a group of industrial leaders, military officials, scientists, and designers to carry out the first human spaceflight by December 1960.
August 3, 1960	Decree from N.S. Khrushchev and M. Smirtyukov on Cosmonaut Training Center USSR Council of Ministers Decree entitled “The Preparation of a Manned Spaceflight,” approved full-on preparations for a human spaceflight.
June 15, 1960	Proposal from D. Ustinov et al to the CPSU CC on Cosmonaut Training Center Proposal to the Central Committee from industrial leaders and the scientific community on creating a cosmonaut training center and establishing regulations on the professional activities of cosmonauts.
May 22, 1959	Decree of the CPSU Central Committee and USSR Council of Ministers on Vostok Decree of the Central Committee and Council of Ministers officially titled “On the Object Vostok,” approving the development of the Vostok reconnaissance satellite.
January 5, 1959	Decree of the CPSU Central Committee and USSR Council of Ministers on Biomedical Research Central Committee and Council of Ministers Decree titled “On Strengthening Scientific-Research Work in the Field of Biomedical Support to Spaceflight” that transformed the Institute of Aviation Medicine to the Institute of Aviation and Space Medicine.
December 2, 1958	Letter, M. Khrunichev et al to the CPSU CC Proposal submitted to the Central Committee (CC) by a number of industry leaders, scientists, and military officials proposing to strengthen biomedical research to support a future human spaceflight.
September 16, 1958	Letter, Sergei Korolev to Comrade K.N. Rudnev Proposal from Sergei Korolev submitted to the State Committee for Defense Technology to develop a spy satellite with a cosmonaut on board.