RESEARCHSCIENCETECHNOLOGYToday in History January 8, 1994: Valeri Polyakov, a Russian cosmonaut leaves earth, bound for the Mir space station IDEA TVJanuary 8, 2025 January 8, 2025 Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (Russian: Валерий Владимирович Поляков, born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov, Russian: Валерий Иванович Кор... 01200