The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below:
The earliest event was in 1954, the latest event was in 2010
Human Spaceflight:
1974 – SPLASHDOWN: Skylab 4 crew splashes down – third and last Skylab crew – 84 days in space (Pogue, Gibson, Carr)
2010 – LAUNCH: STS-130 (Endeavour), LC39A, KSC – 6 person crew, ISS operations (installed cupola window)
Military and Classified Programs:
1985 – LAUNCH: USA 9, MM Titan 34B, SLC4W, VAFB
1967 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP Block 4A-F8, Thor Burner 2, SLC10W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: RCA Tiros 4, Thor Delta, LC17A, CCAFS
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1954 – Rand Corporation memo indicates the GD (Convair) Atlas program will be operational by the early 1960s
1965 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN635, ETR
1970 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F/Trident, 576-A3, VAFB
1982 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, UK S26, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-130 mission in 2010 and include the launch, the crew, and a photo of a crew member helping install the cupola windows on ISS.
