The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below:
The earliest event was in 1955, the latest event was in 1999
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1962 – MM was awarded a contract by Space Systems Division to study the design criteria for a standardized Titan III launch
1972 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified spacecraft, MM Titan 33B, SLC-4W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1999 – LAUNCH: JCSAT-6, LM Atlas IIAS, LC36A, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1955 – MIT was awarded a contract to develop an all-inertial guidance system with AC Delco for the Martin Titan I ICBM program – this technology was later transferred to the Atlas program and Titan I used a radio guidance system
1962- TEST FAILURE: MM Titan II (N-7) explodes in first silo test at VAFB
1962 – GD Atlas D launched, 576-B2, VAFB
1963 – LAUNCH FAILURE: MM Titan II, 395-C, VAFB
Other:
NONE
There were three Titan failures on this day in history. The photo today is an example of a Titan 33B, similar to the one that failed in 1972 with a classified mission. Two Titan II ICBM failures also occurred on this day in 1962 and 1963. I was unable to find photographs of these failures.
