The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below:
The earliest event was in 1956, the latest event was in 2013
Human Spaceflight:
1965 – MM Titan GLV-1 and Gemini spacecraft 1 mechanically mated at complex 19 (CCAFS)
1974 – MM X-24B flight 37, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke – First supersonic flight
Military and Classified Programs:
1967 – LAUNCH: Prime 2, GD Atlas SLV-3, SLC3E, VAFB
2011 – LAUNCH: USA 226 (X-37B), ULA Atlas V 501, LC41, CCAFS
2013 – LM receives $284 Million for SBIRS contract follow-on
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1978 – LAUNCH: RCA Landsat 3, Delta 2910, SLC2W, VAFB
Commercial Programs:
1982 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 5 F4, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1956 – LAUNCH: Lockheed X-17 LC3, CCAFS
1965 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2E, LC25A, CCAFS
1965 – LAUNCH: MM Titan I, 395-A2, VAFB – Last Titan I launch at VAFB
1979 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Polaris A3 launched (4), SSBN642, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is of the launch of USA-226(X-37B) on Atlas V 501 in 2011.
