The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below:
The earliest event was in 1964, the latest event was in 2003
Human Spaceflight:
1964 – MM Titan II/GLV (Gemini) vehicle 1 modifications completed prior to shipment to the launch site
1978 – MM External Tank (STS) for vertical vibration test at launch site delivered
1996 – LANDING: STS-76 (Atlantis), Edwards AFB
Military and Classified Programs:
1966 – RCA DMSP-Block-4A 56 launched, Thor Burner 1, SLC10W, VAFB
2003 – LM GPS IIR-9 launched, Delta 7925-9.5, LC17A, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1978 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 4A F6, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1966 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN598, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is of the landing of STS-76 at Edwards AFB in 1996.
