The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The events include a significant space milestone:
The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2009
Human Spaceflight:
1961 – LAUNCH: Vostok 1, Vostok 8K72K, LC1, Baikonur, USSR – Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space (significant space milestone)
1981 – LAUNCH: STS-1 (Columbia), LC39A, KSC – First shuttle launch, 2 person crew (John Young, Bob Crippen)
1985 – LAUNCH: STS-51-D (Discovery), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, Syncom and Anik satellites deployed, Senator Jake Garn flew as part of the crew
Military and Classified Programs:
NONE
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1999 – LAUNCH: Eutelsat W3, LM Atlas IIAS, LC36A, CCAFS
2003 – LAUNCH: Asiasat4, LM Atlas 3B, LC36B, CCAFS
2009 – LAUNCH: LM JCSAT-9, Zenit-3Sl, Platform, Kiritimati, Pacific
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-A2, VAFB
1967 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-B, VAFB
1974 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN658, ETR
1975 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN610, ETR
1978 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Trident C4, LC25C, CCAFS – FAILURE
Other:
NONE
There are two missions with photos today. First, the first human in space was launched on this day in 1961. The photos include the Vostok 1 launch and a photo of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Second, the first Space Shuttle was launched on this day in 1981. The photos include the launch of STS-1 (Columbia) and the two-person crew (John Young, Bob Crippen).
