The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below:
The earliest event was in 1962, the latest event was in 2021.
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1989 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 34D/Transtage, LC40, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2021 – LM OSIRIS-REx begins journey back to Earth after obtaining samples from asteroid Bennu
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1962: The second Titan I (HGM-25A) squadron at Lowry AFB, Colorado, the 725th Strategic Missile Squadron of SAC’s 451st Strategic Missile Wing, became operational with the turnover of the last of three, three-missile launch complexes. All launch facilities were silo-lift.
1963 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, LC25A, CCAFS
1987 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, UK S23, ETR
1991 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Trident C-4, SSBN658, ETR
Other:
NONE
Today’s photo is of a Titan I silo lift operation at Lowry AFB, Colorado.