The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below:
The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2003Human Spaceflight:1964 – LAUNCH: A-001, GD Little Joe II, LC36, White Sands, New Mexico – Apollo command module boilerplateMilitary and Classified Programs:1961 – Space Systems Division completed a review highlighting development of a new Martin Titan launch vehicle using solid rocket motors1978 – LAUNCH: GPS SVN02, GD Atlas F/SVS, SLC3E, VAFBExploration and Interplanetary Programs:NONEEarth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:1998 – LAUNCH: LM NOAA 15 (K), LM Titan II SLV, SLC4W, VAFBCommercial Programs:1976 – LAUNCH: Comstar 1, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS2003 – LAUNCH: Hellas Sat 2, LM Atlas V 401, LC41, CCAFSTest, ICBM, FBM programs:1960 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC15, CCAFS1961 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas E, LC11, CCAFS1963 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-D, VAFB1966 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-A1, VAFB1988 – LAUNCH: MM Pershing 2, Fort Bliss, TexasOther:1988 – SLC-6 (VAFB) ordered mothballed by USAF Secretary Aldridge
The photo today is of the first Little Joe II launch at White Sands in 1964, carrying the Apollo A001 boilerplate.