The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below:
The earliest event was in 1954, the latest event was in 2010
Human Spaceflight:
1962 – LAUNCH: Mercury MA-7 (Aurora 7), GD Atlas D, LC14, CCAFS – second orbital manned Mercury mission with astronaut Scott Carpenter
1974 – MM X-24B flight 39, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke
1997 – LANDING: STS-84 (Atlantis), KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena A, LC14, CCAFS
1966 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
1975 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP-Block-5C F2, Thor Burner 2A, SLC10W, VAFB
2010 – LM delivers first AEHF satellite to Cape Canaveral
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
2000 – LAUNCH: Eutelsat W4, LM Atlas 3A, LC36B, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1954 – LAUNCH: Viking 11 reentry test vehicle, Martin Viking 9, LC33, White Sands, New Mexico
1961 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-A2, VAFB
1963- USAF HQ recommends GD Atlas D & E, MM Titan I missiles be phased out by 1968
1963 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, LC15, CCAFS
1966 – LAUNCH FAILURE (partial): MM Titan II, VAFB 395-C
1969 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, LC25C, CCAFS
1972 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-C, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the Mercury-Atlas 7 (Aurora 7) mission, the second orbital mission of the Mercury program; they include the launch and astronaut Scott Carpenter.
