The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below:
The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 2005.
Human Spaceflight:
1965 – LAUNCH: Gemini IV, MM Titan II/GLV, LC19, CCAFS – Second manned Gemini mission (McDivitt/White), first space walk by an American
1966 – LAUNCH: Gemini IX-A (originally IX), MM Titan II/GLV, LC19, CCAFS – Stafford/Cernan – delayed from May following loss of Agena due to Atlas failure, third mission performing rendezvous maneuvers, used ADTA for rendezvous, no docking possible (Payload fairing did not separate from ADTA)
Military and Classified Programs:
1959 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1W, VAFB
1966 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4E, VAFB
1969 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan IIIB, SLC4W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2005 – LM chosen to build Juno spacecraft to Jupiter (New Frontiers program)
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1997 – LAUNCH: LM Inmarsat 3 F4 (also Insat-2), Ariane 44L, ELA2, Kourou, French Guiana
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1958 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas A, LC12, CCAFS – Final Atlas A (test launches) at CCAFS
1965- LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-A2, VAFB
1984 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident C4, SSBN (unknown), WTR
1985 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, TP-01, VAFB
2002 – LAUNCH: LM Peacekeeper, LF-02, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from two missions. First, there are photos of the launch, the crew (Jim McDivitt, Ed White) and first spacewalk by an American (White) from the Gemini IV mission. Second, there are photos of the launch and both crews of Gemini IX-A. This mission was renamed Gemini IX-A after the first primary crew (Charles Bassett and Elliott See) perished in a plane crash at the McDonnell-Douglas factory in St. Louis. The backup crew (Tom Stafford, Gene Cernan) moved up to primary.
