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 2019
Human Spaceflight:
2019 – LAUNCH: LM Orion Ascent Abort Test 2, Modified Peacekeeper, LC46, CCAFS – second abort test of the Orion system
Military and Classified Programs:
1964- LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1E, VAFB
1976 – Contract released for MM Titan IIIC launch services through September 1978 ($80 million)
1992 – LAUNCH: GE DSCS III B-12, GD Atlas II, LC36A, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1965 – LAUNCH: RCA Tiros 10, Thor Delta C, LC17B, CCAFS
2014 – LAUNCH: OCO-2, ULA Delta 7320-10C, SLC2W, VAFB – Carbon dioxide monitoring
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, LC11, CCAFS
1963 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN616, ETR
1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, LC25A, CCAFS
1971 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN633, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the LM Orion Ascent Abort test 2 on a modified Peacekeeper stage in 2019.
