The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1955, the latest event was in 2001
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
NONE
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1967 – LAUNCH PARTIAL FAILURE: OV1-08,11,12, GD Atlas D, 576-B3, VAFB – stage I
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1955 – USAF Directive 76 declares maximum priority for ICBM development
1956 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed X-17, LC3, CCAFS
1962 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Polaris A1, SSBN598, ETR
1978 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, LC29A, CCAFS
2001 – LAUNCH FAILURE: LM Peacekeeper, LF02, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is an example of a Polaris A1 Fleet Ballistic Missile test.