The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1963, the latest event was in 2012
Human Spaceflight:
1965 – LAUNCH: Gemini V, MM Titan II/GLV, LC19, CCAFS – Pete Conrad and Gordon Cooper, Rendezvous pod, medical and science experiments, longevity in space
1969 – MM X-24A flight 3, Dryden Lake – Pilot Gentry
2007 – LANDING: STS-118 (Endeavour), KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
1964 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC2W, VAFB
1973 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 33B, SLC4W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1972 – LAUNCH: OAO-3, GD Atlas SLV-3C/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – Orbiting astronomy observatory
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1997 – LAUNCH (5): LM (Motorola) Iridium, Delta 7920-10C, SLC2W, VAFB
2002 – LAUNCH: Hotbird 6, LM Atlas V 401, LC41, CCAFS – First Atlas V EELV
2012 – LAUNCH: LM JCSAT-12 (also Optus D3), Ariane 5ECA, ELA3, Kourou, French Guiana
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1963 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, LC15, CCAFS
1968 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-C, VAFB
1983 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident C4, SSBN728, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from two missions. First, there are photos of the Titan II/GLV launch, the crew (Pete Conrad and Gordon Cooper), and a