The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1947, the latest event was in 2013
Human Spaceflight:
1973- MM X-24B flight 32, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke
1991 – LANDING: STS-48 (Discovery), Edwards AFB
1995 – LANDING: STS-69 (Endeavour), KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
1968 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thorad SLV-2G/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1E, VAFB
2013 – LAUNCH: LM AEHF-3, ULA Atlas V 531, LC41, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: RCA Tiros-6, Thor Delta, LC17A, CCAFS
Commercial Programs:
2002 – LAUNCH: Hispasat 1D, LM Atlas IIAS, LC36B, CCAFS
2007 – LAUNCH: Worldview 1, ULA Delta 7920-10C, SLC2W, VAFB
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1958 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas B, LC13, CCAFS
1969 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2E, SSBN619, ETR
1976 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN611, ETR
1986 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, LF08, VAFB
Other:
1947 – US Army Air Corps becomes the US Air Force
The photos today are of AEHF-3 (Advanced Extremely High Frequency) being processed and the launch on Atlas V 531 in 2013.
