The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1966, the latest event was in 2012
Human Spaceflight:
1989 – SLC-6 at VAFB mothballed (cancellation of Blue shuttle modifications)
1992 – LANDING: STS-47 (Endeavour), KSC
1994 – LANDING: STS-64 (Discovery), Edwards AFB
2000 – LANDING: STS-106 (Atlantis), KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
1968 – LAUNCH: Classified mission Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
2012 – LM marks 50th anniversary of DMSP program
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1966 – LAUNCH: Surveyor 2, GD Atlas/Centaur D, LC36A, CCAFS – Surveyor unsuccessful
1979 – LAUNCH: HEAO 3, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – High Energy Astronomical Observatory
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1966 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN624, ETR
1978 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN598, ETR
Other:
1971 – MM Mark IV Monorail enters service – Walt Disney World (Blue)
The photo today is the landing of STS-47 (Endeavour) at KSC in 1992.