The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 2019
Human Spaceflight:
1989 – LANDING: STS-34 (Atlantis), Edwards AFB
2007 – LAUNCH: STS-120 (Discovery), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, ISS Harmony module
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Military and Classified Programs:
1961 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC1W, VAFB
1964 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4W, VAFB
1968 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP-Block-4A F12, Thor Burner 2, SLC10W, VAFB
1970 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 23B, SLC4W, VAFB
1971 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 24B, SLC4W, VAFB
1974 – Contract for GPS ground stations awarded to GD
2019 – LM receives a contract worth $108 million for technology maturation and risk reduction of Mark 21A reentry vehicle
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1958 – First Martin Titan I flight missile delivered (A-3) to the USAF
1961 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN608, ETR
1970 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN627, ETR
1979 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN628, ETR
1994 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident C-4, SSBN726, ETR
2012 – LAUNCH: LM Trident D-5, UK S30, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is of a busy factory floor at the Waterton plant full of Titan missiles. The first Martin Titan I flight test missile was delivered to the USAF on this day in 1958.