The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1969, the latest event was in 1985.
Human Spaceflight:
1985 – LAUNCH: STS-61-A (Challenger), LC39A, KSC – 8 person crew (largest), Spacelab D1
Military and Classified Programs:
1982 – LAUNCH: DSCS II-15, GE DSCS III-01, MM Titan 34D/IUS, LC40, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1973 – LAUNCH: RCA Transit O-20, Scout A-1, SLC5, VAFB
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1969 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN622, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-61-A mission, also known as the D-1 Spacelab mission in 1985. This flight had 8 crew members, the most for a space shuttle flight. Other missions may show 8 crew members, but those included “swap” positions at MIR or ISS.
