The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2006.
Human Spaceflight:
1966 – LAUNCH: Gemini B simulator, MOL mockup, Experiments, MM Titan IIIC, LC40, CCAFS – Complex mission testing Gemini B MOL simulator, MOL mockup using Stage 2, and deployment of eleven experiments
1975 – MM X-24B flight 61, Dryden Lake – Pilot: Thomas McMurtry
1994 – LAUNCH: STS-66 (Atlantis), LC39B, KSC – 6 person crew, ATLAS laboratory (atmospheric experiments)
Military and Classified Programs:
1968 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thorad SLV-2G/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
1971 – LAUNCH: DSCS II 01, 02, MM Titan IIIC, LC40, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1973 – LAUNCH: Mariner 10, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36B CCAFS – Mercury and Venus fly-by mission
2006- LM Mars Global Surveyor shuts down after 10 years of operations – attributed to a software parameter error during solar array adjustments
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1961 – LAUNCH (3): Lockheed Polaris A1, SSBN608, ETR
1969 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, LC25C, CCAFS
1990 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Trident D-5, SSBN734, ETR
Other