The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1963, the latest event was in 2020
Human Spaceflight:
1969 – MM X-24A flight 7, Dryden Lake – Pilot: Gentry
Military and Classified Programs:
1963 – Space Systems Division accepts the first set of Aerojet-General engines for the MM Titan III program
1964 – MM Titan III solid rocket motor successfully test-fired at UTC/CSD
1990 – LAUNCH: DSP-1 Block 14 F15, MM Titan TIVA(402)/IUS, LC40, CCAFS
2020 – LAUNCH: NROL-101, ULA Atlas V 531, LC41, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1978 – LAUNCH: HEAO-2, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – High Energy Astronomy Observatory
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1999- LAUNCH: LM GE4, Ariane 44LP, ELA2, Kourou, French Guiana
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1963 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas D 576-B2, VAFB – final Atlas D test launch at VAFB
1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN633, ETR
1975 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN642, ETR
1984 – LAUNCH (4): MM Pershing 1A, Fort Bliss, Texas
1985 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, LF08, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the launch of the classified NRO-101 mission on Atlas V 531 in 2020 at CCAFS.
