The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2008
Human Spaceflight:
1966 – Gemini 12 splashed down
1973 – MM X-24B flight 34, Dryden Lake- Pilot: John Manke
1974 – MM X-24B flight 45, Dryden Lake – PIlot: John Manke
1990 – LAUNCH: STS-38 (Atlantis), LC39A, KSC – 5 person crew, classified payload deployed
2008 – LAUNCH: STS-126 (Endeavour), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, ISS re-supply mission
Military and Classified Programs:
1961 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC1W, VAFB
1967 – MM Titan IIID program work begins (design, development & production)
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1974 – LAUNCH: RCA NOAA-4, Delta 2310, SLC2W, VAFB
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, LC12, CCAFS
1962 – 578th Atlas F squadron declared operational, Dyess AFB, Texas
1969 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2E, SSBN619, ETR
1981 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Trident C-4 SSBN640, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-126 mission in 2008 and include the launch, the crew and work done at ISS to repair Solar Alpha Rotary Joints on the solar panels.
