The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1964, the latest event was in 1987
Human Spaceflight:
1969 – X-24A flight 8, Dryden Lake – Pilot: Gentry
Military and Classified Programs:
NONE
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, EAG-154, Johnston Island, Pacific
1967 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN619, ETR
1987 – LAUNCH: MM Pershing 1A, Fort Bliss, Texas
Other:
NONE
The photos today are of the EAG-154, known as the USS Observation Island, a ship used to do some test launches of FBM systems and also provide a platform for observations.
