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 1985
Human Spaceflight:
1985 – LAUNCH: STS-61-B (Atlantis), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, deployed RCA Satcom K2, AussieSat 2, Morelos 2
Military and Classified Programs:
1963 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas/Centaur 2, Atlas/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – First successful flight of a Centaur using a dummy payload
1963 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1963 – The 533rd MM Titan II squadron at McConnell AFB, Kansas turned over to SAC
1970 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN629, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are of the STS-61-B mission in 1985, including launch, crew, and the RCA/GE Satcom K2 satellite deployment.