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 1998
Human Spaceflight:
1965 – LAUNCH: Gemini VII, MM Titan II/GLV, LC19, CCAFS – Frank Borman, Jim Lovell – first rendezvous with another manned spacecraft, two-week mission
1998 – LAUNCH: STS-88 (Endeavour), LC39A, KSC – 6 person crew, ISS Unity module
Military and Classified Programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor/Lockheed Agena D, SLC2W, VAFB
1964 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4E, VAFB
1968 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan IIIB, SLC4W, VAFB
1969 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thorad SLV-2H/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
1971 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3A/Lockheed Agena D, LC13, CCAFS – stage I
1975 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan IIID, SLC4E, VAFB
1984 – LAUNCH: USA-6, MM Titan 34D, SLC4E, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, OSTF, VAFB
1963 – 532nd squadron of MM Titan II ICBMs turned over to SAC, McConnell AFB, Kansas
1964 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-A3, VAFB
1975 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II 395-C, VAFB
1984 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident C-4, SSBN730, ETR
1989 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident D-5, SSBN734, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are of the Gemini VII launch and crew and a view on-orbit. Frank Borman and Jim Lovell spent two weeks in orbit on this mission and rendezvoused with Gemini VI-A (Tom Staffor