The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1957, the latest event was in 1998
Human Spaceflight:
1972 – SPLASHDOWN: Apollo 17, Pacific Ocean
Military and Classified Programs:
1964 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1W, VAFB
1976 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan IIID, SLC4E, VAFB
1981 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GPS SVN 07, GD Atlas E/SVS, SLC3E, VAFB – Stage I
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1998 – LAUNCH (2): LM (Motorola) Iridium, Chang Zheng SC-III/SD, LC1, Taiyuan, China
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1957 – The USAF announced the first operational wing for Martin Titan I ICBMs would be located near Denver (Lowry AFB jurisdiction)
1959 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, LC13, CCAFS
1962 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, LC25A, CCAFS
1962 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, LC15, CCAFS
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the Apollo 17 CM America after splashdown in 1971 as the crew is being brought on-board a helicopter (Sikorsky Sea King) from the recovery ship USS Ticonderoga.
