The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
December 29
The earliest event was in 1966, the latest event was in 2002
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
LAUNCH: 1966 – Classified mission, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC2W, VAFB – 123rd launch from VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
2002 – LAUNCH: LM Nimiq2, Proton-M/Briz-M, LC81/24, Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
NONE
Other:
1977 – Brush fire on South Vandenberg consumes over 9,000 acres and takes the lives of the base commander, both fire chiefs, and a bulldozer operator
The photos today are from the Honda Canyon fire at VAFB in 1977 that turned into a firestorm, consumed over 9,000 acres and killed four people, including the base commander, both VAFB fire chiefs and a bulldozer operator. The fire started on December 20 and grew rapidly. Fire prevention and firefighting processes were completely revamped at the base.
