The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
Special Notice: The December 31 events posting from yesterday, 12/31/2023, has the details on how these events were found and identified, since there are no December 31 events (so far). This post starts the 2024 events, with new 2023 relevant events that occurred and some other enhancements, including milestone events (those are just to let everybody know how fast time goes by!).
The earliest event on this date was in 1965, the latest was in 1990.
Two events are milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight
1979 – Demolition and construction begins at SLC-6 (VAFB) for Space Shuttle operations – MILESTONE: 45 years ago
Military and Classified Programs
1984 – Space Command now responsible for GPS (Global Positioning System) program resource management – MILESTONE: 40 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite Programs
NONE
Commercial Programs
1990 – LAUNCH: Skynet-4A/JCSAT-2, MM Commercial Titan III, LC-40, CCAFS – First launch of short-lived Commercial Titan program
Test, ICBM, FBM programs
1965 – Acquisition phase of the MM Titan II ICBM program completed
1978 – SAMSO’s ICBM office begins a multiple aim point basing for Missile X (Peacekeeper) basing
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