The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1955, the latest was in 2015
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1965 – Redesigned Stage I tandem actuators installed on Gemini/Titan GT2 and up (actuator redesign required after abort on GT2 in December, 1964)
Military and Classified Programs:
1958 – Thor/Lockheed Agena usage proposed by Lockheed to accelerate surveillance satellite programs
1958 – High energy upper stage proposed by USAF ARDC (Air Research and Development Command) resulted in the GD Centaur upper stage development
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2015 – LM NIRCam Optical System excels in James Webb Space Telescope Integrated Tests
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite Programs:
2003 – LAUNCH: Coriolis, LM Titan II SLV, SLC4W, VAFB
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1955 – Contract awarded to the Convair division of General Dynamics for the development and fabrication of the Atlas XSM-65 airframe and control systems
1964- Update program for GD Atlas F begins – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1967 – LAUNCH: Polaris A3, LC29A, CCAFS
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the launch of the Coriolis spacecraft by Titan II SLV in 2003, 21 years ago. Coriolis is a joint Naval Research Laboratory/Air Force Research Laboratory earth and solar monitoring satellite that observes earth winds (WINDSAT) and solar activity.
