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 2023
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight
1986 – LANDING: STS-61-C (Columbia), Edwards AFB
Military and Classified Programs
1967 – LAUNCH: IDCSP 2-1 through 2-8, MM Titan IIIC/Transtage, LC-41, CCAFS – Defense communications systems
1968 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan IIIB/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4W, VAFB
1980 – LAUNCH: Fltsatcom3, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS
2009 – LAUNCH: USA 202 (NROL-26) ULA Delta IVH, LC-37B, CCAFS, first NRO launch on Delta IVH – MILESTONE: 15 years ago
2023 – LAUNCH: LM GPS III-06 (Amelia Earhart), SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5, LC-40, CCSFS – One year ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite Programs
NONE
Commercial Programs
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs
1957 – First firing of two-chamber Stage I engine for Martin Titan I ICBM
1967 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F, 576-A2, VAFB
Other
NONE
The photos today are from two missions: First, there is a photo of the launch of USA 202 (NROL-26) on ULA Delta IVH in 2009 and a photo of the mission patch. This was the first NRO launch on a Delta IVH vehicle.
Second, there is a photo of the GPSIII-06 (Amelia Earhart) spacecraft and the launch on SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 one year ago (2023).
