The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2009
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1970 – Apollo Applications Program redesignated Skylab
Military and Classified Programs:
1961 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC1W, VAFB
1971 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP Block-5A F3, Thor Burner 2, SLC10W, VAFB
1971 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, Thorad SLV-2H/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB – FAILURE, launch vehicle
2009 – LM DSCS spacecraft achieve 200 years on orbit – MILESTONE: 15 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1965 – LAUNCH: Ranger 8, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena B, LC12, CCAFS – photographed lunar features before a planned impact into the moon
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
2007 – LAUNCH: Themis payloads, ULA Delta 7925-10C, LC17B, CCAFS
Commercial Programs:
1997 – LAUNCH: JCSAT-4, LM Atlas IIAS, LC36B, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1966 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN644, ETR
1966 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-B, VAFB
1978 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident C-4, LC25C, CCAFS
Other:
2008 – LM A2100 fleet achieves 200 years on orbit
The photo today is of the Ranger 8 launch on Atlas/Agena in 1965. This mission photographed lunar features before a planned impact on the moon.
