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 2021
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1962 – NASA announces Project Fire, using GD Atlas D vehicles to test high-speed re-entry
1971 – MM X-24A flight 23, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke
Military and Classified Programs:
1961 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2002 – LM Mars Odyssey science mapping begins
2021 – Perseverance rover lands on Mars (LM Aeroshell, ULA launch)
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1998 – LAUNCH (5): LM (Motorola) Iridium spacecraft, Delta 7920-10C, SLC2W, VAFB
2020 – LAUNCH: LM JCSAT-17, Ariane 5ECA, ELA2, Kourou, French Guiana
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
NONE
Other:
NONE
The images today are from two missions. First there is a photo of the LM Aeroshell that protected the Perseverance rover during MARS entry/descent/landing in 2021. Second, there is a drawing of the Odyssey spacecraft beginning science operations 22 years ago.
