The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 1979.
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1960- LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1W, VAFB
1976 – LAUNCH FAILURE: RCA DMSP Block 5C-F3, Thor Burner 2A, SLC10W, VAFB – booster vehicle
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1966 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-B1, VAFB
1969 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, LC25C, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
1979 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN645, ETR – MILESTONE: 45 years ago
Other:
NONE
The photo today is an example of a submarine launch of a Poseidon C3 Fleet Ballistic Missile.
