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 1997
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1989 – LANDING: STS-29 (Discovery), Edwards AFB – MILESTONE: 35 years ago
1994 – LANDING: STS-62 (Columbia), KSC – MILESTONE: 30 years ago
1995 – LANDING: STS-67 (Endeavour), Edwards AFB
Military and Classified Programs:
1963 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1W, VAFB – launch vehicle
1965 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP-Block 4A F2, Thor MC-18, SLC10W, VAFB
1966 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4E, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1969 – LAUNCH: 41 scientific experiments, GD Atlas F, 576-A2, VAFB – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, LC25B, CCAFS
1997 – LAUNCH (2): LM Trident D-5, SSBN736, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the landing of STS-67 at Edwards AFB in 1995.
