The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1962, the latest event was in 2017
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1975 – MM X-24B Flight 49, Dryden Lake, Pilot John Manke
2017 – LAUNCH: Cygnus OA-7 SS John Glenn/Mass launch of many cubesats/small payloads, ULA Atlas V 401, LC41, CCAFS
Military and Classified Programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Discoverer 39, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1W, VAFB
1975 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 24B, SLC4W, VAFB
1986 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, MM Titan 34D, SLC4E, VAFB – SRM case burn-through at T+8.5 seconds, damage to both Titan pads (34D9)
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1991 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GE Yuri 3H launched, GD Atlas I, LC36B, CCAFS – Centaur RL-10 turbopump did not start (A/C-70)
2008 – LAUNCH: LM Vinasat-1 (also Star One C2), Ariane 5ECA, ELA3, Kourou, French Guiana
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1962 – MM Titan I ICBM 848th Strategic Missile Squadron declared operational, Lowry AFB, Denver
1963 – LAUNCH (3): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN608, ETR
1968 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas E, 576-A1, VAFB
1975 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN645, ETR
1987 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, UK S23, ETR
1991 – LAUNCH: MM SICBM (Small ICBM), TP-01, VAFB – final launch
Other:
NONE
The photo today is from the Cygnus OA-7 launch on Atlas V 401 in 2017. There were also two failures on this day (Titan 34D9, Atlas/Centaur A/C 70) that have been described previously in the events.
