The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1947, the latest event was in 2012
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1970 – MM X-24A flight 12, Dryden Lake – Pilot Gentry
Military and Classified Programs:
1947 – Martin Company contracts with the AAF (Army Air Force) to begin production of the MX-771 (Matador)
1971 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 23B, SL4W, VAFB
2012 – LAUNCH: USA 212 launched, ULA Atlas V 501, LC41, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-B2, VAFB – First Atlas D at VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is an example of a Matador MX-771 cruise missile launch (the Matador test flights are not included in the daily events).
