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 2009
Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1960 – MM Dyna-Soar passes first design review
1969 – First static firing of a MM Titan IIIM (MOL) SRB, CSD – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
1972 – SPLASHDOWN: Apollo 16 mission, South Pacific, USS Ticonderoga
Military and Classified Programs:
1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 78, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
2009 – Five LM Milstar spacecraft achieve 50 years of operation – MILESTONE: 15 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1999 – LAUNCH FAILURE: LM IKONOS-1, LM Athena-2, SLC-6, VAFB – Payload fairing failed to separate – MILESTONE: 25 years ago
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-B2, VAFB
1963 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-C, VAFB
1963 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F, LC11, CCAFS
1967 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN600, ETR
1968 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas E/Trident, 576-A3, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is of the splashdown of Apollo 16 after its successful moon mission. Photo Credit: NASA.
