The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 2012
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1989 – LAUNCH: STS-30 (Atlantis), LC39B, KSC – 5 person crew, deployed MM Magellan spacecraft (Venus radar mapper) – MILESTONE: 35 years ago
Crew: David Walker, Ronald Grabe, Mark Lee, Norman Thagard, Mary Cleave.
Military and Classified Programs:
2012 – LAUNCH: LM AEHF-2, ULA Atlas V 531, LC41, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1967 – LAUNCH: Lunar Orbiter 4, GD Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, LC13, CCAFS
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1979 – LAUNCH: Fltsatcom-2, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 45 years ago
2007 – LAUNCH: LM Astra 1L (also Galaxy 17), Ariane 5ECA, ELA3, Kourou, French Guiana
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1959 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC15, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1962 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, LC25A, CCAFS
1962 – LAUNCH: MM Titan I, 395-A1, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-30 mission in 1989, which deployed the Martin Marietta-built Magellan spacecraft to Venus. Also included is a reprojection using stereo imaging of a radar image of a volcanic dome on Venus from Magellan. Photo Credits: NASA.
