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 2015
Two milestone events
Human Spaceflight:
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Military and Classified Programs:
1970 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 138, Thor SLV-2H/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
1972 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, MM Titan 24B, SLC4W, VAFB
1975 – LAUNCH FAILURE: DSCS II-05, 06, MM Titan IIIC, LC40, CCAFS – Transtage attitude control lost
2015 – LAUNCH: USA-261/Cubesats, ULA Atlas V 501, LC41, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1978 – LAUNCH: Pioneer Venus Orbiter, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1965 – LAUNCH: RCA DSMP Block 4A F3, Thor Burner 1, SLC10W, VAFB
2005 – LAUNCH: LM NOAA-18 (N), Delta 7320-10C, SLC2W, VAFB
Commercial Programs:
1999 – LAUNCH: LM Nimiq-1, Proton-K/DM-2M, LC81/23, Baikonur, Kazakhstan – MILESTONE: 25 years ago
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, LC12, CCAFS
1969 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II VAFB 395-B – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
1986 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN659, ETR
Other:
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The photo today is of the Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur on the pad just before the launch of Pioneer Venus Orbiter in 1978. Photo Credit: NASA.
