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 2000
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1963 – VTF facility opens at MM Baltimore facility to facilitate vertical testing of Titan II/GLV vehicles
1996 – LANDING: STS-77 (Endeavour), KSC
2000 – LANDING: STS-101 (Atlantis), KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
NONE
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1980 – LAUNCH FAILURE: RCA NOAA B, GD Atlas F, SLC3W -Atlas sustainer engine
1998 – NOAA given control of LM DMSP satellites
Commercial Programs:
1992 – LAUNCH: GE Satcom C-5 (Aurora-2), Delta 7925, LC17B, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1963 – LAUNCH FAILURE: MM Titan II, LC16, CCAFS
1975 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN617, ETR
Other:
1962 – Standardized Lockheed Agena D upper stage development agreed to by DoD and NASA
The photo today is the landing of STS-101 at KSC in 2000. Photo Credit: NASA.
