The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1952, the latest event was in 1999
3 milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1966 – SPLASHDOWN: Gemini IX-A, Mid-Atlantic, USS Wasp
1975 – MM X-24B flight 52, Dryden Lake – Pilot Michael Love
1999 – LANDING: STS-96 (Discovery), KSC – MILESTONE: 25 years ago
Military and Classified Programs:
1974 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 24B, SLC4W, VAFB
1979 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP 5D S5 (AMS-4), Thor DSV-2U, SLC10W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 45 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1952 – Martin Viking 8 accidentally launched during static firing (FAILURE), LC33, White Sands, New Mexico
1959 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas D, LC16, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1963 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, LC25A, CCAFS
1990 – Completion of MM Peacekeeper rail garrison facilities, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the splashdown of Gemini IX-A in the Atlantic; the recovery ship was the USS Wasp. Photo Credit: NASA.
