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 2023
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1973 – SPLASHDOWN: Skylab 2
2007 – LANDING: STS-117 (Atlantis), Edwards AFB
Military and Classified Programs:
2023 – LAUNCH: NROL-68, ULA Delta IV Heavy, LC-36B, CCSFS (one year ago)
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1973 – USAF/NASA accepts the first MM Titan IIIE launch vehicle
2021 – LM Aeroshell selected for use on the Mars Sample Retrieval Lander mission
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1959 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Vanguard 3B, Martin Vanguard SLV-6, LC18A, CCAFS – stage 2 propulsion failure
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas D LC14, CCAFS
1976 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN632, ETR
1978 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Trident C4, LC25C, CCAFS
Other:
NONE
The photo today is from the landing of STS-117 at Edwards AFB. Photo Credit: NASA/Tony Landis – released to public domain.
