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 2001
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1975 – MM X-24B flight 53, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke
1992 – LAUNCH: STS-50 (Columbia), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, Microgravity Laboratory. Crew: Richard Richards, Ken Bowersox, Bonnie Dunbar, Ellen Baker, Carl Meade, Lawrence DiLucas, Eugene Trinh.
Military and Classified Programs:
1959 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Discoverer 4, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1W, VAFB – Stage 2 underperformance – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1965 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4E, VAFB
1970 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 23B, SLC4W, VAFB
1984- LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 34D, SLC4E, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1997 – LAUNCH: LM Intelsat 802, Ariane 44P, ELA2, Kourou, French Guiana
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1965 – Remaining GD Atlas E/F and MM Titan I operational squadrons deactivated, various AFB locations
2001 – LAUNCH (3): LM Trident D5, SSBN743, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-50 mission in 1992. They include the launch, the crew and two astronauts participating in a microgravity experiment. Photo Credits: NASA.
