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 2020.
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1964 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Centaur AC-3, GD Atlas/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS – Centaur hydraulics- test launch of Centaur system – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
2020 – LAUNCH: LM GPSIIIA SVN-03 (Matthew Henson), SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5, SLC40, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
2000 – LAUNCH: TDRS 8, LM Atlas IIA, LC36A, CCAFS
Commercial Programs:
1985 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 5A F11, GD Atlas G/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1959 – Nitrogen Tetroxide and Aerozine-50 selected as propellants for the Martin Titan II system – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1961- First GD Atlas E operational complex completed, VAFB
1970- LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, LC25C, CCAFS
Other:
1959 – High-energy GD Centaur upper stage management transferred from USAF to NASA – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
The photo today is of the launch of GPS SVN-003 on SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2020. The photo was found on the USAF/USSF/DoD photo archives (visual information) library and is labeled public domain with the following description and disclaimers:
“A Falcon 9 GPS III rocket successfully launches from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., June 30, 2020. The launch was dedicated to Col. Thomas G. Falzarano, 21st Space Wing commander at Peterson Air Force Base, who died on May 12, 2020. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Thomas Sjoberg).”
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