The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1964, the latest event was in 2011
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1994 – LAUNCH: STS-65 (Columbia), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, International Microgravity Lab – MILESTONE: 30 years ago. Crew: Robert Cabana, James Halsell, Richard Hieb, Carl Walz, Leroy Chao, Donald Thomas, Chiaki Mukai (NASDA – Japan).
2011 – LAUNCH: STS-135 (Atlantis), LC39A, KSC – 4 person crew, ISS logistics – Last shuttle flight. Crew: Christopher Hurley, Douglas Hurley, Sandra Magnus, Rex Walheim.
Military and Classified Programs:
1968 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan IIID, SLC4E, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2003 – LAUNCH: Opportunity Mars Rover (MER-1), Delta 7925H, LC17B, CCAFS – LM Aeroshell
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1994 – LAUNCH: MM (GE) Yuri 3N (also Panamasat2), Ariane 44L, ELA2, Kourou, French Guiana – MILESTONE: 30 years ago
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1964 – LAUNCH (3): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN620, ETR – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1967 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN620, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-135 mission, which was the last space shuttle mission in 2011. The photos include the launch, the crew, a poster that was made by NASA for the launch, and a view of Atlantis approaching ISS taken by a crew members on ISS. Photo Credits: NASA.
