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 2011
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1961 – LAUNCH: Mercury MR (Mercury Redstone) 4, LC5, CCAFS – Second manned Mercury flight (sub-orbital), Gus Grissom – Significant space event
1962 – Advanced Saturn launch complex to be built on 80,000 acres northwest of CCAFS
1966 – SPLASHDOWN: Gemini X – Mid Atlantic, USS Guadalcanal
2011 – LANDING: STS-135, KSC – Last shuttle mission
Military and Classified Programs:
1961- LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Discoverer 27, Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC1W, VAFB
1962 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 46 , Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC1W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1959 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas C, LC12, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1961 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC20, CCAFS
1962 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN611, ETR
2004 – LAUNCH: LM Peacekeeper, LF02, VAFB – MILESTONE: 20 years ago
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from two events. First, the second American launched into space in 1961 on the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission. Photos from that mission include the launch and a photo of astronaut Gus Grissom. Photo Credits: NASA.
Second, the last shuttle flight landed on this day in 2011. The photos include the landing and a special photo with the crews of STS-1 and STS-135. Photo Credits: NASA.
