The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 2014
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1991 – LAUNCH: STS-43 (Atlantis), LC39A, KSC – 5 person crew, deployed TDRS-5. Crew: John Blaha, Michael Baker, Shannon Lucid, David Low, James Adamson.
Military and Classified Programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 48, Thor/Lockheed Agena D, SLC2E, VAFB
1993 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, MM Titan TIVA(403), SLC4E, VAFB – Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) segment repair left a cut that allowed burn-through to case
2014 – LAUNCH: GPSIIF-7 (SVN 68), ULA Atlas V 401, LC41, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 10 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1958 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas B, LC13, CCAFS – First Atlas B
1961 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, LC29A, CCAFS
1986- LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, UK S27, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-43 mission in 1991 and include the launch, the crew and the deployment of TDRS-5. Photo Credits: NASA.
