The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1966, the latest event was in 2019
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1974 – MM X-24B flight 42, Dryden Lake – Pilot Michael Love – MILESTONE: 50 years ago
1989 – LAUNCH: STS-28 (Columbia), LC39B, KSC – 5 person crew, classified spacecraft deployments – MILESTONE: 35 years ago. Crew: Brewster Shaw, Richard Richards, James Adamson, David Leetsma, Mark Brown – MILESTONE: 35 years ago
1992 – LANDING: STS-46 (Atlantis), KSC
2007 – LAUNCH: STS-118 (Endeavour), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, ISS assembly (S5 truss assembly, external stowage platform). Crew: Scott Kelly, Charles Hobaugh, Tracy Caldwell, Richard Mastracchio, Dafydd Williams (Canadian Space Agency), Barbara Morgan, Alvin Drew.
Military and Classified Programs:
2013 – LAUNCH: WGS 6, ULA Delta 4M+(5,4), LC17B, CCAFS
2019 – LAUNCH: LM AEHF-5, ULA Atlas V 551, LC41, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 5 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1978 – LAUNCH: Pioneer Venus 2, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS – atmospheric probes
2001 – LAUNCH: LM Genesis, Delta 7326-9.5, LC17A, CCAFS – solar wind particle collection, partial FAILURE at landing of spacecraft in September 2004
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