The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below:
The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2018
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1971 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 24B, SLC4W, VAFB
1998 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, LM Titan IVA(401)/Centaur, LC40, CCAFS – wiring harness short to structure caused spurious guidance signals, structural limits of the vehicle reached. Last Titan IVA vehicle.
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1977 – LAUNCH: HEAO 1, GD Atlas SLC-3D/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – High energy astronomical observatory
2005 – LAUNCH: LM Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, LM Atlas V 401, LC41, CCAFS
2018- LAUNCH: Parker Solar Probe, ULA Delta 4H, LC37B, CCAFS
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1969 – LAUNCH: ATS 5, GD Atlas SLV-3C/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
1999 – LAUNCH: LM Telkom1, Ariane 42P, ELA2, Kourou, French Guiana – MILESTONE: 25 years ago
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, LC11, CCAFS
1961 – LAUNCH (7): Lockheed Polaris A1, SSBN602, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today include the successful launches of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) by Atlas V 401 in 2005 and the Parker Solar Probe by ULA Delta 4H in 2018. There is also a photo of MRO during assembly operations; MRO is still operating in orbit of Mars. Photo Credits: NASA; NASA/KSC (high gain antenna installation on MRO); NASA/Bill Ingalls (Parker Solar Probe launch).
