The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1912 (not a typo), the latest event was in 1972
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1972 – Martin Marietta receives a contract to build the Space Shuttle External Tank in Michoud, Louisiana
Military and Classified Programs:
1966 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4E, VAFB
1967 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan IIIB, SLC4W, VAFB
1968 – LAUNCH FAILURE: LCS 3 (and other payloads), GD Atlas Burner II, SLC3E, VAFB – payload fairing separation – one of two Atlas vehicles with the Burner II upper stage
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1968 – LAUNCH: RCA ESSA 7, Thor Delta N, SLC2E, VAFB
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1957 – ICBM production limited, by Secretary of Defense order, to four GD Atlas vehicles and two Martin Titan vehicles a month, relegating Titan I to research and development mode
1962 – MM Titan I 595th SMS (nine missiles) declared operational at Mountain Home AFB (Idaho)
1965 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-C, VAFB
1968 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, LC25C, CCAFS
1971 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris C3, SSBN633, ETR
Other:
1912 – The first Glenn L. Martin Company is incorporated