The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1956, the latest event was in 1997
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1967 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP-Block-4A F9, Thor Burner 2, SLC10W, VAFB
1969 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 23B, SCL4W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1961 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Ranger 1, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena B, LC12, CCAFS – Agena misfired
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1997 – LAUNCH: Lewis, LM Athena-1, SLC6, VAFB – earth resources satellite and UV astronomy, spacecraft failed shortly after a successful launch
Commercial Programs:
1973 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 4 F7, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1956 – LAUNCH: Lockheed X-17, LC3, CCAFS
1961 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-B3, VAFB
1963 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN617, ETR
1971 – LAUNCH (3): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN618, ETR
1985 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, LF08, VAFB
1986 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, LF02, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the Ranger 1 launch on Atlas/Agena B in 1961. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech (found on NASA photo archives).
Hear’s the story of the difficulties leading up to the launch of Ranger 1