The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1955, the latest event was in 1981
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1970 – MM X-24A flight 17, Dryden Lake- Pilot Gentry
Military and Classified Programs:
1966 – LAUNCH FAILURE: IDCSP 8-14, MM Titan IIIC, LC40, CCAFS – Payload fairing structural failure
1970 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thorad SLV-2G/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1981 – Voyager 2, Saturn flyby (launched by MM Titan IIIE/GD Centaur in 1977)
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1955 – LAUNCH: Lockheed X-17, LC3, CCAFS
1965 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-D, VAFB
1965 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-B2, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is of the Voyager 2 flyby of Saturn in 1981. Photo Credit: NASA.
