The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1960, the latest was in 1989
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1988 – LAUNCH: STS-26 (Discovery), LC39B, KSC – 5 person crew, deployed TDRS 5, first shuttle flight since Challenger disaster. Crew: Frederick Hauck, Richard Covey, John Lounge, David Hilmers, George Nelson.
Military and Classified Programs:
1961 – RCA receives a contract from the USAF for development of the communications and tracking system for Dyna-Soar
1962- LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 52, Thor/Lockheed Agena D, SLC2W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: Alouette 1, Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC2E, VAFB – Canadian magnetosphere satellite
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC15, CCAFS
1960 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas D, 576-B2, VAFB
1961 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC20, CCAFS
1961 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, LC25A, CCAFS
1965 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-B1, VAFB
1981 – LAUNCH (2): MM Pershing 1A, Fort Bliss, Texas
1989 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN617, ETR – MILESTONE: 35 years ago
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from STS-26 mission in 1988, the first shuttle flight after the loss of Challenger in January, 1986. They include the launch, the crew and the TDRS-5 spacecraft being deployed. Photo Credits: NASA.
