The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1964, the latest event was in 1994.
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1964 – LAUNCH: Voskhod 1, Voskhod 11A57, LC1, Baikonur, Soviet Union – Significant space milestone. First launch of a crewed vehicle with more than one crew member. Crew: Konstantin Feoktistov, Vladimir Komarov, Boris Yegorov. MILESTONE – 60 years ago.
1977 – ALT-15, Free Flight #4, Enterprise Shuttle/Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, Dryden Research Center, Edwards AFB. Crew: Joe Engle, Richard Truly. 22,400 feet, 2 minutes 34 seconds shuttle flight, tail cone off, lakebed landing. Approach and Landing Test program.
Military and Classified Programs:
1966 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4E, VAFB
1975 – LAUNCH: Triad 2 (RCA Transit series), Scout D1, SLC-5, VAFB
1984 – LAUNCH: Nova 3 (RCA Transit series), Scout G1, SLC-5, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
NONE
Other:
NONE
The photo today is of the Approach and Landing Test #15, free flight #4 of the test shuttle Enterprise in 1977. It is shown just after separation from the Boeing 747 carrier aircraft. The crew was Joe Engle and Richard Truly. Flight details: 22,400 feet, 2 minutes 34 seconds shuttle flight, tail cone off, lakebed landing. Photo Credit: NASA/Armstrong Flight Research Center Archives.
