The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2022
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
NONE
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2021 – LAUNCH: LM Lucy, ULA Atlas V 401, LC41, CCAFS – Exploration of Jupiter Trojan asteroids on a 12-year mission
2022 – LM Lucy first gravity assist flyby at Earth
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, SSBN599, ETR
1961 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, SSBN608, ETR
1963 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2 SSBN619, ETR
1987 – LAUNCH (3): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN654, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are of the Atlas V 401 launch of Lucy in 2021, the spacecraft in flight configuration and the chart showing the location of the Trojan asteroids. Chart credit: NASA/JPL. More about the photos below.
Launch Photo: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Lucy spacecraft aboard launches from Space Launch Complex 41, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Lucy will be the first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids. Like the mission’s namesake – the fossilized human ancestor, “Lucy,” whose skeleton provided unique insight into humanity’s evolution – Lucy will revolutionize our knowledge of planetary origins and the formation of the solar system. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Spacecraft Photo: NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, with its high gain antenna attached, is on a rotation stand inside the Astrotech Space Operations Facility in Titusville, Florida on Sept. 8, 2021. Lucy is scheduled to launch no earlier than Saturday, Oct. 16, on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket from Launch Pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy Space Center is managing the launch. Over its 12-year primary mission, Lucy will explore a record-breaking number of asteroids, flying by one asteroid in the solar system’s main belt and seven Trojan asteroids. Additionally, Lucy’s path will circle back to Earth three times for gravity assists, making it the first spacecraft ever to return to the vicinity of Earth from the outer solar system. Photo Credit: NASA.
