The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 2019
Six milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1989 – LANDING: STS-34 (Atlantis), Edwards AFB – MILESTONE: 35 years ago
2007 – LAUNCH: STS-120 (Discovery), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, ISS Harmony module. Crew: Pamela Melroy, George Zamka, Douglas Wheelock, Stephanie Wilson, Scott Parazynski, Paolo Nespoli (ESA – Italy). To ISS Expedition 16 – Daniel Tani; From ISS Expedition 16 – Clayton Anderson.
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Military and Classified Programs:
1961 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Discoverer 33, Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC1W, VAFB
1964 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1968 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP-Block-4A F12, Thor Burner 2, SLC10W, VAFB
1970 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 23B, SLC4W, VAFB
1971 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 24B, SLC4W, VAFB
1974 – Contract for GPS ground stations awarded to GD – MILESTONE: 50 years ago
2019 – LM receives a contract worth $108 million for technology maturation and risk reduction of Mark 21A reentry vehicle – MILESTONE: 5 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1957 – LAUNCH: Martin Vanguard TV-2, LC18A, CCAFS – Suborbital test of systems
1958 – First Martin Titan I flight missile delivered (A-3) to the USAF
1961 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN608, ETR
1970 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN627, ETR
1979 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN628, ETR – MILESTONE: 45 years ago
1994 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident C-4, SSBN726, ETR – MILESTONE: 30 years ago
2012 – LAUNCH: LM Trident D-5, UK S30, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-120 mission and include the launch, the crew, OV Discovery approaching ISS, and work being done to repair tears in one of the solar arrays on ISS. Photo Credits: NASA.
