The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2000
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
2000 – LANDING: STS-92 (Discovery), Edwards AFB
Military and Classified Programs:
1969 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 23B, SLC4W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
1994 – LAUNCH: USA-133, MM Titan IVA(403), SLC4E, VAFB – MILESTONE: 30 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1978 – LAUNCH: RCA Nimbus 7, Delta 2910, SLC2W, VAFB
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1961 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC19, CCAFS
1961- LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC20, CCAFS
1963 – LAUNCH (6): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN609, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is an artist’s conception of a Nimbus spacecraft built by RCA. These were meteorological experimental spacecraft launched in the 1970’s. Nimbus 7 was the last in the series. Image Credit: Public domain as noted on Wikipedia. More information about the Nimbus from Wikipedia:
Over a 20-year period from the launch of the first satellite, the Nimbus series of missions was the United States’ primary research and development platform for satellite remote sensing of the Earth. The seven Nimbus satellites, launched over a fourteen-year period, shared their space-based observations of the planet for thirty years. NASA transferred the technology tested and refined by the Nimbus missions to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for its operational satellite instruments. The technology and lessons learned from the Nimbus missions are the heritage of most of the Earth-observing satellites NASA and NOAA have launched over the past three decades.
