The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1967, the latest event was in 1970
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1961 – LAUNCH: SA-1, LC-34, CCAFS – First test launch of Saturn I first stage with water load in dummy upper stages
1970 – MM X-24A flight 19, Dryden Lake, Pilot – John Manke
Military and Classified Programs:
NONE
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1967 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas F/Trident, 576-A3, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the X-24A; the X-24A was flown 28 times. The lifting body was returned to Martin Marietta for refinements that resulted in the X-24B. Photo Credit: NASA.
