The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 2006
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1964 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1E, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
2006 – LM DMSP-Block-5D5-F17 launched, Delta 4M, SLC6, VAFB (just before ULA began operations)
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1959 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, LC13, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1962 – 578th GD Atlas F squadron turned over to SAC, Dyess AFB, Texas
1963 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-A1, VAFB
1964 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-C, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1971 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN637, ETR
1986 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN644, ETR
1991 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident D-5, SSBN637, ETR
Other:
NONE
The image today is a typical configuration of a DMSP spacecraft on-orbit. The image is widely used on Wikipedia and on NOAA sites and is in the public domain as it was created by a government agency. Image Credit: NOAA.
