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 2007
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1963 – Apollo Pad Abort Test 1 conducted, using Lockheed Launch Escape System, White Sands, New Mexico
1997 – LANDING: STS-95 (Discovery), KSC
2007 – LANDING: STS-120 (Discovery), KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
1959 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Discoverer 7, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1967 – LAUNCH: Surveyor 6, GD Atlas SLV-3C/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS
1996 – LAUNCH: LM Mars Global Surveyor, Delta 7925, LC17A, CCAFS – extensive Mars mapping mission
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, LC25A, CCAFS
1962 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F, LC11, CCAFS
1967 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-B2, VAFB – Last launch of an Atlas D missile
1971 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, EAG-154, WTR
1983 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Trident C-4, SSBN632, ETR
Other:
1971 – MM Mark IV Monorail (Red) goes into service, Walt Disney World
The photos today are the launch of Mars Global Surveyor orbiter, an artist’s conception of the spacecraft in orbit and an example of the spacecraft imaging of a crater in the Schiaparelli basin on Mars. MGS was in service from 1996 to 2006. Photo and image credits: NASA.
