The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1963, the latest event was in 2020
Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1969 – MM X-24A flight 7, Dryden Lake – Pilot: Gentry – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
Military and Classified Programs:
1963 – Space Systems Division accepts the first set of Aerojet-General engines for the MM Titan III program
1964 – MM Titan III solid rocket motor successfully test-fired at UTC/CSD – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1990 – LAUNCH: DSP-1 Block 14 F15, MM Titan TIVA(402)/IUS, LC40, CCAFS
2020 – LAUNCH: NROL-101, ULA Atlas V 531, LC41, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1978 – LAUNCH: HEAO-2, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – High Energy Astronomy Observatory
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1999- LAUNCH: LM GE4, Ariane 44LP, ELA2, Kourou, French Guiana – MILESTONE: 25 years ago
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1963 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas D 576-B2, VAFB – final Atlas D test launch at VAFB
1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN633, ETR – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1975 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN642, ETR
1984 – LAUNCH (4): MM Pershing 1A, Fort Bliss, Texas – MILESTONE: 40 years ago
1985 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, LF08, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the launch of the classified NRO-101 mission on Atlas V 531 in 2020 at CCAFS and it was found on the ULA Flickr photo repository. Here is the caption:
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the NROL-101 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 5:32 p.m. EST on Nov. 13, 2020. Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance © All rights reserved.
This photo is being used for historical and non-commercial purposes for retirees of LM and ULA.
