The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2008
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1966 – Gemini 12 splashed down, Mid-Atlantic, USS Wasp
1973 – MM X-24B flight 34, Dryden Lake- Pilot: John Manke
1974 – MM X-24B flight 45, Dryden Lake – PIlot: John Manke – MILESTONE: 50 years ago
1990 – LAUNCH: STS-38 (Atlantis), LC39A, KSC – 5 person crew, classified payload deployed. Crew: Richard Covey, Frank Culbertson, Carl Meade, Richard Springer, Charles Gemar
2008 – LAUNCH: STS-126 (Endeavour), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, ISS re-supply mission and repairs of solar rotary joints. Crew: Christopher Ferguson, Eric Boe, Donald Pettit, Steven Bowen, Heidemarie Stefanhyshyn-Piper, Robert Kimbro. To ISS – Expedition 18: Sandra Magnus; From ISS – Expedition 18: Gregory Chamitoff.
Military and Classified Programs:
1961 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Discoverer 35, Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC1W, VAFB
1967 – MM Titan IIID program work begins (design, development & production)
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1974 – LAUNCH: RCA NOAA-4, Delta 2310, SLC2W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 50 years ago
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, LC12, CCAFS
1962 – 578th Atlas F squadron declared operational, Dyess AFB, Texas
1969 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2E, SSBN619, ETR – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
1981 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Trident C-4 SSBN640, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-126 mission in 2008 and include the launch, the crew and work done at ISS to repair Solar Alpha Rotary Joints on the solar panels. Photo Credits: NASA.
