The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1950, the latest event was in 2010
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1979 – LAUNCH: DSCS II-13, 14, MM Titan IIIC, LC40, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 45 years ago
2010 – LAUNCH: USA-223, ULA Delta 4H, LC36B, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1974 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 4 F-8, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 50 years ago
1996 – LAUNCH: Hotbird 2, LM Atlas IIA, LC36A, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1950 – LAUNCH: Martin Viking 5 Ionosphere-Solar mission, LC33, White Sands, New Mexico
1957- USAF announced that the first operational Atlas ICBM base would be at Warren AFB, Wyoming
1982 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident C-4, SSBN737, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the classified launch USA-223 (NROL-32) on Delta 4H in 2010. The photo was found on the ULA Flickr photo album site with the following caption:
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off carrying NROL-32 for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on Nov. 21, 2010. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance. © Copyright ULA All Rights Reserved.
This photo is being used for non-commercial and historical purposes for retirees of ULA and LM.
