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 1985
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1985 – LAUNCH: STS-61-B (Atlantis), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, deployed RCA Satcom K2, AussieSat 2, Morelos 2. Crew: Brewster Shaw, Bryan O’Connor, Jerry Ross, Mary Cleave, Sherwood Spring, Charles Walker, Rodolfo Neri Vela (Mexico).
Military and Classified Programs:
1963 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas/Centaur 2, Atlas/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – First successful flight of a Centaur using a dummy payload
1963 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 74, Thor DM-21/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1963 – The 533rd MM Titan II squadron at McConnell AFB, Kansas turned over to SAC
1970 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN629, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are of the STS-61-B mission in 1985, including launch, crew, and the RCA/GE Satcom K2 satellite deployment. Photo Credits: NASA.
