The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
December 9
The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 2005
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1992 – LANDING: STS-53 (Discovery), Edwards AFB
Military and Classified Programs:
1965 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 103, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1E, VAFB
1967 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 122, Thor SLV-2G/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1W, VAFB
1980 – LAUNCH FAILURE: MM NOSS-4, GD Atlas E/MSD, SLC3W, VAFB – Booster engine failed, causing a pivot in the vehicle direction before shutdown
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2002 – LM Stardust, end of interstellar dust collection
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1959 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, LC13, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
2001 – LAUNCH (4): LM Trident C-4, SSBN621, ETR
2005 – LAUNCH: LM Trident D-5, SSBN740, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is an artist’s conception of the flight configuration of Stardust for comet and interstellar dust collection. Image credit: NASA.
