The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
Only one event, in 2021
No milestone events (5 to 65+years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
NONE
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2021 – LAUNCH: James Webb Space Telescope, Ariane V ECA, ELA3, Kourou, French Guiana – Includes major instrument NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) built by LM
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
NONE
Other:
NONE
The only event found on this day was the launch of the James Webb Telescope in 2021. The photos today include that launch, the telescope assembly after environmental testing, and a photo of the NIRCam instrument, built by LM in Palo Alto. I have also included the NIRCam filter spectrum chart and a diagram of NIRCam. All of these images and diagrams were cleared for public release by NASA/GSFC.
