The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
Only two events on this day, both in 1962
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1962 – MM Titan II vehicles to be used for Mercury-Mark II program (Gemini)
1962 – Dyna-Soar program revamped to eliminate suborbital testing using Titan II boosters
Military and Classified Programs:
NONE
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
NONE
Other:
NONE
The photo today is a montage of the entire fleet of Gemini Titan II’s launched during the Gemini program. On this day in 1962, NASA selected Titan II as the launch vehicle for the Mercury-Mark program, which became the Gemini program. This montage has been used earlier this year for a previous event but is worth repeating.
My next series in the MARS STAR will be about the Gemini program.
Photo Credits: NASA.
