The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1957, the latest was in 2024
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1965 – MM Titan IIIB/Lockheed Agena program approved (24 vehicles), USAF Program Directive – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2024 – LAUNCH: ULA Vulcan/Centaur Cert1 V-001, SLC-41, CCSFS – First certification mission with Peregrine Lander/Celestis payloads.
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite Programs:
1966 – LAUNCH FAILURE: RCA DMSP Block-4A F5, Thor Burner 1, SLC10W, VAFB
Commercial Programs:
1974 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 4A-F3, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1957 – LAUNCH: Lockheed X-17, LC3, CCAFS
1960 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, LC29A, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, LC29A, CCAFS
1965 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F, OSTF-2, VAFB – operational F launches conclude at VAFB (51 total launches, 30 successful) – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1968 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN-608, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the launch of the Vulcan Cert-1 mission one year ago today. The photo was found on the ULA Flickr photo repository. Credit: United Launch Alliance. Copyright © United Launch Alliance all rights reserved.
This photo is being used for non-commercial and historical purposes for retirees of LM and ULA.
