The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The first event was in 1955, the latest event was in 2022
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1985 – LAUNCH: STS-51-C (Discovery), LC39A, KSC – 5 person crew, DoD USA-8 deployment. Crew: Ken Mattingly, Loren Shriver, Ellison Onizuka, James Buchli, Gary Payton. – MILESTONE: 40 years ago
Military and Classified Programs:
1968 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 123, Thorad SLV-2G/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1E, VAFB
2012 – LM-build GPS satellites reach 150 years of combined on-orbit service
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1986 – Voyager 2 flies by the planet Uranus (launched by MM Titan IIIE/GD Centaur on August 20, 1977)
2014 – LAUNCH: TDRS 12, ULA Atlas V 401, LC41, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 10 years ago
2022 – JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) reaches the second Lagrange orbital point after a series of successful deployments
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1955 – Lockheed awarded a contract to develop the X-17 three-stage vehicle and re-entry tests – MILESTONE: 70 years ago
1968 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN-608, ETR
1976 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN-600, WTR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is a normal-color and enhanced color image of the planet Uranus as seen by Voyager 2 during its flyby in 1986. Photo Credits: NASA.
