The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2020.
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
2016 – LAUNCH: USA 267, ULA Delta IVH, SLC6, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2020 – LAUNCH: Solar Orbiter, ULA Atlas V 411, LC41, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 5 years ago
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, LC29A, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1961 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC20, CCAFS
1966 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-A1, VAFB
1998 – LAUNCH (4): LM Trident C-4, SSBN733, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is of the Solar Orbiter launch on Atlas V 411 in 2020. This active mission, a joint ESA/NASA project, is designed to obtain detailed measurements of the inner heliosphere and the nascent solar wind and will also perform close observations of the polar regions of the Sun which is difficult to do from Earth. These observations are important in investigating how the Sun creates and controls its heliosphere. Photo Credit: NASA.
