The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1954, the latest event was in 2000
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1966 – LAUNCH: Apollo 201, Saturn IB, LC34, CCAFS – First unmanned flight test of Saturn 1B and Apollo spacecraft
Military and Classified Programs:
1960 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena A – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1969 – LAUNCH: RCA ESSA-9, Thor Delta E1, LC17B, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1954 – GD Atlas program management structure (customer side) delineated
1954 – GD Atlas sustainer engine development contract issued
1964 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, LC15, CCAFS
1968 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F, VAFB 576-A1
2000 – LAUNCH (4): LM Trident C-4, SSBN630, ETR – MILESTONE: 25 years ago
Other:
NONE
The photos today include the ESSA-9 satellite in process (this satellite is in the Tiros family), the launch in 1969 and an example of the weather coverage from this satellite. Photo Credits: NOAA Photo Library, cleared for usage (as noted on Wikipedia).
