The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1966, the latest event was in 2024
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1990 – LANDING: STS-36 (Atlantis), Edwards AFB – MILESTONE: 35 years ago
1994 – LAUNCH: STS-62 (Columbia), LC39B, KSC – 5 person crew, microgravity and biomedical science experiments. Crew: John Casper, Andrew Allen, Pierre Thuot, Charles Gemar, Marsha Ivins.
Military and Classified Programs:
1969 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Titan IIIB, SLC4W, VAFB
1970 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 137, Thorad LM-2H/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
2024 – LAUNCH: LM/Terran Orbital Pony Express 2, SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter 10, SLC-4E, VSFB – Technology demonstration small satellite program
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1968 – LAUNCH: OGO 5, GD Atlas SLV-3A/Lockheed Agena D, LC36B, CCAFS – Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
2010 – LAUNCH: GOES 15, ULA Delta 4M+ (4,2), LC37B, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 15 years ago
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1966 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas, 576-A1, VAFB
1968 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, UK S22, ETR
1992 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, LF-05, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-62 mission in 1994, including the launch, crew and the science laboratory in the cargo bay. Photo Credits: NASA.
