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 1997
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1989 – LANDING: STS-29 (Discovery), Edwards AFB
1994 – LANDING: STS-62 (Columbia), KSC
1995 – LANDING: STS-67 (Endeavour), Edwards AFB – MILESTONE: 30 years ago
Military and Classified Programs:
1963 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Corona 61, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1W, VAFB – launch vehicle
1965 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP-Block 4A F2, Thor MC-18, SLC10W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1966 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4E, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1969 – LAUNCH: 41 scientific experiments, GD Atlas F, 576-A2, VAFB
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, LC25B, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1997 – LAUNCH (2): LM Trident D-5, SSBN736, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the landing of STS-67 at Edwards AFB in 1995. Photo Credit: NASA.
