The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1962, the latest event was in 2009
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1992 – LAUNCH: STS-45 (Atlantis), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, ATLAS scientific payloads. Crew: Charles Bolden, Brian Duffy, Kathryn Sullivan, David Leetsma, Michael Foale (United Kingdom), Dirk Frimout (ESA – Belgium), David Lichtenberg. ATLAS: Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science.
Military and Classified Programs:
1964 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Corona 77, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
1971 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 142, Thorad SLV-2H/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
1972 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP-Block-5B F2, Thor Burner 2A, SLC10W, VAFB
1995 – LAUNCH: MM (RCA) DMSP F-13, MM Atlas E, SLC3W, VAFB – Last Atlas E launch – MILESTONE: 30 years ago
2009 – LAUNCH: LM GPS SVN49 (2R), ULA Delta 7925-9.5, LC17B, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-A2, VAFB
1963 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas F, 576-E, VAFB
1964 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, LC15, CCAFS
1970 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, EAG-154, ETR – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
1971 – LAUNCH (6): Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN643, ETR
1977 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN624, ETR
1990 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Trident C-4, SSBN629, ETR – MILESTONE: 35 years ago
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-45 mission and include the launch, the crew, and the ATLAS payloads seen in the cargo bay with the Atlas Mountains of North Africa in the background. Photo Credits: NASA.
