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 1978
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1971 – MM X-24A flight 25, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke
Military and Classified Programs:
NONE
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Polaris A1, EAG-154, ETR – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1965 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN636, ETR
1971 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN631, ETR
1976 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN618, ETR
1978 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN626, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is of the X-24A lifting body. This first version had 28 flights and then was modified into the X-24B version. Photo Credit: NASA
