The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 1998
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1962 – Design philosophy document submitted by MM to Space Systems Division for Titan GLV (Gemini)
1982 – LANDING: STS-3 (Columbia), White Sands, New Mexico
Military and Classified Programs:
1961 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Discoverer 22, Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC1W, VAFB
1967 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 116, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1966 – LAUNCH: GD OV1 satellites, GD Atlas D, 576-A3, VAFB – magnetosphere experiments
Commercial Programs:
1998 – LAUNCH (5): LM (Motorola) Iridium, Delta 7920-10C, SLC2W, VAFB
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1962 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Polaris A2, LC25A, CCAFS
1963 – LAUNCH: MM Titan I, 395-A2, VAFB
1971 – LAUNCH (7): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN611, ETR
1977 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN654, ETR
1984 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, TP-01, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is of the STS-3 landing at White Sands, New Mexico, in 1982. This was the only shuttle flight that did not land at either Edwards AFB or KSC. High winds aloft prevented an Edwards landing and KSC was not ready for landings. Photo Credit: NASA.
