The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1964, the latest event was in 2003
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1964 – MM Titan II/GLV (Gemini) vehicle 1 modifications completed prior to shipment to the launch site
1978 – MM External Tank (STS) for vertical vibration test at launch site delivered
1996 – LANDING: STS-76 (Atlantis), Edwards AFB
Military and Classified Programs:
1966 – RCA DMSP-Block-4A 56 launched, Thor Burner 1, SLC10W, VAFB
2003 – LM GPS IIR-9 launched, Delta 7925-9.5, LC17A, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1978 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 4A F6, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1966 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN598, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is of the landing of STS-76 at Edwards AFB in 1996. Photo Credit: NASA.
