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 2009
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1961 – LAUNCH: Vostok 1, Vostok 8K72K, LC1, Baikonur, USSR – Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space (significant space milestone)
1981 – LAUNCH: STS-1 (Columbia), LC39A, KSC – First shuttle launch, 2 person crew (John Young, Bob Crippen)
1985 – LAUNCH: STS-51-D (Discovery), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, Syncom and Anik satellites deployed, Senator Jake Garn flew as part of the crew. Crew: Karol Bobko, Donald Williams, Rhea Seddon, David Griggs, Jeffrey Hoffman, Charles Walker, Jake Garn. – MILESTONE: 40 years ago
Military and Classified Programs:
NONE
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1999 – LAUNCH: Eutelsat W3, LM Atlas IIAS, LC36A, CCAFS
2003 – LAUNCH: Asiasat4, LM Atlas 3B, LC36B, CCAFS
2009 – LAUNCH: LM JCSAT-9, Zenit-3Sl, Platform, Kiritimati, Pacific
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-A2, VAFB
1967 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-B, VAFB
1974 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN658, ETR
1975 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN610, ETR – MILESTONE: 50 years ago
1978 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Trident C4, LC25C, CCAFS
Other:
NONE
The photos today are of the first Space Shuttle mission on this day in 1981. The photos include the launch of STS-1 (Columbia) and the two-person crew (John Young, Bob Crippen). This launch occurred exactly 20 years after the first manned mission into space with cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Photo Credits: NASA.
