The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1966, the latest event was in 1996
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1969 – Space Shuttle Task Group formed at NASA HQ
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:
1966 – LAUNCH (3): Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN643, ETR
1970 – LAUNCH (6): Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN608, ETR – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
1978 – Undersecretary of Defense asks for a study to determine if a common missile could replace MM M-X and Lockheed Trident II
1980 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN656, ETR – MILESTONE: 45 years ago
1996 – LAUNCH (2): LM Trident D-5, SSBN738, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is an example of a Trident D-5 Fleet Ballistic Missile test (not one that was launched on this day). On this particular day in history there were 15 test launches of various Fleet Ballistic Missiles, including Polaris A3 (3), Polaris A2 (6), Poseidon C3 (4), and Trident D-5 (2).
Here is the information and credit for the photo:
151107-N-ZZ999-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2015) A trident II D-5 ballistic missile is launched from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) during a missile test at the Pacific Test Range. The launch, the 156th successful test flight of an unarmed Trident II D5 missile, was part of a Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) in the Pacific Test Range to validate the readiness and effectiveness of an SSBN’s crew and weapon system. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
