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 2009
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1960 – MM Dyna-Soar passes first design review
1969 – First static firing of a MM Titan IIIM (MOL) SRB, CSD
1972 – SPLASHDOWN: Apollo 16 mission, South Pacific, USS Ticonderoga
Military and Classified Programs:
1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 78, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1W, VAFB
2009 – Five LM Milstar spacecraft achieve 50 years of operation
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1999 – LAUNCH FAILURE: LM IKONOS-1, LM Athena-2, SLC-6, VAFB – Payload fairing failed to separate
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-B2, VAFB
1963 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-C, VAFB
1963 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F, LC11, CCAFS
1967 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN600, ETR
1968 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas E/Trident, 576-A3, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the return of Apollo 16 from its lunar mission. The photos include the splashdown, a view of the deck of the USS Ticonderoga with “Apollo 16” spelled out and the crew (John Young, Charlie Duke, Ken Mattingly) coming out of the recovery helicopter. Photo Credits: NASA.
