The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1955, the latest event was in 1991.
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1961 – MM Dyna-Soar launch by Saturn I launch vehicle studied
1991 – LAUNCH: STS-39 (Discovery) LC39B, KSC – 7 person crew, deployed military payloads. Crew: Mike Coats, L. Blaine Hammond, Gregory Harbaugh, Donald McMonagle, Guion Bluford, Charles Veach, Richard Hieb.
Military and Classified Programs:
1965 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, SLCE, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1968 – LAUNCH: Vela 7, 8, MM Titan IIIC, LC41, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1955 – Secretary of the USAF approved the development of the alternative ICBM (Martin Titan I) from concepts started in January 1955 – MILESTONE: 70 years ago
1960 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC16, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1973 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN654, ETR
1988 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident D5, LC46, CCAFS
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-39 mission in 1991, including the launch, the crew and an ionization experiment. STS-39 was the last mission commanded by Mike Coats and the mission crew performed a series of military experiments and classified payload deployments. Photo Credits: NASA.
