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 2005.
Five milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1964 – First Lockheed Agena D delivered for Gemini program
1974 – MM X-24B flight 38, Dryden Lake – Pilot Michael Love
Military and Classified Programs:
1976 – LAUNCH: Classified missions, GD Atlas F/MSC, SLC3W, VAFB
1999 – LAUNCH FAILURE: LM Milstar 2 F-1, LM Titan IVB(401)/Centaur, LC40, CCAFS – FAILURE – software parameter error, Centaur
2005 – LAUNCH: USA 182, LM Titan IVB (405), LC40, CCAFS – last Titan launch from the Cape – MILESTONE: 20 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1996 – LAUNCH: Beppo SAX, LM Atlas I, LC36B, CCAFS – Italian-Dutch satellite for X-ray astronomy
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, LC29A, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1965 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-D, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1974 – MM M-X (Peacekeeper) contract awards for Aerojet and UT stage developments
1987 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident D5, LC47, CCAFS
1990 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN642, ETR – MILESTONE: 35 years ago
2000 – LAUNCH: LM Trident D5, SSBM742, ETR – MILESTONE: 25 years ago
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the last Titan IVB vehicle (TIVB-30) on the pad at the Cape in 2005; this launch had a classified payload. One more Titan launch remained at VAFB that occurred on 10/19/2005. Photo Credit: Found in Photo Archives, Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum.
Also on this day in 1999 TIVB-32 failed and deployed the Milstar in a useless orbit (Centaur flight software); the story of that failure (the third Titan in a row starting in August 1998 and through this launch) has been shared previously.
