The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1954, the latest event was in 2010
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1962 – LAUNCH: Mercury MA-7 (Aurora 7), GD Atlas D, LC14, CCAFS – second orbital manned Mercury mission with astronaut Scott Carpenter
1974 – MM X-24B flight 39, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke
1997 – LANDING: STS-84 (Atlantis), KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena A, LC14, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1966 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 109, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
1975 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP-Block-5C F2, Thor Burner 2A, SLC10W, VAFB
2010 – LM delivers first AEHF satellite to Cape Canaveral – MILESTONE: 15 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
2000 – LAUNCH: Eutelsat W4, LM Atlas 3A, LC36B, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 25 years ago
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1954 – LAUNCH: Viking 11 reentry test vehicle, Martin Viking 9, LC33, White Sands, New Mexico
1961 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-A2, VAFB
1963- USAF HQ recommends GD Atlas D & E, MM Titan I missiles be phased out by 1968
1963 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, LC15, CCAFS
1966 – LAUNCH FAILURE (partial): MM Titan II, VAFB 395-C
1969 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, LC25C, CCAFS
1972 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-C, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the Mercury-Atlas 7 (Aurora 7), the second orbital mission of the Mercury program; they include the launch and astronaut Scott Carpenter. Photo Credits: NASA.
