The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1952, the latest event was in 1999
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1966 – SPLASHDOWN: Gemini IX-A, Mid-Atlantic, USS Wasp
1975 – MM X-24B flight 52, Dryden Lake – Pilot Michael Love – MILESTONE: 50 years ago
1999 – LANDING: STS-96 (Discovery), KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
1974 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 24B, SLC4W, VAFB
1979 – LAUNCH: RCA DMSP 5D S5 (AMS-4), Thor DSV-2U, SLC10W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1952 – Martin Viking 8 accidentally launched during static firing (FAILURE), LC33, White Sands, New Mexico
1959 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas D, LC16, CCAFS
1963 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, LC25A, CCAFS
1990 – Completion of MM Peacekeeper rail garrison facilities, VAFB – MILESTONE: 35 years ago
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the splashdown of Gemini IX-A in the Atlantic; the recovery ship was the USS Wasp. Photo Credit: NASA.
