The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 2023
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1973 – SPLASHDOWN: Skylab 2, Pacific Ocean, USS Ticonderoga
2007 – LANDING: STS-117 (Atlantis), Edwards AFB
Military and Classified Programs:
2023 – LAUNCH: NROL-68, ULA Delta IV Heavy, LC-36B, CCSFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
1973 – USAF/NASA accepts the first MM Titan IIIE launch vehicle
2021 – LM Aeroshell selected for use on the Mars Sample Retrieval Lander mission
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1959 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Vanguard 3B, Martin Vanguard SLV-6, LC18A, CCAFS – stage 2 propulsion failure
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas D LC14, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1976 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN632, ETR
1978 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Trident I C4, LC25C, CCAFS
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from two events.
First, there is from the landing of STS-117 at Edwards AFB. Photo Credit: NASA/Tony Landis – released to public domain.
Second, there is a photo of the launch of NROL-68 on Delta IVH in 2023. Here is the caption for the photo, which was found on the ULA Flickr Photo Archive:
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-68 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 on June. 22, 2023 at 5:18 a.m. ET. Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance.
Copyright © United Launch Alliance, all rights reserved. This photo is being used for historical and noncommercial purposes for retirees of LM and ULA.
