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 2024
Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1975 – MM X-24B flight 53, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke – MILESTONE: 50 years ago
1992 – LAUNCH: STS-50 (Columbia), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, Microgravity Laboratory. Crew: Richard Richards, Ken Bowersox, Bonnie Dunbar, Ellen Baker, Carl Meade, Lawrence DiLucas, Eugene Trinh.
Military and Classified Programs:
1959 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Discoverer 4, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1W, VAFB – Stage 2 underperformance
1965 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4E, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1970 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 23B, SLC4W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
1984- LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 34D, SLC4E, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
2024 – LAUNCH: LM GOES-U (GOES-19), SpaceX Falcon Heavy, LC-39A, KSC
Commercial Programs:
1997 – LAUNCH: LM Intelsat 802, Ariane 44P, ELA2, Kourou, French Guiana
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1965 – Remaining GD Atlas E/F and MM Titan I operational squadrons deactivated, various AFB locations – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
2001 – LAUNCH (3): LM Trident II D5, SSBN743, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from two events.
First, there are photos from the STS-50 mission in 1992. They include the launch, the crew and two astronauts participating in a microgravity experiment. Photo Credits: NASA.
Second, there is a photo of the GOES-U launch in 2024 on SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The photo was found on the NOAA website and has the following caption/credit:
NOAA’s GOES-U satellite launches aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A at 5:26 p.m. EDT on June 25, 2024. (Image credit: Amber Jean Notvest/NASA)
