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 2023
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1961 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Discoverer 28, Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC2E, VAFB
2022 – LAUNCH: LM SBIRS GEO-6, ULA Atlas V 421, LC-41, CCSFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2007 – LAUNCH: LM Mars Phoenix Lander, ULA Delta 7925-9.5, LC17A, CCAFS
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1960 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, LC25A, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1961 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I, LC20, CCAFS
1965 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, 576-B1, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1992 – LAUNCH (3): Lockheed Trident D5, SSBN734, ETR
Other:
2023 – LM opens a new 20,000 square foot facility at Waterton to streamline processing of small satellites like Tranche-1 – the Tranche series will provide low-latency warfighter communications capabilities.
The photos today are from two missions. First there is a photo of the launch of Mars Phoenix Lander in 2007 and a photo of the spacecraft during assembly and testing. Photo credits: Launch – NASA/George Shelton; Processing – NASA/JPL/Lockheed Martin (released to the public domain).
Second, there is a photo of the ULA Atlas V 421 launch of SBIRS GEO-6 in 2022. The photo was found on the USAF/USSF/DoD photo archives (visual information) library and is labeled public domain with the following description and disclaimers:
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-6) satellite launches from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022. The SBIRS GEO-6 satellite has been equipped with powerful surveillance sensors protecting our nation 24/7. (U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti)
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