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 2014
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1989 – LANDING: STS-28 (Columbia), Edwards AFB
Military and Classified Programs:
1959 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Discoverer 5, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
2014 – LAUNCH: Worldview 3, ULA Atlas V 401, SLC3W, VAFB
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1962 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F, LC11, CCAFS
1964 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, 395-B, VAFB
1981 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Trident C4, SSBN608, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the landing of STS-28 at Edwards AFB in 1989. Photo Credit: NASA.
