The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1956, the latest event was in 2022
No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1962 – LAUNCH: SA-3, LC34, CCAFS – Repeat of Saturn I Stage I test (dummy water payload)
1973 – LAUNCH: Skylab 4, Saturn 1B, LC39B, KSC – Final Skylab crew (William Pogue, Edward Gibson, Gerald Carr)
1982 – LANDING: STS-5 (Columbia), Edwards AFB
1984 – LANDING: STS-51-A (Discovery), KSC
2009 – LAUNCH: STS-129 (Atlantis), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, ISS spares and logistics. Crew: Charles Hobaugh, Barry Wilmore, Leland Melvin, Randolph Bresnik, Michael Foreman, Robert Satcher. To ISS: None; From ISS Expedition 21: Nicole Scott
2022 – LAUNCH: Artemis I, with LM Orion spacecraft and ULA Cryogenic Propulsion Stage, LC-39B, KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
1977 – Aerojet receives a new contract from the USAF to provide engines for the Titan III program
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2001 – LM Genesis is inserted into orbit at L1
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1956 – VAFB selected as first ICBM base
1956 – LAUNCH: Lockheed X-17, LC3, CCAFS
1963 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, SSBN619, ETR
1968 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas F/Trident, 576-A3, VAFB – FAILURE
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from two missions. First there are photos of the launch in 1973 of the Skylab 4 mission, the crew (all rookies), an activity on-board Skylab and a last view of Skylab as the crew departed. Photo Credits: NASA.
Second, there are photos of Artemis I mission that launched on this day in 2022, including the launch and a view of Earth from the Orion spacecraft. Photo Credits: NASA.
