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 1995
Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1970 – MM X-24A flight 20, Dryden Lake – Pilot: Gentry
1990 – LANDING: STS-38 (Atlantis), KSC
1995 – LANDING: STS-74 (Atlantis), KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
1959 – LAUNCH PARTIAL FAILURE: Lockheed Discoverer 8, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1E, VAFB – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1981 – LAUNCH: RCA Satcom 3R, Delta 3910/PAM, LC17A, CCAFS
1990 – LAUNCH: GE Satcom C1, GE GSTAR4, Ariane 42P, ELA2, Kourou, French Guiana
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1959 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, LC29A, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1961 – 549th GD Atlas E squadron activated, Warren AFB, Wyoming
1963 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, EAG-154, ETR
1964- LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, EAG-154, Johnston Island, Pacific – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1978 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN601, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the landing of STS-74 (Atlantis) on this day in 1995. Photo Credit: NASA.
