The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1957, the latest event was in 1998
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1972 – SPLASHDOWN: Apollo 17, South Pacific Ocean, USS Ticonderoga
Military and Classified Programs:
1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 90, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1976 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan IIID, SLC4E, VAFB
1981 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GPS SVN 07, GD Atlas E/SVS, SLC3E, VAFB – Stage I
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1998 – LAUNCH (2): LM (Motorola) Iridium, Chang Zheng SC-III/SD, LC1, Taiyuan, China
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1957 – The USAF announced the first operational wing for Martin Titan I ICBMs would be located near Denver (Lowry AFB jurisdiction)
1959 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, LC13, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1962 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2, LC25A, CCAFS
1962 – LAUNCH: MM Titan II, LC15, CCAFS
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the Apollo 17 CM America after splashdown in 1971 as the crew is being brought on-board a helicopter (Sikorsky Sea King) from the recovery ship USS Ticonderoga. Photo Credit: NASA.
