The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The first event was in 1959, the latest event was in 2022
Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight
1960 – Procurement of 15 GD Atlas launch vehicles and 26 Mercury Spacecraft finalized – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1971 – MM X-24A flight 21, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke
Military and Classified Programs
1965 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, GD Atlas D, 576-B3, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
1971 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 23B, SLC4W, VAFB
1982 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 24B, SLC4W, VAFB
2000 – LAUNCH: LM DSCS III B-8 LM Atlas IIA, LC36A, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 25 years ago
2015 – LAUNCH: LM MUOS 3, ULA Atlas V 551, LC41, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 10 years ago
2017 – LAUNCH: LM SBIRS GEO-3, ULA Atlas V 411, LC41, CCAFS
2022 – LAUNCH: USSF 8, Atlas V 511, LC41, CCSFS – only launch of 511 configuration
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs
NONE
Commercial Programs
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs
1959 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Thor/Lockheed Agena A test, SLC1W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1962 – LAUNCH: MM Titan I, 395-A3, VAFB
1972 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Poseidon C3, SSBN-634, ETR
Other
NONE
The photo today is the launch of USSF 8 in 2022 on an Atlas V 511 vehicle. This photo was found on the ULA Flickr site and has the following caption:
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the USSF-8 mission for U.S. Space Force lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 2:00 p.m. EST on Jan. 21, 2022. Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance. Copyright © United Launch Alliance, All Rights Reserved. Photo is being used for non-commercial and historic purposes for the retirees of LM and ULA.
