The earliest event was in 1958, the latest was in 2008
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1962 – LAUNCH: Mercury MA-6/Friendship 7 (John Glenn), GD Atlas D LV-3B, LC14, CCAFS – First American in orbit – three orbits completed (hoped for seven). Splashdown in North Atlantic, USS Noa recovery ship.
2001 – LANDING: STS-98 (Atlantis), Edwards AFB
2008 – LANDING: STS-122 (Endeavour), KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
NONE
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1975 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Intelsat 4 F-6, Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – booster vehicle. MILESTONE: 50 years ago
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1958 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas A, LC12, CCAFS – Stage I
1959 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas C, LC12, CCAFS – Stage I
1961 – LAUNCH: Martin Titan I LC19, CCAFS
1969- LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2E, SSBN616, ETR
1979 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, UK S23, ETR
1997 – LAUNCH(4): LM Trident C-4 launched SSBN732, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photos today are of the launch of Mercury-Atlas 6 in 1962 and John Glenn from an on-board camera in orbit. This was the first American manned orbital mission (3 orbits). Photo Credits: NASA
