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 2016
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
2016 – LAUNCH: USA-268 (NROL-37), ULA Delta IVH, LC37B, CCAFS
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2008 – LAUNCH: Fermi Gamma Ray Telescope, ULA Delta 7920H, LC17B, CCAFS
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1999 – LAUNCH (2): LM (Motorola) Iridium, Chang-Zheng 2C-III/SC, LC1, Taiyuan, China
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1957 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas A, LC14, CCAFS – FAILURE – booster fuel system – First Atlas A
1960 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D, LC11, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 65 years ago
1966 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2E, SSBN611, ETR
1983 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Polaris A3, UK S27, ETR
1991 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, LF-08, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the launch of the Fermi Gamma Ray Telescope on a ULA Delta 7920H in 2008. Photo Credit: NASA/Jerry Cannon, Robert Murphy – Released to the public domain.
