- On this day – May 17The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2021 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1966 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Gemini IX Lockheed Agena Target, Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, LC14, CCAFS – control system failure…
- On this day – May 16The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1963, the latest event was in 2011. One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1963 – SPLASHDOWN: Mercury/Atlas 9 (Faith 7), mid-Pacific, USS Kearsarge 1992 – LANDING: STS-49 (Endeavour), Edwards AFB 2011 –…
- On this day – May 15The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1962, the latest event was in 2017. One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1963- LAUNCH: Mercury MA-9 (Faith 7), GD Atlas D, LC14, CCAFS – Final Mercury mission with astronaut L. Gordon…
- On this day – May 14The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1954, the latest event was in 2010 Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1959 – NASA combines GD Atlas D booster orders for Mercury program 1970 – MM X-24A flight 13, Dryden…
- On this day – May 12The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1950, the latest event was in 1996. One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1962 – Dyna-Soar technical evaluation board recommends MM Titan C booster for Step IIA booster 1971 – MM X-24A…
- On this day – May 11The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1949, the latest was in 2009 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1962 – Convair division of GD awarded a contract to build the Little Joe II vehicles to launch Apollo suborbital…
- On this day – May 10The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1962, the latest event was in 2021. No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1989 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 34D/Transtage, LC40, CCAFS Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:…
- On this day – May 9The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1963, the latest event was in 1998. No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1963 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena B, SLC3E, VAFB 1967 – LAUNCH…
- On this day – May 8The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 2007 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1969 – MM X-24A flight 2, Dryden Lake – Pilot Jerhauld Gentry 1989 – LANDING: STS-30 (Atlantis), Edwards AFB …
- On this day – May 7The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2011. No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1961 – Martin Company proposes use of the Titan II for lunar landings (presented by Albert C. Hall); this…
- On this day – May 6The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2010 Five milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1963 – Gemini/MM Titan II Improvement Board recommendations released – detailed areas to upgrade to man-rate the Titan II…
- On this day – May 5The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1961, the latest was in 2018 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1961 – LAUNCH: Mercury MR-3 (Freedom 7), LC5, CCAFS – First American in space (Alan Shepard) – Significant space milestone…
- On this day – May 4The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 2012 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1989 – LAUNCH: STS-30 (Atlantis), LC39B, KSC – 5 person crew, deployed MM Magellan spacecraft (Venus radar mapper). Crew:…
- On this day – May 3The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1949, the latest event was in 2000 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1998 – LANDING: STS-90 (Columbia), KSC Military and Classified Programs: 1966 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Corona 108, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed…
- On this day – May 2The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1969, the latest event was in 1998. No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1969 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 133, Thorad SLV-2G/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB Exploration and…
- On this day – May 1The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1956, the latest event was in 2004 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1964 – LAUNCH: AS-101 (SA-6), LC37B, CCAFS – Saturn I vehicle first test of Apollo Command Module boilerplate 2001…
- On this day – April 30The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2005. Five milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1964 – First Lockheed Agena D delivered for Gemini program 1974 – MM X-24B flight 38, Dryden Lake –…
- On this day – April 29The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 2008 Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1985 – LAUNCH: STS-51-B (Challenger), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, Spacelab3/Microgravity experiments. Crew: Robert Overmyer, Frederick Gregory, Don…
- On this day – April 28The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1955, the latest event was in 1991. Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1961 – MM Dyna-Soar launch by Saturn I launch vehicle studied 1991 – LAUNCH: STS-39 (Discovery) LC39B, KSC –…
- On this day – April 27The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2009 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1960 – MM Dyna-Soar passes first design review 1969 – First static firing of a MM Titan IIIM (MOL)…