The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 1995
Human Spaceflight:
1970 – MM X-24A flight 20, Dryden Lake – Pilot: Gentry
1990 – LANDING: STS-38 (Atlantis), KSC
1995 – LANDING: STS-74 (Atlantis), KSC
Military and Classified Programs:
1959 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1E, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1981 – LAUNCH: RCA Satcom 3R, Delta 3910/PAM, LC17A, CCAFS
1990 – LAUNCH: GE Satcom C1, GE GSTAR4, Ariane 42P, ELA2, Kourou, French Guiana
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1959 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A1, LC29A, CCAFS
1961 – 549th GD Atlas E squadron activated, Warren AFB, Wyoming
1963 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, EAG-154, ETR
1964- LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, EAG-154, Johnston Island, Pacific
1978 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN601, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the landing of STS-74 (Atlantis) on this day in 1995.