The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1966, the latest event was in 2010
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1990 – LANDING: STS-36 (Atlantis), Edwards AFB
1994 – LAUNCH: STS-62 (Columbia), LC39B, KSC – 5 person crew, microgravity and biomedical science experiments – MILESTONE: 30 years ago. Crew: John Casper, Andrew Allen, Pierre Thuot, Charles Gemar, Marsha Ivins.
Military and Classified Programs:
1969 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Titan IIIB, SLC4W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 55 years ago
1970 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thorad LM-2H/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1968 – LAUNCH: OGO 5, GD Atlas SLV-3A/Lockheed Agena D, LC36B, CCAFS – Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
2010 – LAUNCH: GOES 15, ULA Delta 4M+ (4,2), LC37B, CCAFS
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1966 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Atlas, 576-A1, VAFB
1968 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, UK S22, ETR
1992 – LAUNCH: MM Peacekeeper, LF-05, VAFB
Other:
NONE
The photos today are from the STS-62 mission in 1994, including the launch, crew and the science laboratory in the cargo bay.
