The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below.
The earliest event was in 1956, the latest event was in 2013
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1965 – MM Titan GLV-1 and Gemini spacecraft 1 mechanically mated at complex 19 (CCAFS)
1974 – MM X-24B flight 37, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke – First supersonic flight – MILESTONE: 50 years ago – Maximum speed was 1154 kph.
Military and Classified Programs:
1967 – LAUNCH: MM Prime 2, GD Atlas SLV-3, SLC3E, VAFB
2011 – LAUNCH: USA 226 (X-37B), ULA Atlas V 501, LC41, CCAFS
2013 – LM receives $284 Million for SBIRS contract follow-on
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
1978 – LAUNCH: RCA Landsat 3, Delta 2910, SLC2W, VAFB
Commercial Programs:
1982 – LAUNCH: Intelsat 5 F4, GD Atlas SLV-3D/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1956 – LAUNCH: Lockheed X-17 LC3, CCAFS
1965 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A2E, LC25A, CCAFS
1965 – LAUNCH: MM Titan I, 395-A2, VAFB – Last Titan I launch at VAFB
1979 – LAUNCH (4): Lockheed Polaris A3 launched (4), SSBN642, ETR – MILESTONE: 45 years ago
Other:
NONE
The photo today is the launch of USA-226(X-37B) on Atlas V 501 in 2011.
