The 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.
One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1989 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, MM Titan 34D/Transtage, LC40, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 35 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
2021 – LM OSIRIS-REx begins journey back to Earth after obtaining samples from asteroid Bennu
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1962: The second Titan I (HGM-25A) squadron at Lowry AFB, Colorado, the 725th Strategic Missile Squadron of SAC’s 451st Strategic Missile Wing, became operational with the turnover of the last of three, three-missile launch complexes. All launch facilities were silo-lift.
1963 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, LC25A, CCAFS
1987 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, UK S23, ETR
1991 – LAUNCH (2): Lockheed Trident C-4, SSBN658, ETR
Other:
NONE
Today’s photo is of a Titan I silo lift operation at Lowry AFB, Colorado. Photo Credit: Public Domain. NOTE: This installation was located east of Denver but was associated with Lowry AFB.
