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 2010
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
NONE
Military and Classified Programs:
1962 – MM Titan II liquid-fueled engine test fired along with a solid propellant rocket motor to demonstrate the capability for a Titan III booster (Aerojet-General)
1965 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 96, Thor SLC-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC1E, VAFB
1966 – LAUNCH: Classified missions, GD Atlas SLV-3/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3E, VAFB
1983 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas H, SLC3E, VAFB
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
1984 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Intelsat 5 F9, Atlas G/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – Centaur failure – MILESTONE: 40 years ago
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1967 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F/Trident, 576-A3, VAFB
1970 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas F, 576-A1, VAFB
1974 – LAUNCH (5): Lockheed Polaris A3, SSBN599, WTR – MILESTONE: 50 years ago
1983 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, UK S27, ETR
2010 – LAUNCH (2): LM Trident D5, SSBN738, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is an example of a Polaris A3 missile, similar to the five launched by SSBN599 (USS Patrick Henry) on this day in 1974. The photo was found in the archives of the National Museum of Naval History and is owned by the National Archives/Released into the Public Domain.
