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 1985
Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago)
Human Spaceflight:
1962 – MM submits a plan for testing the malfunction detection system for the Titan II/GLV (Gemini)
1970 – Shuttle Program Phase B contracts for preliminary designs were released to industry teams led by McDonnell Douglas/Martin Marietta and Rockwell International/General Dynamics
Military and Classified Programs:
1964 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 60 years ago
Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:
NONE
Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs:
NONE
Commercial Programs:
NONE
Test, ICBM, FBM programs:
1967 – LAUNCH: GD Atlas D (ABRES), 576-B2, VAFB
1979 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Polaris A3, LC29A, CCAFS – MILESTONE: 45 years ago
1985 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Trident C-4, SSBN735, ETR
Other:
NONE
The photo today is an example of an Atlas D ICBM with an ABRES (American Advanced Ballistic Re-entry System) payload, similar to the launch on this day from VAFB in 1967. This picture was retrieved from the comprehensive space website Astronautix.
