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On This Day In History

  • On this day – December 31
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. No events found on this day in history!  Read below if you are interested in how these events are created and updated.  Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: NONE Exploration and Interplanetary Programs: NONE Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs: NONE…

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  • On this day – December 30
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. NOTE: This is the last day with any events that will be published on the MARS Retirees website. Only two events on this day, one in 1994 and one in 2000 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight:…

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  • On this day – December 29
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Note: Events posting on this website ends on December 31. See the events on the Facebook group page. The earliest event was in 1966, the latest event was in 2002 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE…

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  • On this day – December 28
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Please note: Events posting on the Mars Retirees website ends on December 31. The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 1999 One milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1999 – LANDING: STS-103 (Discovery), KSC …

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  • On this day – December 27
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Reminder: Events posting on the MARS retirees website ends on December 31. Events can be found in the closed Mars Associates Facebook Page. Only two events on this day, one in 1962 and the other in 1968 No milestone events (5…

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  • On this day – December 26
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Please see the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of events posting on the MARS Website at the end of December 2025. Only two events on this day, both in 1962 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human…

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  • On this day – December 25
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Please see the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of events posting on the MARS website. Only one event, in 2021 No milestone events (5 to 65+years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: NONE Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:…

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  • On this day – December 24
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Please see the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of events posting on the MARS website at the end December, 2025. The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 2004 F milestone event (5 to 65+ years…

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  • On this day – December 23
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Please see the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of events posting on the Mars Associates website after December 2025. Only one event, in 2018 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs:…

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  • On this day – December 21
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Please see the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of events posting on the MARS website after December 2025. The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2003.  One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human…

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  • On this day – December 20
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Please see the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of events posting on the MARS website after December 2025. The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2023 Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human…

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  • On this day – December 19
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Please see the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of events publishing on the MARS website after December 2025. The earliest event was in 1957, the latest event was in 1998 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human…

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  • On this day – December 18
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Please see the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of events posting on the MARS website after December 2025. The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 2016 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human…

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  • On this day – December 17
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. Please see the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of events posting on the MARS website after December, 2025. The earliest event was in 1956, the latest event was in 2004 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human…

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  • On this day – December 16
    Please read the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of events publishing on the MARS website. The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1954, the latest event was in 1993 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1965 –…

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  • On this day – December 15
    Please see the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of publication of the events on the MARS website. The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1952, the latest event was in 1998 Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight:…

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  • On this day – December 14
    Please see the announcement on December 11 about the cessation of the events publishing on the MARS website. 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 2009 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE…

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  • On this day – December 12
    Please see the announcement on December 11 on the decision to stop posting the events on the MARS website starting in 2026. The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1950, the latest event was in 1999 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years…

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  • On this day – December 11
    ANNOUNCEMENT: The events for our heritage companies will not be published on the MARS Retirees website after December, 2025. The group is transitioning to a new website and the events will only be available starting in 2026 on the closed Mars Associates Facebook page. The lack of readership for these events on this website, compared…

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  • On this day – December 10
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1963, the latest event was in 2007 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 2006 – LAUNCH: STS-116 (Discovery), LC39B, KSC – 7 person crew, ISS assembly/P5 truss. Crew: Mark Polansky, William Oelefein,…

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