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On This Day In History

  • On this day – November 29
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 2018 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1961 – John Glenn selected for the first orbital Mercury-Atlas flight 1961 – LAUNCH: Mercury MA-5, GD Atlas D,…

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  • On this day – November 28
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 1990 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1961 – North American Aviation is awarded the Apollo Prime Contract.  Martin Company performed better in total program and technical…

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  • On this day – November 27
    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 1985 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1985 – LAUNCH: STS-61-B (Atlantis), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, deployed RCA Satcom K2, AussieSat 2, Morelos 2.  Crew:…

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  • On this day – November 26
    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 2018 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1958 – NASA officially names the first manned program “Project Mercury” 1975 – MM X-24B flight 64, Dryden Lake…

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  • On this day – November 25
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1964, the latest event was in 1987 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1969 – X-24A flight 8, Dryden Lake – Pilot: Jerhauld Gentry Military and Classified Programs: NONE Exploration and Interplanetary…

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  • On this day – November 24
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 2002 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1958 – NASA Space Task Group orders first Mercury Atlas vehicle from the USAF 1969 – SPLASHDOWN: Apollo 12,…

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  • On this day – November 22
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 1975 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1961 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena B, SLC3W, VAFB Exploration and…

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  • On this day – November 21
    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 2010 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1979 – LAUNCH: DSCS II-13, 14, MM Titan IIIC, LC40, CCAFS 2010 – LAUNCH:…

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  • On this day – November 20
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 1995 Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1970 – MM X-24A flight 20, Dryden Lake – Pilot: Jerhauld Gentry – MILESTONE: 55 years ago 1990 –…

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  • On this day – November 19
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2016 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1969 – LANDING: Apollo 12 LM (Intrepid) lands on the moon at the Ocean of Storms 1975 – MM…

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  • On this day – November 18
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 2013 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 89, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed Agena D, SLC2E, VAFB  1970 –…

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  • On this day – November 17
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 2007 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1982 – LAUNCH: Classified mission MM Titan IIID, SLC4E, VAFB – Final Titan IIID…

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  • On this day – November 16
    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 2022 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1962 – LAUNCH: SA-3, LC34, CCAFS – Repeat of Saturn I Stage I test (dummy water payload) 1973 –…

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  • On this day – November 15
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2008 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1966 – Gemini 12 splashed down, Mid-Atlantic, USS Wasp 1973 – MM X-24B flight 34, Dryden Lake- Pilot: John…

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  • On this day – November 14
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 1996 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1960 – The USAF/NASA awarded a contract to Martin to develop a full-scale lifting re-entry body vehicle (X-24) –…

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  • On this day – November 13
    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 2020 Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1969 – MM X-24A flight 7, Dryden Lake – Pilot: Jerhauld Gentry Military and Classified Programs: 1963 – Space…

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  • On this day – November 11
    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 2016 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1966 – LAUNCH: Gemini XII Agena Target, GD Atlas SLV-3A/Lockheed Agena D, LC14, CCAFS 1966 – LAUNCH: Gemini XII,…

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  • On this day – November 10
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1960, the latest was in 2022 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1968 – Success of Apollo 7 mission in October leads to a final decision on this day in history to…

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  • On this day – November 9
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 1997 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1967 – LAUNCH: Apollo 4 (AS-105), Saturn V, LC39A, KSC – First all-up test of a command module with…

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  • On this day – November 8
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2015 Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1963 – RCA received the go-ahead from Grumman to develop the Apollo LM landing radar 1984 – LAUNCH: STS-51-A…

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