- On this day – April 25The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1958, the latest was in 1997 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1958 – USAF Ballistic Missile Division published man-in-space concepts, including lunar landings and development of alternative launch vehicles and stages…
- On this day – April 24The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1963, the latest event was in 1996 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1990 – LAUNCH: STS-31 (Discovery), LC39B, KSC- 5 person crew; deployed Lockheed Hubble Space Telescope. Crew: Loren Shriver, Charles Bolden, Bruce…
- On this day – April 23The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1957, the latest event was in 1976. No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1964 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena D, SLC4W, VAFB Exploration and Interplanetary…
- On this day – April 22The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. April 22 The earliest event was in 1947, the latest event was in 2012 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1970 – MM X-24A flight 12, Dryden Lake – Pilot Jerhauld Gentry – MILESTONE: 55 years ago…
- On this day – April 21The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1966, the latest event was in 1996 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1969 – Space Shuttle Task Group formed at NASA HQ Military and Classified Programs: NONE Exploration and Interplanetary Programs:…
- On this day – April 20The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 2006 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1972 – LANDING: Apollo 16 lands on the moon (Orion Lunar Module – Young and Duke) 1994 – LANDING:…
- On this day – April 19The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2002 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1985 – LANDING: STS-51-D (Discovery), KSC – MILESTONE: 40 years ago 2001 – LAUNCH: STS-100 (Endeavour), LC39A, KSC –…
- On this day – April 18The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1962, the latest event was in 2017 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1975 – MM X-24B Flight 49, Dryden Lake, Pilot John Manke – MILESTONE: 50 years ago 2017 – LAUNCH:…
- On this day – April 17The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1963, the latest event was in 2018 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1968 – MM X-24A flight 1, Dryden Lake – Pilot Jerauld Gentry – first flight of the X-24A 1970…
- On this day – April 16The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1972, the latest was in 2012 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1972 – LAUNCH: Apollo 16, Saturn V, LC39A, KSC – Lunar mission with Commander John Young, LM pilot Charlie Duke,…
- On this day – April 15The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1892 (not a typo), the latest event was in 2011 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1959 – Army Ordnance Missile Command recommended using a Martin Titan for the second stage of…
- On this day – April 13The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1956, the latest event was in 1994 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1970 – FAILURE: Apollo 13 service module explosion enroute to the moon – “successful failure” begins, recovery operations underway…
- On this day – April 12The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1961, the latest event was in 2009 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1961 – LAUNCH: Vostok 1, Vostok 8K72K, LC1, Baikonur, USSR – Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in…
- On this day – April 11The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1968, the latest event was in 2019 Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1970 – LAUNCH: Apollo 13, Saturn V, LC39A, KSC – “Successful failure” mission for lunar mission crew Jim Lovell,…
- On this day – April 10The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1963, the latest was in 2014 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1974 – LAUNCH: Classified missions, MM Titan IIID, SLC4E, VAFB 2014 – LAUNCH: USA 250,…
- On this day – April 9The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1959, the latest event was in 2024 Five milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1959 – Mercury 7 astronauts introduced to the public 1983 – LANDING: STS-6 (Challenger), Edwards AFB 1994 – LAUNCH:…
- On this day – April 8The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2003 Five milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1964 – LAUNCH: Gemini I, MM Titan II/GLV, LC19, CCAFS – unmanned first test, qualified the launch vehicle stack…
- On this day – April 7The 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: 1962 – UTC/CSD recommended as solid rocket booster development contractor for MM Titan IIIC…
- On this day – April 6The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 1984 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1972 – NASA requested proposals for the Space Shuttle program (program announced in January 1972) 1984 – LAUNCH: STS-41-C…
- On this day – April 5The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1963, the latest event was in 2021. Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1991 – LAUNCH: STS-37 (Atlantis), LC39B, KSC – 5 person crew, Deployed Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. Crew: Steven Nagel, Kenneth…