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On This Day In History

  • On this day – August 20
    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 1993.  Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1975 – MM X-24B flight 56, Dryden Lake – Pilot Michael Love – MILESTONE: 50 years ago Military and…

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  • On this day – August 19
    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 2016 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1997- LANDING: STS-85 (Discovery), KSC Military and Classified Programs: 1959 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Discoverer 6, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1E,…

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  • On this day – August 18
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1957, the latest event was in 2017 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1960 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Discoverer 14, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1W, VAFB – MILESTONE: 65…

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  • On this day – August 17
    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 2009 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1973 – MM X-24B flight 30, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke Military and Classified Programs: 1965- LAUNCH: Lockheed…

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  • On this day – August 16
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1912 (not a typo), the latest event was in 1972 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1972 – Martin Marietta receives a contract to build the Space Shuttle External Tank in Michoud,…

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  • On this day – August 15
    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 1995 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: NONE Exploration and Interplanetary Programs: NONE Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs: NONE Commercial…

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  • On this day – August 14
    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 2010 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1969 – NASA Astronaut Group 7 selected – Karol Bobko, Robert Crippen, Gordon Fullerton, Henry Hartsfield, Robert Overmyer, Donald…

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  • On this day – August 13
    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 2014 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1989 – LANDING: STS-28 (Columbia), Edwards AFB Military and Classified Programs: 1959 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Discoverer 5, Thor/Lockheed Agena…

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  • On this day – August 12
    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 2018 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1977 – ALT-12, Free Flight #1, Enterprise Shuttle/Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, Dryden Research Center, Edwards AFB.  Crew: Fred Haise, Gordon Fullerton….

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  • On this day – August 11
    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 2006 Three milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1970 – MM X-24A flight 16, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke – MILESTONE: 55 years ago 1991 –…

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  • On this day – August 10
    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 2001 Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 2001 – LAUNCH: STS-105 (Discovery), LC39A, KSC – 4 person core crew, 3 up for ISS, 3 down from…

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  • On this day – August 9
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1957, the latest event was in 2005 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 2005 – LANDING: STS-114 (Discovery), Edwards AFB Military and Classified Programs: 1966 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 111, Thorad SLV-2G/Lockheed…

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  • On this day – August 8
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1966, the latest event was in 2019 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1974 – MM X-24B flight 42, Dryden Lake – Pilot Michael Love  1989 – LAUNCH: STS-28 (Columbia), LC39B, KSC…

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  • On this day – August 7
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1951, the latest event was in 1997 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1971 – SPLASHDOWN: Apollo 15, Northern Pacific, USS Okinawa 1997 – LAUNCH: STS-85 (Discovery), LC39A, KSC – 6 person…

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  • On this day – August 6
    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 2011 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1985 – LANDING: STS-51-F (Challenger), Edwards AFB – MILESTONE: 40 years ago Military and Classified Programs: 1968 – LAUNCH:…

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  • On this day – August 5
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1965, the latest event was in 2011 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1966 – LAUNCH: AS-202, Saturn 1B, LC34, CCAFS – Suborbital flight testing Apollo CM heatshield 1975 – MM X-24B…

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  • On this day – August 4
    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 2023 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1961 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Discoverer 28, Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC2E, VAFB  2022 –…

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  • On this day – August 3
    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 1994 Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1961 – Martin briefs Space Task Force (with NASA director Bob Gilruth) on the technical performance expected from the…

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  • On this day – August 2
    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 2014 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1991 – LAUNCH: STS-43 (Atlantis), LC39A, KSC – 5 person crew, deployed TDRS-5.  Crew: John Blaha, Michael Baker, Shannon Lucid,…

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  • On this day – August 1
    The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1955, the latest event was in 1986. One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1973 – MM X-24B flight 29, Edwards AFB, Pilot John Manke  Military and Classified Programs: NONE Exploration and Interplanetary…

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