On This Day In History

On this day – July 10
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 2007 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 2002 – Shuttle fleet grounded for several weeks after cracks were found in Hydrogen flow lines from the MM…
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On this day – July 9
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 1997 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1992 – LANDING: STS-50 (Columbia), KSC Military and Classified Programs: NONE Exploration and Interplanetary Programs: 1979 – Voyager 2…
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On this day – July 7
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 1996 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1995 – LANDING: STS-71 (Atlantis), KSC – MILESTONE: 30 years ago 1996 – LANDING: STS-78 (Columbia), KSC Military and…
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On this day – July 6
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 –…
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On this day – July 5
The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1966, the latest was in 2016 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1966 – LAUNCH: AS-203, Saturn 1B, LC34, CCAFS – Saturn SIVB restart test Military and Classified Programs: NONE Exploration and…
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On this day – July 4
The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1982, the latest event was in 2006 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1982 – LANDING: STS-4 (Columbia), Edwards AFB 2006 – LAUNCH: STS-121 (Discovery), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, ISS…
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On this day – July 3
The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1963, the latest was in 1996 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1996 – LAUNCH: USA 125, LM Titan IVA(405), LC40, CCAFS Exploration and Interplanetary Programs: NONE…
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On this day – July 2
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 2019 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 2019 – LAUNCH: LM Orion Ascent Abort Test 2, Modified Peacekeeper, LC46, CCAFS – second abort test of the…
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On this day – July 1
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 2022. One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1993 – LANDING: STS-57 (Endeavour), KSC 1997 – LAUNCH: STS-94 (Columbia), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, Microgravity Science…
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On this day – June 30
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 2020. Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1964 – LAUNCH FAILURE: GD Centaur AC-3, GD Atlas/Centaur, LC36A, CCAFS – Centaur hydraulics-…
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On this day – June 29
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 2012 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1960 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Lockheed Discoverer 12, Thor/Lockheed Agena A, SLC1W, VAFB – Agena…
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On this day – June 28
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 2013 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1974 – MM X-24B flight 41, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke 1977 – ALT-10, Captive/Active Flight #1, Enterprise…
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On this day – June 27
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 2009 Two milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1982 – LAUNCH: STS-4 (Columbia), LC39A, KSC – 2 person crew (Ken Mattingly, Henry Hartsfield), test launch, science experiments …
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On this day – June 25
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 2024 Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1975 – MM X-24B flight 53, Dryden Lake – Pilot John Manke – MILESTONE: 50 years ago 1992 –…
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On this day – June 24
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 2016 Four milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1964 – Construction of LC14 at CCAFS for GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena for Gemini program completed 1965 – Gemini contractors…
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On this day – June 23
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 2004 Five milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1958 – GE signs a contract with the USAF to design a life support system for an orbital vehicle…
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On this day – June 22
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 2023 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1973 – SPLASHDOWN: Skylab 2, Pacific Ocean, USS Ticonderoga 2007 – LANDING: STS-117 (Atlantis), Edwards AFB Military and Classified…
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On this day – June 21
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 1993 No milestone events (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1993 – LAUNCH: STS-57 (Endeavour), LC39B, KSC – 6 person crew, SpaceHab (Biomedical and materials sciences). Crew: Ronald Grabe,…
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On this day – June 20
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 2016 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 1996 – LAUNCH STS-78 (Columbia), LC39B, KSC – 7-person crew, Spacelab (life and microgravity experiments). Crew: Terence Henricks, Kevin Kregel,…
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On this day – June 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 2002 One milestone event (5 to 65+ years ago) Human Spaceflight: 2002 – LANDING: STS-111 (Endeavour), Edwards AFB Military and Classified Programs: 1964 – LAUNCH: Lockheed Corona 81, Thor SLV-2A/Lockheed…
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