- On this day – December 6The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1962, the latest event was in 2015 Human Spaceflight: 1988 – LANDING: STS-27 (Atlantis) landed, Edwards AFB 2015 – LAUNCH: Cygnus S.S. Deke Slayton II (Orb-4), ULA Atlas V 401, LC41, CCAFS Military and Classified Programs:…
- On this day – December 5The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. December 5 The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2014 Human Spaceflight: 1997 – LANDING: STS-87 (Columbia), KSC 2001 – LAUNCH: STS-108 (Endeavour), LC39B, KSC – 7 person crew, ISS logistics 2014 – LAUNCH: LM Orion EFT-1,…
- On this day – December 4The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 1998 Human Spaceflight: 1965 – LAUNCH: Gemini VII, MM Titan II/GLV, LC19, CCAFS – Frank Borman, Jim Lovell – first rendezvous with another manned spacecraft, two-week mission 1998 – LAUNCH:…
- On this day – December 3The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1958, the latest event was in 1999 Human Spaceflight: 1985 – LANDING: STS-61-B (Atlantis), Edwards AFB Military and Classified Programs: 1976 – Negotiations completed between USAF SAMSO and Martin Marietta for the purchase of eight additional…
- On this day – December 2The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1964, the latest event was in 2021 Human Spaceflight: 1988 – LAUNCH: STS-27 (Atlantis), LC39B, KSC – 5 person crew, classified payload 1990 – LAUNCH: STS-35 (Columbia), LC39B, KSC – 7 person crew, telescope experiments 1991…
- On this day – December 1The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1955, the latest event was in 2006 Human Spaceflight: 1970 – Teams of Martin Marietta/McDonnell Douglas and North American Rockwell/General Dynamics make their preliminary proposals under Shuttle Phase B development 2000 – LAUNCH: STS-97 (Endeavour), LC39A,…
- On this day – November 30The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1956, the latest was in 1978 Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: NONE Exploration and Interplanetary Programs: 1970 – LAUNCH FAILURE: OAO-B, GD Atlas SLV-3C/Centaur, LC36B, CCAFS – payload fairing – Orbiting Astronomical Observatory Earth-Monitoring…
- On this day – November 29The 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 Human Spaceflight: 1961 – John Glenn selected for the first orbital Mercury-Atlas flight 1961 – LAUNCH: Mercury MA-5, GD Atlas D, LC19, CCAFS – Orbital flight with Enos the…
- On this day – November 28The 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 Human Spaceflight: 1961 – North American Aviation is awarded the Apollo Prime Contract. Martin Company performed better in total program and technical scores and it was announced on 11/27/61 that…
- On this day – November 27The 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 Human Spaceflight: 1985 – LAUNCH: STS-61-B (Atlantis), LC39A, KSC – 7 person crew, deployed RCA Satcom K2, AussieSat 2, Morelos 2 Military and Classified Programs: 1963 – LAUNCH: GD…
- On this day – November 26The 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 Human Spaceflight: 1958 – NASA officially names the first manned program “Project Mercury” 1975 – MM X-24B flight 64, Dryden Lake – Pilot: Thomas McMurtry – Last X-24B flight…
- On this day – November 25The 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 Human Spaceflight: 1969 – X-24A flight 8, Dryden Lake – Pilot: Gentry Military and Classified Programs: NONE Exploration and Interplanetary Programs: NONE Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs: NONE…
- On this day – November 24The 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 Human Spaceflight: 1958 – NASA Space Task Group orders first Mercury Atlas vehicle from the USAF 1969 – SPLASHDOWN: Apollo 12 1991 – LAUNCH: STS-44 (Atlantis)m LC39A, KSC –…
- On this day – November 23The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1956, the latest event was in 2009 Human Spaceflight: 1989 – LAUNCH: STS-33 (Discovery), LC39A, KSC – 5 person crew; deployed classified spacecraft – we saw this from Cocoa Beach! Military and Classified Programs: 1999 –…
- On this day – November 22The 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 Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1961 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Classified mission, GD Atlas/Lockheed Agena B, SLC3W, VAFB Exploration and Interplanetary Programs: NONE Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite…
- On this day – November 21The 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 Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1979 – LAUNCH: DSCS II-13, 14, MM Titan IIIC, LC40, CCAFS 2010 – LAUNCH: USA-223, ULA Delta 4H, LC36B, CCAFS Exploration and…
- On this day – September 1The 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 Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1962 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor/Lockheed Agena B, SLC1E, VAFB 1964 – LAUNCH FAILURE: Dummy Payload, MM Titan IIIA/Transtage, LC20, CCAFS –…
- On this day – September 13The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1960, the latest event was in 2012 Human Spaceflight: 1961 – LAUNCH: Mercury-Atlas MA-4, GD Atlas D, LC14, CCAFS – first orbital Mercury mission, mechanical crewman simulator Military and Classified Programs: 1960 – LAUNCH: Classified mission,…
- On this day – September 14The events on this day in history for our heritage companies are noted below. The earliest event was in 1955, the latest event was in 2000 Human Spaceflight: NONE Military and Classified Programs: 1963 – LAUNCH: Classified mission, Thor/Lockheed Agena D, SLC3W, VAFB Exploration and Interplanetary Programs: NONE Earth-Monitoring and Civil Weather Satellite programs: NONE…
- On this day – November 16The 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 Human Spaceflight: 1973 – LAUNCH: Skylab 4, Saturn 1B, LC39B, KSC – Final Skylab crew (William Pogue, Edward Gibson, Gerald Carr) 1982 – LANDING: STS-5 (Columbia), Edwards AFB 1984…