Titan II

The Titan Rocket family

Oct 1, 1955

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-25C_Titan_II#DevelopmentIn October 1955 the Titan rocket family was established

The New missile

Jun 1, 1960

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-25C_Titan_II#GuidanceIn June 1960 a contract for a new missile was sent to the Martin Company.

First Titan II launch

Dec 1, 1961

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-25C_Titan_II#Launch_historyIn December 1961 the they had the first flight of the Titan II

The Titan II explosion

Sep 19, 1980

http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2543<a href= The Titan II explodes in silo 574-7, it destroyed it. The way it happened was a AirForce repariman was doing maintenance in the silo and he dropped a wrench socket and it hit the missile causing a fuel leak that resulted in the explosion.

Titan II in service

Jan 1, 1987

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-25C_Titan_II#Service_historyFrom 1963-1987 the Titan II was in service.

The first Titan 23G launch

Sep 5, 1988

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-25C_Titan_II#Launch_historyOn September,5 1988 the first Titan 23G was launched from Vandenberg.