On This Day… Endeavour Launches on ASTRO-2 Mission

American and Soviet crews were launched today in 1975 for the first handshakes in space between the two superpowers as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.

#OTD in 1989, Discovery launched a new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite

OTD in 1994…Endeavour experienced an on-pad abort due to a main engine problem during startup