On this date…March 4 launch of STS-62

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched today in 1969 aboard Apollo 11 for one of the defining moments of the 20th century — man’s first landing on the moon.

#OTD in 2012…Journey of shuttle Endeavour through Los Angeles begins

#OTD…Launch of Challenger in 1985 on a Spacelab research flight