OTD…April 12 and STS-1 and 51D

#OTD in 1994…Endeavour launched on the second Space Radar Laboratory mission

NASA’s Kepler planet-finder began its mission to discover Earth-like worlds orbiting other stars in the galaxy today in 2009, successfully launching aboard a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

#OTD in 2000…Discovery launched on the 100th space shuttle mission