OTD…May 7 and STS-49 May 7, 2015 Justin Ray #OTD…The maiden launch of shuttle Endeavour in 1992 to rescue the Intelsat 603 satellite OTDSTS-49
Video 55 years ago today: America entered human spaceflight arena May 5, 2016 Justin Ray The U.S. launched its first man into space on this date, May 5, 1961, as Alan Shepard rode the Freedom 7 capsule on a 15-minute suborbital flight to 116.5 miles in altitude and 303 miles downrange to splashdown.
Video OTD…Feb. 22 and STS-75 February 22, 2016 Justin Ray Today in 1996…The launch of Columbia and the ill-fated Tethered Satellite System. Watch the liftoff:
Uncategorized July 26, 1971: 45th anniversary of Apollo 15 July 26, 2016 Justin Ray Dave Scott, Jim Irwin and Al Worden left for the Moon today in 1971 aboard Apollo 15 bound for Hadley rille with the first Lunar Roving Vehicle.