OTD…June 5 and STS-40

#OTD…The maiden launch of shuttle Endeavour in 1992 to rescue the Intelsat 603 satellite

Today in 1996…The launch of Columbia and the ill-fated Tethered Satellite System. Watch the liftoff:

#OTD in 2001, Discovery launched on STS-102 to exchange crews aboard the International Space Station