OTD…July 12 and STS-104

The final manned Mercury mission was launched atop an Atlas rocket on this day in 1963 with Gordon Cooper aboard Faith 7 for a 34-hour, 22-orbit flight.

#OTD…Launch of Endeavour in 2001 to deliver Canadarm2 to the space station

#OTD…Launch of a 1993 environmental mission on Discovery and Atlantis’ ISS flight in 2002