OTD…July 31 and STS-46

#OTD in 2012…Endeavour’s coast-to-coast ferryflight into retirement arrives at Edwards Air Force Base

American and Soviet crews were launched today in 1975 for the first handshakes in space between the two superpowers as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.

#OTD in 1985…Discovery launched to deploy three satellites and rendezvous with another for daring repair