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OTD…Aug. 2 and STS-43

August 2, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1991…Atlantis launched another of NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellites

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On this date…Crew launched to fix Skylab

May 25, 2016 Justin Ray

The first crew to inhabit Skylab — Conrad, Weitz and Kerwin — launched today in 1973 for a 28-day mission that successfully made critical repairs, brought the station into operation and conducted solar astronomy, Earth resources and medical experiments.

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OTD…July 26 and STS-114

July 26, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 2005…Discovery launched on the first space shuttle mission after the Columbia tragedy

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OTD…May 14 and Skylab

May 14, 2016 Justin Ray

NASA’s first space station — the Skylab orbital workshop — was launched atop a Saturn 5 rocket today, May 14, in 1973.

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  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on record-breaking 17th flight for booster
    September 20, 2023
  • Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket suffers launch failure
    September 19, 2023
  • Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket fails
    September 18, 2023
  • Russian-US crew launches on Soyuz rocket to International Space Station
    September 15, 2023
  • FAA closes SpaceX-led Starship mishap investigation
    September 12, 2023
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