OTD…Aug. 7 and STS-85

#OTD in 1992…Columbia launched the LAGEOS-2 laser-reflection satellite

VIDEO: The winged spaceship Columbia returned to Earth with a pinpoint landing at Edwards Air Force Base on this day 35 years ago, concluding the maiden flight of the space shuttle.

#OTD in 1989…Columbia launched with a classified communications satellite for the Defense Department