OTD…Aug. 18 and STS-68 abort

#OTD…Launch of Discovery in 1990 with the Hubble Space Telescope, our window on the universe!

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.

#OTD in 2012…Journey of shuttle Endeavour through Los Angeles begins