OTD…Aug. 18 and STS-68 abort

#OTD in 1985…Challenger launched the first German Spacelab

Mankind’s first landing on the Moon and stepping foot on the lunar surface occurred today in 1969 by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

#OTD in 1985…Challenger suffered an engine shutdown on her way to orbit for a Spacelab mission