OTD…Aug. 18 and STS-68 abort

#OTD in 1997…Cassini was launched on its billion-mile trek to Saturn

#OTD in 1982 the 3rd launch of the space shuttle and in 1996 the 3rd Mir docking missioN

Today in 1971…The launch of Apollo 14 to Fra Mauro with Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell.