OTD…Aug. 28 and STS-128

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…Launch of a 1993 environmental mission on Discovery and Atlantis’ ISS flight in 2002

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