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OTD…Sept. 16 and STS-79

September 16, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD…in 1996, Atlantis launched to Russia’s space station Mir

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OTD…May 14 and Skylab

May 14, 2016 Justin Ray

NASA’s first space station — the Skylab orbital workshop — was launched atop a Saturn 5 rocket today, May 14, in 1973.

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OTD…Oct. 11 and STS-92

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#OTD in 2000…Discovery launched on the 100th space shuttle mission

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OTD…Feb. 22 and STS-75

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Today in 1996…The launch of Columbia and the ill-fated Tethered Satellite System. Watch the liftoff:

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  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on 90th Starlink mission of 2025
    October 6, 2025
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    October 4, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 3rd consecutive Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB, uninterrupted by a Cape mission
    October 2, 2025
  • ViaSat-3 F2 satellite arrives in Florida ahead of late October launch
    October 1, 2025
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    October 1, 2025
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    September 30, 2025
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    September 28, 2025
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    September 26, 2025
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