OTD…Sept. 16 and STS-79

#OTD in 1995, Endeavour launched on the ASTRO-2 astronomy mission:

#OTD in 2012…Kennedy Space Center bid final farewell to Endeavour

Apollo 11 splashed down in the Pacific today in 1969, fulfilling President Kennedy’s challenge to a nation of landing a man to the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.