OTD…Sept. 16 and STS-79

#OTD…The maiden launch of shuttle Endeavour in 1992 to rescue the Intelsat 603 satellite

Apollo 16 launched to the Descartes Highlands of the moon on this day in 1972 with John Young, Charlie Duke and Ken Mattingly.

OTD…Launch of Discovery in 1991 on a Defense Department research flight