OTD…Sept. 29 and STS-26

American and Soviet crews were launched today in 1975 for the first handshakes in space between the two superpowers as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.

#OTD in 1985…Challenger suffered an engine shutdown on her way to orbit for a Spacelab mission

#OTD in 1983…Challenger lifts off on the first nighttime shuttle launch…and Discovery launches on her inaugural Spaceflight