OTD…Oct. 5 and STS-41G

#OTD in 1982 the 3rd launch of the space shuttle and in 1996 the 3rd Mir docking missioN

Shuttle Endeavour launched for the 25th and final time on this date in 2011.

The final manned Mercury mission was launched atop an Atlas rocket on this day in 1963 with Gordon Cooper aboard Faith 7 for a 34-hour, 22-orbit flight.