OTD…Oct. 20 and STS-73

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.

#OTD in 1983…Challenger launched with America’s first woman astronaut. Watch the launch:

#OTD in 2001, Discovery launched on STS-102 to exchange crews aboard the International Space Station