OTD…Jan. 13 and STS-54

#OTD in 1982…Columbia launches on the fourth space shuttle mission. #OTD in 1995…Atlantis launches on first shuttle-Mir docking flight

OTD in 1994…Endeavour experienced an on-pad abort due to a main engine problem during startup

#OTD in 1985…Discovery launched on the first classified space shuttle mission for the Department of Defense. Watch the liftoff: