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OTD…Jan. 22 and STS-42

January 22, 2016 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1992…Discovery launched with the first International Microgravity Laboratory. Watch the liftoff:

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OTD…Feb. 22 and STS-75

February 22, 2016 Justin Ray

Today in 1996…The launch of Columbia and the ill-fated Tethered Satellite System. Watch the liftoff:

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OTD…Aug. 28 and STS-128

August 28, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD in 2009…Discovery launches on her silver anniversary mission

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55 years ago today: America entered human spaceflight arena

May 5, 2016 Justin Ray

The U.S. launched its first man into space on this date, May 5, 1961, as Alan Shepard rode the Freedom 7 capsule on a 15-minute suborbital flight to 116.5 miles in altitude and 303 miles downrange to splashdown.

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  • SpaceX launches Israeli satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    July 12, 2025
  • Axiom Space, Oakley partner on spacesuit visor for Artemis missions
    July 12, 2025
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy picked as Interim NASA Administrator
    July 10, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    July 8, 2025
  • Republican-backed reconciliation bill passes, includes funding for ISS, Artemis programs, Space Shuttle relocation
    July 5, 2025
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