OTD…May 14 and Skylab

#OTD in 1985…Discovery launched to deploy three satellites and rendezvous with another for daring repair

#OTD in 2009…Endeavour launched to complete the Japanese segment of the International Space Station

VIDEO: The winged spaceship Columbia returned to Earth with a pinpoint landing at Edwards Air Force Base on this day 35 years ago, concluding the maiden flight of the space shuttle.