OTD…May 18 and launch of Apollo 10

Apollo 16 launched to the Descartes Highlands of the moon on this day in 1972 with John Young, Charlie Duke and Ken Mattingly.

#OTD in 1995…Endeavour launched to deploy and retrieve solar satellite and Wake Shield Facility

#OTD in 1985…Challenger suffered an engine shutdown on her way to orbit for a Spacelab mission