July 24, 1969: Apollo 11 returns home

#OTD in 1997…Cassini was launched on its billion-mile trek to Saturn

The launch of Apollo 11 on its historic mission to the Moon as it was broadcast live by NASA on July 16, 1969. The legendary commentator Jack King, who passed away in 2015, counts down to liftoff.

#OTD in 1999…Columbia launched with the first woman commander and the Chandra X-ray Observatory