On This Date…

#OTD in 1993…Endeavour launched with the first Spacehab module and retrieval of the European EURECA satellite

Persistent problems with a seismometer instrument package will keep NASA’s InSight Mars lander from departing for the red planet during a March launch period, and officials said they will consider shelving the $675 million project if the issues prove too costly to fix.

#OTD in 1982 the 3rd launch of the space shuttle and in 1996 the 3rd Mir docking missioN