OTD…April 12 and STS-1 and 51D

Apollo 11 splashed down in the Pacific today in 1969, fulfilling President Kennedy’s challenge to a nation of landing a man to the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.

#OTD in 1992…Columbia launches on the first Extended Duration Orbiter mission

#OTD in 2012…Crowds cheer as Endeavour traverses though Los Angeles