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OTD…April 17 and STS-90

April 17, 2015 Justin Ray

#OTD…Launch of Columbia in 1998 on the Neurolab Spacelab mission

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OTD…May 14 and STS-132

May 14, 2015 Justin Ray

On this day in 2010, Atlantis on her next-to-final mission launches with Russia’s Rassvet mini module for the International Space Station

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On this date…April 16 and Apollo 16

April 16, 2016 Justin Ray

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

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OTD…June 3, 1965 and the first American walk in space

June 3, 2016 Justin Ray

The flight of Gemini 4 launched today in 1965 for NASA’s first Extra Vehicular Activity spacewalk by Ed White on a four-day orbital mission with commander Jim McDivitt.

News Headlines

  • Live coverage: SpaceX’s most-flown Falcon booster to launch on record 33rd flight
    February 21, 2026
  • NASA’s Artemis 2 rocket hit by new problem expected to bump moonshot into early April
    February 21, 2026
  • Falcon 9 launches 25 Starlink satellites after weather delays
    February 20, 2026
  • Moon mission fueling test concludes with no major problems
    February 20, 2026
  • Independent report sharply criticizes NASA management, Boeing for troubled Starliner flight
    February 19, 2026
  • SpaceX launches second Falcon 9 rocket to return to a landing in The Bahamas
    February 19, 2026
  • NASA to attempt second full fueling test of its Space Launch System rocket
    February 17, 2026
  • SpaceX launches predawn Starlink mission on President’s Day
    February 15, 2026
  • Replacement crew docks at space station, boosts crew back to seven
    February 15, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 600th Falcon 9 rocket to date with Starlink flight from Vandenberg
    February 14, 2026
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