OTD…Sept. 16 and STS-79

A mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope blasted off on this date in 2002.

#OTD in 1985…Discovery launched to deploy three satellites and rendezvous with another for daring repair

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