OTD…Oct. 12 and Endeavour

A five-week, 5,000-mile sea trek of the last space shuttle external fuel tank pulled into port today for a parade through the urban jungle of Southern California on Saturday to its final destination.

On the 35th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch, the last remaining external fuel tank set sail today from its factory in New Orleans to Los Angeles and a remarkable museum attraction in the making.

Today in 1996…The launch of Columbia and the ill-fated Tethered Satellite System. Watch the liftoff: