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VideoOTD…July 29 and STS-51F
#OTD in 1985...Challenger suffered an engine shutdown on her way to orbit for a Spacelab mission
VideoOTD…July 26 and STS-114
#OTD in 2005...Discovery launched on the first space shuttle mission after the Columbia tragedy
VideoVideo: Delta 4 launch highlights
This is the launch highlights reel from United Launch Alliance of the Delta 4 rocket carrying the seventh satellite for the Air Force's Wideband Global SATCOM constellation.
VideoSeventh satellite in Air Force’s WGS series launched
A U.S. military satellite that will fortify the "anytime, anywhere" communications infrastructure used by soldiers, ships, aircraft and drones was launched into orbit Thursday to improve the global connectivity that encompasses the planet.
VideoVideo: Liftoff of Delta 4 with WGS 7
A replay of the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket launching the Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite No. 7 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
VideoOTD…July 23 and STS-93
#OTD in 1999...Columbia launched with the first woman commander and the Chandra X-ray Observatory
VideoOTD…July 16 and Apollo 11
OTD in 1969...The launch of Apollo 11 for the first human landing on the moon
VideoRecap story: Atlas 5 delivers GPS satellite 11,000 miles up
The ubiquitous Global Positioning System that ties the space program to everyday life on Earth, providing precise navigation to the world through a constellation of orbiting satellites, will be strengthened courtesy of a new craft launched Wednesday.
VideoVideo: Liftoff of Atlas 5 with GPS 2F-10
A replay of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching the Air Force's GPS 2F-10 navigation spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
VideoOTD…July 15 and STS-127
#OTD in 2009...Endeavour launched to complete the Japanese segment of the International Space Station