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VideoPreview: New GPS navigation satellite heads into space this week
The Global Positioning System, its precision navigation and timing services made possible by the U.S. Air Force and provided free-of-charge to the planet's civilian population, is a marvel of the modern world, and the orbiting network will receive a fresh satellite Wednesday.
VideoOTD…July 12 and STS-104
#OTD in 2001...Atlantis launched the Quest airlock module to the International Space Station
VideoOTD…July 8 and STS-65 and STS-135
#OTD in 1994...Columbia launched on a Spacelab microgravity flight
VideoOTD…July 1 and STS-94
#OTD in 1997...Columbia launched on the reflight of her shortened Microgravity Science Laboratory mission
VideoOTD…June 27 and STS-4 and STS-71
#OTD in 1982...Columbia launches on the fourth space shuttle mission. #OTD in 1995...Atlantis launches on first shuttle-Mir docking flight
VideoOTD…June 25 and STS-50
#OTD in 1992...Columbia launches on the first Extended Duration Orbiter mission
VideoOTD…June 21 and STS-57
#OTD in 1993...Endeavour launched with the first Spacehab module and retrieval of the European EURECA satellite
VideoOTD…June 20 and STS-78 and NROL-38
#OTD in 1996...Columbia launched on a life sciences and microgravity flight.