202 reactions · 28 shares | Video highlights from the STS-130 mission as compiled by the SE&I team at JSC. | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

This footage is from NASA’s STS-51-A space shuttle mission in 1984. During this mission, astronauts deployed two satellites—and remarkably, retrieved two others that had been stranded in the wrong orbit. 🚀 The satellite shown here is Westar 6, which was brought back to Earth, sold, and later re-launched in 1990—a rare and impressive feat in spaceflight history. | The Galactic Void

289K views · 3.7K reactions | It's a blast (off) from the past! #OTD in 1983, NASA launched its sixth shuttle mission, STS-6. Watch as Challenger lifts off from the launch pad on its first flight to space! https://go.nasa.gov/427TdJG | NASA History | Facebook