11 reactions | #OTD in 1982, STS-5 launched, becoming the first Shuttle mission to deploy communications satellites into orbit. Today, Space Camp trainees practice simulated satellite repairs based off those from the Shuttle era, giving them an understanding of real mission requirements. | U.S. Space & Rocket Center | Facebook

86K views · 7.2K reactions | The #Crew5 astronauts arrived at the space station at 5:01 p.m. EDT. The SpaceX Dragon Endurance docked to the orbiting complex while the spacecraft were flying about 258 miles above the west coast of Africa. https://go.nasa.gov/3Eko1wF | International Space Station | Facebook

87K views · 4.5K reactions | After five months on the International Space Station—and more than 100 science and technology experiments—Crew-5 is heading home later this March. From setting up roll-open solar arrays to growing space tomatoes to pushing the boundaries of quantum mechanics, learn more about what we're learning aboard this orbiting laboratory: https://go.nasa.gov/3T2gbgw | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

Liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft carrying four #Crew5 crewmates to the space station! The Commercial Crew quartet will dock to the orbital lab at 4:57 p.m. EDT on Thursday. More... https://go.nasa.gov/3EB24JZ | International Space Station