Astro 2 Launches on March 2, 1995

This week in NASA history marks the launch of the Astro 2 mission, which took place on March 2, 1995. The Astro 2 was a space-based observatory that was designed to study the universe in ultraviolet light, and it was launched aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission carried a crew of five astronauts and included four main experiments: the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope, the Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment, the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope, and the Broad Band X-Ray Telescope. The Astro 2 mission was a significant milestone in NASA's history, as it provided valuable insights into the universe and paved the way for future space-based observatories.