1968
The Apollo 8 readiness date is announced to have been changed to Dec. 13,1968, according to Program Director Samuel C. Phillips.
1976
Launched Sept. 9, 1975, Viking 2 made a soft landing on the surface of Mars in the crater Utopia Planitia, returning images of the soil (no evidence of life) and frost - contributing to the mission's provision of information about Mars' climate and its mapping of Mars' surface: "The Viking program provided the first up-close look at Mars" (space.com).
This article gives much additional information about Viking 2 and includes links to the incredible images from the program: https://www.wired.com/2010/09/0903viking2-mars/
1985
STS 51-I (Discovery 6) which was launched Aug. 27 (on its third attempt) returns to Earth at the Edwards Air Force Base after 7 days, 2 hours, 17 minutes, and 42 seconds.
1995
Members of the Mir-20 crew were launched on Soyuz TM-22 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the Mir space station where they would dock two days later and conduct experiments alongside with other crews.
2006
https://amp.space.com/21197-moon-crash-meteor-impact-explosion.htmlLaunched on Sept. 27, 2003, the ESA's high tech space probe, the first European craft to orbit the moon, Small Missions for Advanced Research and Technology (START 1) makes its controlled crash into the moon at 1:42 am EDT -just seconds within its predicted time.
For a complete list of today’s Space History, see http://www.astronautix.com/s/september03.html
Why did it take 3 attempts to launch Discovery 6
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