STS-1 Columbia 40th Anniversary
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| Description | Space Shuttle Columbia launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the program’s first mission 40 years ago on April 12, 1981. The two-day demonstration of the first reusable, piloted spacecraft validated the spacecraft’s ability to reach orbit and return safely return to Earth. Columbia landed safely on April 14, 1981 on Runway 23 on Rogers Dry Lake near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center (then NASA Dryden). |
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| Date | 2021-04-14 |
| Source | images.nasa.gov |