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Liftoff of Space Shuttle Col
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Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia |
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On April 12, 1981, space flight entered a new era with the first launch [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-1/mission-sts-1.html ] of Space Shuttle Columbia [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/columbia.html ], shown above. NASA's Space Shuttles land like a normal plane, carry a heavy cargo, carry a large crew, make use of cheap solid fuel, and are reusable. Previous to this flight, no manned orbiting space ship had ever landed on a runway. Space Shuttles now are the flagships and the workhorses of NASA's [ http://www.nasa.gov/ ] space going rockets. For more information about NASA's Space Shuttle missions, see the NASA Space Shuttle Launches page [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/missions.html ]. Tomorrow's picture: Night Launch of Endeavour |
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Liftoff of Space Shuttle Col
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Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia |
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On April 12, 1981, space flight entered a new era with the first launch [ http://spacelink.nasa.gov/NASA.Projects/Human.Exploration.and.Development.of.Space/Human.Space.Flight/Shuttle/Shuttle.Missions/Flight.001.STS-1/ ] of Space Shuttle Columbia [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/columbia.html ]. NASA's Space Shuttles [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/shuttlehistory.html ] land like a normal airplane, carry a heavy cargo, carry a large crew, make use of cheap solid fuel, and are reusable. Previous to this flight [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/iams/html/pao/STS1.htm ], no manned orbiting space ship had ever landed on a runway. Space Shuttles now are the flagships and the workhorses [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/missions.html ] of NASA's space going rockets. |
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