Browse All : Images of Johnson Space Center (JSC) from 1981 and April 12, 1981

Title	Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia
Explanation	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.

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. In this view, Columbia is past the scaffolding and headed for the sky.
Date	04.17.1981

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), .
Date	04.20.1981

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View Columbia begins to soar beyond launch pad 39A.
Date	04.20.1981

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), .
Date Taken	1981-04-20

Title	Launch views of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch views of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. In these views, Columbia is past the scaffolding and headed for the sky.
Date Taken	1981-04-17

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View Columbia begins to soar beyond launch pad 39A.
Date Taken	1981-04-20

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), .
Date Taken	1981-04-20

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. In this view, Columbia is past the scaffolding and headed for the sky.
Date Taken	1981-04-17

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. Views include Columbia just begining to liftoff (30462-3), Columbia is just begining to clear the scaffold (30464).
Date Taken	1981-04-17

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. Views include Columbia just begining to liftoff (30462-3), Columbia is just begining to clear the scaffold (30464).
Date Taken	1981-04-17

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), .
Date Taken	1981-04-20

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. Views include Columbia just begining to liftoff (30462-3), Columbia is just begining to clear the scaffold (30464).
Date Taken	1981-04-17

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), .
Date Taken	1981-04-20

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), .
Date Taken	1981-04-20

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), .
Date Taken	1981-04-20

Title	Launch views of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch views of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. In these views, Columbia is past the scaffolding and headed for the sky.
Date Taken	1981-04-17

Title	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
Description	Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View Columbia begins to soar beyond launch pad 39A.
Date Taken	1981-05-06

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