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Columbia In the Spotlight

Columbia In the Spotlight
A timed exposure of space shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad 39A turns the space vehicle and support facilities into a night-time fantasy of light. The new space vehicle was being prepared for its liftoff on its maiden voyage, the STS-1 mission, the first flight of the Space Shuttle Program.

A timed exposure of space shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad 39A turns the space vehicle and support facilities into a night-time fantasy of light. The new space vehicle was being prepared for its liftoff on its maiden voyage, the STS-1 mission, the first flight of the Space Shuttle Program.Image credit: NASA/KSC
March 5, 1981