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STS-1 Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry lakebed at Edwards AFB
STS-1 Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry lakebed at Edwards AFB

Space Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry lakebed at Edwards AFB after landing to complete its first orbital mission on April…

STS-1 Shuttle Columbia Touches Down on lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base
STS-1 Shuttle Columbia Touches Down on lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base

The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down on lakebed runway 23 at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, to conclude the first…

STS-1 Tracks in Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB Where Shuttle Columbia Touched Down
STS-1 Tracks in Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB Where Shuttle Columbia Touched Down

Tire tracks left in Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB, CA, show where the Space Shuttle Columbia successfully touched down…

STS-1 Columbia
STS-1 Columbia

After six years of silence, the thunder of manned space flight was heard again on April 12, 1981 as Space…

STS-1 Columbia
STS-1 Columbia

The Space Shuttle Columbia began a new era of manned spaceflight when it lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center…

STS-1 Columbia’s Maiden Launch
STS-1 Columbia’s Maiden Launch

A remote camera at the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A captured the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on its…

STS-1 Columbia’s Maiden Launch
STS-1 Columbia’s Maiden Launch

The Space Shuttle Columbia rises off Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, FL, in the early morning of…

April 1981 – First Space Shuttle Launched
April 1981 – First Space Shuttle Launched

The first reusable Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted into orbit. Only carrying two astronauts and a relatively light payload, it stayed…

AD-1 Oblique Wing
AD-1 Oblique Wing

The AD-1 aircraft with its wing swept. Visible are the twin jet engines that powered the aircraft and the fixed…

STS-1 Columbia
STS-1 Columbia

The Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia is bathed in light in this nocturnal scene at Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy…