40 Years Ago Today - First Space Shuttle Mission On April 12, 1981, space shuttle Columbia and STS-1 lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with astronauts John W. Young, STS-1 commander, and Robert L. Crippen, pilot, marking the first flight of the Space Shuttle Program. Columbia's 36-orbit flight tested the vehicle's performance as a reusable spacecraft. The orbiter successfully returned to Earth April 14, 1981. WATCH Shuttle Programs: https://www.c-span.org/series/?ahtv | American Histor
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