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Space Shuttle Projects
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The new era in space flight began on April 12, 1981. That is when the first Space Shuttle mission (STS-1) was launched. The Marshall Space Flight Center developed the propulsion system for the Space Shuttle. This photograph depicts the launch of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia marned with two astronauts, John Young and Robert Crippen.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSpace Shuttle Projects. NASA/MSFC, 1981-04-12. Public domain. ID: 8111969.
