While NASA celebrated the launch of its first Space Shuttle in 1981, the Soviet Union was racing to build its own orbital spacecraft using publicly available American technical data and Cold War ...
On this day - April 12, 1981 - The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place - the STS-1 mission. Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first ...
Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been opened to the public for tours. The first space shuttle mission, STS-1, launched on April 12, 1981, from Kennedy Space Center, with ...
The STS-51L mission clears the tower at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986. Credit: NASA / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for ...