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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Space Shuttle Columbia Launched From Cape Canaveral In 1995
Today in 1995 (October 20), after a series of delays, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on mission STS-73 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. […]
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Space Shuttle Columbia Lifts Off for STS-28 Mission from Kennedy Space Center 35 Years Ago
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) lifted off from Pad 39B, Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 8, 1989. The launch took place at 8:37 a.m. EDT. […]
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Disaster Strikes Space Shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003
On this day, 20 years ago, KSC landing was planned for Feb. 1 after a 16-day mission, but Columbia and crew were lost during reentry over East Texas at about 9 a.m. EST, 16 minutes prior to the scheduled touchdown at KSC. […]
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SPACE HISTORY: 37 Years Ago Space Shuttle Columbia Launched on Her Third Mission
On March 22, 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on her third mission – STS-3 – at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A. […]
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NASA HISTORY: Space Shuttle Columbia Launched From Cape Canaveral In 1995
Today in 1995 (October 20), after a series of delays, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on mission STS-73 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. […]
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Space Shuttle Columbia External Tank Set To Traverse Panama Canal Into Pacific
The tugboat and barge transporting the last space shuttle external tank to its display venue in California have reached the inlet to the Panama Canal, now just days away from sailing into the Pacific. […]
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VIDEO: Space Shuttle – A Remarkable Flying Machine
Watch he hours prior to launch of Space Shuttle Columbia, the world’s first reusable spaceship, through lift-off, the successful maiden voyage, and landing. […]
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Space Shuttle Columbia Launched From Kennedy Space Center In 1981
On April 12, 1981, a bright white Columbia roared into a deep blue sky as the nation’s first reusable Space Shuttle. Named after the first American ocean vessel to circle the globe and the command module for the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Columbia continued this heritage of intrepid exploration. […]
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Space Shuttle Columbia Lifts Off From Cape Canaveral In 1982
The space shuttle Columbia (STS-3) lifted off from Cape Canaveral on its third flight, and only the third mission of the space shuttle program, on March 22, 1982. […]
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The Audacious Rescue Plan That Might Have Saved Columbia
So an in-orbit rescue was at least feasible—but making a shuttle ready to fly is an incredibly complicated procedure involving millions of discrete steps. […]
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Titusville Event Recalls Loss Of Space Shuttle Columbia
Astronaut Memorial event remembers contributions made by fallen astronauts to America’s space program. […]
