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STS-1: Launch of America's first space shuttle mission

Spaceflight Now Digital Video
Posted: February 8, 2006

The space shuttle era was born on April 12, 1981 when astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen rode Columbia into Earth orbit from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A. The two-day flight simply was to prove the shuttle could get into space and return safely. Following the voyage of STS-1, the two astronauts narrated this film of the mission highlights, which includes unique views out the cockpit windows during launch and landing, and told some of their personal thoughts on the flight.

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