The First Space Shuttle

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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 crewed with two astronauts, John Young and Robert Crippen.Image
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