Detail View: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection: STS-1 Launch
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Name of Image:
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STS-1 Launch
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Full Description:
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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.
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Date of Image:
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1981-04-12
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Category:
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Space Shuttle Projects
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term:
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Orbiter Columbia
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facet_who:
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John Young
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facet_what:
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Columbia
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facet_where:
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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facet_when:
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April 12, 1981
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facet_when_year:
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1981
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MIX #:
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8111969
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NIX #:
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MSFC-8111969
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MSFC Negative Number:
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8111969
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-8111969
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original url:
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http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/abstracts.php?p=1862
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