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Image: Space Shuttle Columbia launching

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Description: The April 12 launch at Pad 39A of STS-1, just seconds past 7 a.m., carries astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen into an Earth orbital mission scheduled to last for 54 hours, ending with unpowered landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Title: Space Shuttle Columbia launching
Credit: Great Images in NASA (image link)
Author: NASA
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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