10 Unforgettable NASA Photos Of Historic Moments In Human Space Travel

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Space Shuttles

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. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons @NASA

Six space shuttles have travelled into space since 1981. The first space shuttle was Enterprise, which was launched in 1977. In April 1981, Columbia became the second shuttle to travel into space. It orbited around the world thirty-seven times before returning to Earth.

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