Happy Anniversary Space Shuttle
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April 12 marks the 25th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch and the 45th anniversary of the first person in space.
See a space shuttle gallery and a video of Yuri Gagarin's Flight.
Watch a video of Shuttle History, NASA Shuttle Anniversary.
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Story of the Space Shuttle
Space shuttle launches 25 years ago
(CNET) -- On April 12, 1981, the space shuttle Columbia lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., with Apollo moon walker John Young and Navy test pilot Bob Crippen aboard. The shuttle was the first reusable spacecraft and the two solid rocket boosters that launched it were the first to be reused. It was a very risky mission--the first time a manned spacecraft had launched without a test flight.
NASA Marks 25 Years, Preps for Sea Change
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- As NASA celebrates the 25th anniversary of its first shuttle flight this week, the agency also steels itself for the biggest upheaval
since the moon shot days of Apollo in the early 1970s.
American Astronautical Society Statement on the 45th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's Orbit of the Earth and the 25th Anniversary of the First Space Shut
Space station crew marks Gagarin's flight
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin chatted Wednesday with the U.S.-Russian crew on the international space station via a televised hookup marking the 45th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight to space, wishing them a successful mission and hailing international cooperation in the cosmos.
STS-1: 'A test pilot's dream'
Columbia astronaut recalls first shuttle flight on 25th anniversary
(CNN) -- Veteran commander John Young and his rookie pilot Robert Crippen faced a lot of uncertainties April 12, 1981, as they waited for the space shuttle Columbia to lift off from Florida's Kennedy Space Flight Center.
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COMMENTLINEApril 12 marks the 25th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch and the 45th anniversary of the first person in space.
See a space shuttle gallery and a video of Yuri Gagarin's Flight.
Watch a video of Shuttle History, NASA Shuttle Anniversary.
Get Space News and Photos at space.aol.com.
NASA
NEWSBYTES
Story of the Space Shuttle
Space shuttle launches 25 years ago
(CNET) -- On April 12, 1981, the space shuttle Columbia lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., with Apollo moon walker John Young and Navy test pilot Bob Crippen aboard. The shuttle was the first reusable spacecraft and the two solid rocket boosters that launched it were the first to be reused. It was a very risky mission--the first time a manned spacecraft had launched without a test flight.
NASA Marks 25 Years, Preps for Sea Change
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- As NASA celebrates the 25th anniversary of its first shuttle flight this week, the agency also steels itself for the biggest upheaval
since the moon shot days of Apollo in the early 1970s.
American Astronautical Society Statement on the 45th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's Orbit of the Earth and the 25th Anniversary of the First Space Shut
Space station crew marks Gagarin's flight
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin chatted Wednesday with the U.S.-Russian crew on the international space station via a televised hookup marking the 45th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight to space, wishing them a successful mission and hailing international cooperation in the cosmos.
STS-1: 'A test pilot's dream'
Columbia astronaut recalls first shuttle flight on 25th anniversary
(CNN) -- Veteran commander John Young and his rookie pilot Robert Crippen faced a lot of uncertainties April 12, 1981, as they waited for the space shuttle Columbia to lift off from Florida's Kennedy Space Flight Center.
Tags: nasa, shuttle, Columbia, space, Yuri Gagarin, STS-1
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and Politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life, Culture, Tension
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