First space shuttle launch (12 avr. 1981 – 12 avr. 1981)
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A new era in space flight began when Space Shuttle Columbia, or STS-1, soared into orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Astronaut John Young, a veteran of four previous spaceflights including a walk on the moon commanded the mission.
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