Shuttle Columbia STS-1 Maiden Launch

NASA1981-04-12

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States

A timed exposure of STS-1, at Launch Pad A, Complex 39, turns the space vehicle and support facilities into a night- time fantasy of light. Structures to the left of the shuttle are the fixed and the rotating service structure.

Image Credit: NASA

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Title: Shuttle Columbia STS-1 Maiden Launch
Creator: NASA
Date Created: 1981-04-12

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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