The Space Shuttle Columbia launches on its first historic flight from the Kennedy Space Center on April 12, 1981. The new spacecraft carried astronauts Robert Crippen and John Young on a two-day flight to test the first reusable spacecraft in US history. Ernie Mastroianni photo

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Size: 3600px × 5305px
Location: Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
Photo credit: © Ernie Mastroianni / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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