... August 6, 1995 . Liftoff of SpaceShuttleColumbia . Credit: NASA, Kennedy Space Center . ... Explanation: On April 12, 1981, space flight entered a new era with the first launch of SpaceShuttleColumbia , shown above. ...
... April 11, 1999 . Liftoff of SpaceShuttleColumbia . Credit: STS-1 , NASA . ... Explanation: On April 12, 1981, space flight entered a new era with the first launch of SpaceShuttleColumbia . ...
... Credit: SpaceShuttleColumbia Crew , STS-087 , NASA . Explanation: Yes, but can your soccer ball do this? ... Extravehicular Activity Robotic Camera (AERCam) and was tested earlier this month by the crew of SpaceShuttleColumbia ...
... Explanation: SpaceShuttle Discovery launches while the SpaceShuttleColumbia is readied for a future mission. ... At this date there are four operating spaceshuttles: Atlantis , Columbia , Discovery , and Endeavour . ...
... Shuttle flights had been suspended for over two years previously following the tragic loss of the SpaceShuttleColumbia crew on 2003 February 1. ...
... Explanation: Wrapped in protective blankets and mounted atop an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) rocket, the Chandra X-ray Telescope is seen in this wide-angle view before launch snuggled into the spaceshuttleColumbia's payload bay. ...
... Explanation: On January 16, NASA's spaceshuttleColumbia roared into blue morning skies above Kennedy Space Center on STS-107 , the first shuttle mission of 2003. ...
... Explanation : Rocket engines blazing, the SpaceShuttleColumbia arcs into Florida's morning sky after lifting off from pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center . ...