Spaceflight Now: Orbiter Overhaul
The maiden flight of shuttle Columbia

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Posted: April 12, 2000

Space shuttle Columbia lifts off on its maiden voyage on April 12, 1981, with astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen at the controls. Source video: NASA TV (297k, 33sec QuickTime file).

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