3 Minute History

123. The First Space Shuttle Launch (1981)


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On April 12, 1981, the first space shuttle, Columbia, blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It marked the beginning of a new era in space exploration and the dawn of a new age of space travel.

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3 Minute HistoryBy Norm Lee