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If all goes according to plan, columbia, this nation's first space shuttle will fly like a skylark next march. >> if the shuttle program works like it's supposed to work, it will be a tech nulogical marvel like that of the moon. >> a space shuttle. new systems, new technology. fly by wear system. you don't have pulleys and cables, all done by electronics, all by commands coming through a computer. >> built as the world's first reusable spaceship, carrying satellites and scientists. >> the most important thing was the digital revolution of faster, more powerful computers with complex software. ...

If all goes according to plan, columbia, this nation's first space shuttle will fly like a skylark next march. >> will be a technological marvel like that of the moon. >> a space shuttle. new systems, new technology. fly by wire system which is you don't have pulleys and cables, all done by electronics, all by commands coming through a computer. >> built as the world's first reusable spaceship, carrying satellites and scientists. >> the most important thing was the digital revolution of faster, more powerful computers with complex software. >> computers are absolutely necessary to fly a spacec...

With complex software. >> computers are absolutely necessary to fly a spacecraft like the shuttle. it's the most sophisticated, most complex system that has been put into space yet. >> first time i saw columbia and got close to it, my whole thought was, oh, my god, it's big. and this is going to go 17,500 miles per hour? >> more than 500,000 people crowded the beaches to witness the first space shuttle launch. >> t-mineness 10, 9, 8, 7. >> we added the largest pop bottle rockets on the planet. when you light that puppy, it's going somewhere. >> america's first space shuttle. and the shuttle ha...

If all goes according to plan, "columbia" will soar like a skylark next month. >> if the shuttle program works the way it's designed to work it will be a technological feat rivaling america's visit to the moon. a major moment in the history of flight. >> the space shuttle had new systems, new technology, primary things. you don't have pulleys and cables, it's all done by electronics. all the commands go through a computer. >> it was built as the world's first reusable spaceship. one that would commute to space, carrying scientists and satellites. >> the most important thing was the digital rev...

Most complex system that has been put into space yet. >> first time i saw "columbia" and got close to it, my whole thought was, oh, my god, it's big. and this is going to go 17,500 miles per hour? >> more than half a million people crowded the beaches around cape kennedy this morning to witness first-hand the first space shuttle launch. >> t minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4. we have gone for main engine start. >> we added a giant fuel tank to it and two solid rocket boosters that are the largest pop bottle rockets on the planet. when you light that puppy, it's going somewhere. >> america's first spa...