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On April 12, 1981, space shuttle Columbia blasted off on mission STS1, marking the beginning of the shuttle program.

Looking back 40 years at first space shuttle mission, STS-1 On April 12, 1981, astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen blasted off on the maiden voyage of the space shuttle program inside the orbiter Columbia. It was the first of 135 shuttle launches. The program would see 133 successful missions with two ending in disaster. Space Shuttle Challenger was lost 90 seconds after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986, and Columbia would be lost after breaking up upon reentry over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003. The shuttle program followed Project Apollo, which sent six successful missions to the moon, along with one ...

Charming condo is a beachy bargain on Longboat Key Marsha Fottler A beachy remodeled condominium on Longboat Key at Whitney Beach has come onto market for $574,900 through listing agent Jayne Kocher of Premier Sotheby's International Realty. Situated on the second floor with views of bay and gardens at the back, this 1,377-square-foot, corner unit has two bedrooms, two-baths and comes fully furnished. Best of all, this apartment lives larger than its square footage indicates. That’s because owners J.L. and Susan Pickering reworked the floorplan when they bought their Whitney Beach getaway i...

ISS faces competition; Border standoff in space imminent as China and Russia planning to build base in moon As Russia and China have decided to build a research station on the moon, experts predict the possibility of a border standoff in space NASA chief engineer watches perseverance touchdown, daughter captures euphoric reaction As the United States is gearing up with the Artemis mission aimed at landing the next human on the moon, fresh reports reveal that Russia and China have decided to build a space station on the lunar surface. On March 09, top officials of the China National Space Admi...

How advice from NRL legends helped changed Pangai Jnr's attitude.