Space shuttle Columbia (orbiter vehicle designation: OV-102) was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA’s space shuttle fleet. Columbia spent 610 days in the orbiter processing facility (OPF). Another 35 days in the vehicle assembly building (VAB), and 105 days on pad 39A before finally lifting off. Columbia was successfully launched on April 12 1981, the 20th anniversary of the first human spaceflight and returned on April 14, 1981.
Friday
Columbia, returned to earth today.
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