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The dawn of a new age in space flight!

The wheels of Space Shuttle Columbia, the first reusable spacecraft, touched down at Edwards Air Force Base after its first flight to space #OTD in 1981.

Bob Crippen's memories of this historic flight: https://go.nasa.gov/410vfya
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in reply to NASA

Will it be 50 years before we return to reusable spacecraft? 🧐

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