• The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to conclude the first orbital shuttle mission, 1981.
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    The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to conclude the first orbital shuttle mission, 1981. Credit: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center.  

  • The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to conclude the first orbital shuttle mission, 1981.

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