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STS-1 Shuttle Columbia in the Mate-Demate at NASA Dryden
STS-1 Shuttle Columbia in the Mate-Demate at NASA Dryden

The Space Shuttle Columbia can be seen in the post-flight processing facility known as the MDD (Mate-Demate Device) at NASA’s…

STS-1 Space Shuttle Columbia in the Mate-Demate Device
STS-1 Space Shuttle Columbia in the Mate-Demate Device

The Space Shuttle Columbia received post-flight servicing in the Mate-Demate Device (MDD), after its first landing at NASA’s Dryden Flight…

STS-1 Actor Clint Eastwood and DFRC Center Director Ike Gillam
STS-1 Actor Clint Eastwood and DFRC Center Director Ike Gillam

Actor Clint Eastwood and DFRC Center Director Ike Gillam pose near the Space Shuttle Columbia in the MDD (Mate-Demate Device)…

STS-1 Dryden Staff Gives the Shuttle Columbia a Humorous Sendoff
STS-1 Dryden Staff Gives the Shuttle Columbia a Humorous Sendoff

After completing its first orbital mission with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base on April 14, 1981, Space Shuttle…

NASA’s 747 with Columbia Atop Ferries the Shuttle Back to KSC
NASA’s 747 with Columbia Atop Ferries the Shuttle Back to KSC

NASA’s specially modified 747 with the Space Shuttle Columbia atop takes off to ferry the Shuttle back to Kennedy Space…

The Antelope Valley Inn in Lancaster, CA, celebrates Shuttle Columbia’s First Landing
The Antelope Valley Inn in Lancaster, CA, celebrates Shuttle Columbia’s First Landing

The Antelope Valley Inn in Lancaster, CA, celebrates the Space Shuttle Columbia’s first landing at nearby Edwards AFB on April…

STS-1 Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards AFB
STS-1 Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards AFB

Space Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards AFB after landing to complete its first orbital mission on April…

STS-1 Space Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards AFB
STS-1 Space Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards AFB

Space Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards AFB after landing to complete its first orbital mission on April…

STS-1 Crowds at Edwards AFB See the First Landing of the Shuttle Columbia
STS-1 Crowds at Edwards AFB See the First Landing of the Shuttle Columbia

Large crowds gathered on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB to see the first landing of the Space Shuttle Columbia,…

STS-1 Space Shuttle Columbia Glides Down Over Rogers Dry Lake.
STS-1 Space Shuttle Columbia Glides Down Over Rogers Dry Lake.

The Space Shuttle Columbia glides down over Rogers Dry Lake as it heads for a landing at Edwards Air Force…