Labels:text | transport | screenshot | missile | spacecraft | rocket OCR: SPACE EXPLORATION SHUTTLE MISSIONS OVERVIEW COLUMBIA CHALLENGER QUEST DISCOVERY LUNAR LANDINGS SHUTTLE MISSIONS The reusable Columbia heralds a new era in rocket technology COLUMBIA In April 1981 a new kind of spacecraft took off from Cape Canaveral. The initial flight of the reusable space shuttle, Columbia, put the new spacecraft to the test. Manned by two astronauts, Columbia orbited the earth 36 times before landing safely at a base in California. CHRONOLOGY NEWSFLASH ..
