Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains papers and photos relating to NASA and the Space Shuttle program.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains papers and photos relating to NASA and the Space Shuttle program.

Abstract "The Space Shuttle Columbia begins its fourth test flight on June 27, 1982.Propelled by a thrust of more than six and one-half million pounds, the Space Shuttle thunders its way into space. Most of the liftoff thrust is provided by two reusable Solid Rocket Boosters that straddle the brown external tank.Three minutes into the flight, the boosters are exhausted, separated from the external tank, and lowered by parachutes for ocean recovery. The three main engines in...

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"The Space Shuttle roars from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Nov. 28, 1983, carying Spacelab, an international space research center, on its historic maiden flight. Spacelab 1, a joint mission of NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), was managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. More than 70 experiments from 14 nations were conducted during the 10-day flight."

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"Photo caption: Floodlights illuminate the Space Shuttle Columbia as tests are conducted for final loading of the External Tank with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen in preparation for Columbia's third flight into space."

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"The Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise rolls pass the Marshall Space Flight Center headquarters complex on its way to be prepared for months of ground testing at the Huntsville, Alabama, installation. During these tests, Enterprise, an External Tank and two Solid Rocket Boosters are being assembled into the first complete Space Shuttle."

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains papers and photos relating to NASA and the Space Shuttle program.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains papers and photos relating to NASA and the Space Shuttle program.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains papers and photos relating to NASA and the Space Shuttle program.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains papers and photos relating to NASA and the Space Shuttle program.