Rocket Ranch - Episode 29: First Space Shuttle Flight

The spotlights came on in the predawn hours of April 12th 1981, illuminating a spacecraft like no other, the space shuttle. Just before liftoff, Columbia's crew climbed inside for the very first test flight into space.

Episode 29 of the The Rocket Ranch podcast, hosted by Danielle Sempsrott, titled "Rocket Ranch - Episode 29: First Space Shuttle Flight" was published on April 7, 2021 and runs 28 minutes.

April 7, 2021 ·28m · The Rocket Ranch

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The spotlights came on in the predawn hours of April 12th 1981, illuminating a spacecraft like no other, the space shuttle. Just before liftoff, Columbia's crew climbed inside for the very first test flight into space.

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The spotlights came on in the predawn hours of April 12th 1981, illuminating a spacecraft like no other, the space shuttle. Just before liftoff, Columbia's crew climbed inside for the very first test flight into space.

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