Space shuttle Columbia, the vehicle for the first space shuttle mission, moves out of the Vehicle Assembly Building for the 3.5-mile journey to Pad A at Launch Complex 39. In the center background is the Launch Control Center from which countdowns for space shuttle missions were conducted.
Space shuttle Columbia, the vehicle for the first space shuttle mission, moves out of the Vehicle Assembly Building for the 3.5-mile journey to Pad A at Launch Complex 39. In the center background is the Launch Control Center from which countdowns for space shuttle missions were conducted.
Image credit: NASA
Dec. 29, 1980