Space shuttle Columbia races toward space as the STS-50 mission begins. The 13-day mission was the first Extended Duration Orbiter flight and ended up as the longest space shuttle mission at that time.
Space shuttle Columbia races toward space as the STS-50 mission begins. The 13-day mission was the first Extended Duration Orbiter flight and ended up as the longest space shuttle mission at that time.Image credit: NASA/KSC
June 25, 1992