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35 Years Ago Today NASA Inaugurated the Shuttle Era

35 Years Ago Today NASA Inaugurated the Shuttle Era

The first Space Shuttle launch took place 35 years ago today. Ending the first great “gap” in American crewed spaceflight which began with the conclusion of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. The Space Transportation System, with all of its incredible highs and wrenching lows, inaugurated a new era in American spaceflight which is still […]

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