VIDEO: Thirty years of Nasa's workhorse

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 05:00 in Astronomy & Space

On 12 April 1981, the Columbia space shuttle launched - which was the first mission by the vehicle, and the start of 30 years as Nasa's workhorse.

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