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Thirty Years of NASA Space Shuttle Missions

The shuttle Columbia lifts off on the first space shuttle mission ever, STS-1, on April 12, 1981.

NASA's space shuttle fleet is hanging up its wings after 30 years. The first shuttle flight, STS-1, launched on April 12, 1981.

The Space Shuttle Enterprise sailed up the Hudson on June 6, 2012 and was hoisted to the flight deck of the Intrepid Air and Space Museum. Includes footage from Battery Park, NYC, Imperial Port - Weehawken, NJ, aboard and around the Intrepid in NYC.
The Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise undergoing vibration testing for the first time.
A crane lifted the Space Shuttle onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Air and Space Museum in New York City on June 6th, 2012. This time-lapse shows the final minutes of the craning operation.
Shuttle prototype Enterprise gets a damaged wingtip and one-day delay during its Sunday barge trip.
The space shuttle Enterprise sailed where no shuttle has gone before: New Jersey.
NASA's shuttle Enteprise will float through NYC and a shuttle replica appears in Houston on Sunday.
The test orbiter Enterprise will be barged from JFK airport.
The Dream Chaser mini-shuttle passed its first "captive-carry" test on Tuesday.
The private space race is really taking off.
A photo from the VIP lounge while dignitaries await the first launch for the International Space Station.
A look at the most promising commercial space vehicles in development.
A look at five of the most promising private spacecraft in development today.
Endeavour will go on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
ATK aims to use its Liberty system to carry passengers to destinations in low-Earth orbit.
In this space wallpaper, Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen as it flies near the Empire State Building, Friday, April 27, 2012, in New York.
NASA's youngest space shuttle will fly to California this fall.
The prototype shuttle flew over the Statue of Liberty and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.
The 'Star Trek' actor was on hand to watch the prototype orbiter land.