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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.

What it's like to fly on NASA's huge cargo plane.
A 40 year-old space shuttle model will soon be on view in the town where shuttles were built.
Photos from the Air Force's second secret flight of the X-37B space plane.
The X-37B spacecraft spent more than 15 months in space on a classified mission.
The Air Force is now aiming for a Saturday landing for its secret X-37B space plane.
The robotic X-37B space plane will land in California by June 18.
While on an extravehicular activity, the astronauts have some fun trying to sell off two satellites that failed to launch.
The spacecraft will land in early to mid-June, according to Air Force officials.
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.