Space Photos: Shuttle 25th anniversary
work in progress; some photos not yet high resolution versions
The first Space Shuttle launch was April 12th 1981. The Shuttle opened a new era of human space flight.
STS-1 on launch pad
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First Shuttle Launch 1981
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Shuttle headed for Space
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First Shuttle payload bay view
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Columbia glides toward first landing
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First Orbiter touchdown
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Early Shuttle concept
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Satellite Service Concept
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Parallel Burn Concept
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Shuttle Lab Concept
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Lifting Body Concept
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Winged Fly-back Booster/Orbiter Separation
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Bell X1
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X2 rockets away
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X15 on B52
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X15 separation
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ALT test of Orbiter
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Enterprise Flys
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Headed for Edwards landing
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ALT 5
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SSME testing
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SRM Testing
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Wind Tunnel Testing
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First External Tank
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RMS operations
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First TDRS Deploy
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First Spacelab
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Spacecraft Deploy
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Solar Max sails
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LDEF ready for deploy
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Syncom sails
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TDRS ready
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TDRS Sails
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Payload Installed
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Magellan Sails
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Hubble Space Telescope
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Sombrero Galaxy from Hubble
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Human in orbit
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Intelsat in hand
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Russian Mir Station
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Launc, beach view
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Shuttle delivers US Space Station Element
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Space Workers
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International Space Station
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ISS impressive in orbit
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Orbiter from ISS
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Soyuz
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Landing at KSC
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Moon and Shuttle
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Moon from orbit
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