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STS-55 Rollout (Space Shuttle Columbia)

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STS-55 Rollout (Space Shuttle Columbia)

Space Shuttle Photos – The Space Shuttle Columbia rolls to Launch pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building. Already inside the orbiter’s cargo bay is the payload for the upcoming STS-55 flight, the D-2 Spacelab module and Unique Support Structure. This will be the second German-managed Spacelab mission. STS-55 is targeted for liftoff at the end of February.

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Sts 55 Rollout (space Shuttle Columbia)

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Sts 55 Rollout (space Shuttle Columbia)

Space Shuttle Photos – The Space Shuttle Columbia arrives at Pad 39B early in the morning after being rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building the night before. Columbia is scheduled for Launch on Space Shuttle Mission STS-28 in late July on a Department of Defense dedicated mission.

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First Launch of a Space Shuttle (columbia)

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First Launch of a Space Shuttle (columbia)

Space Shuttle Photos – The Space Shuttle rises majestically above Launch Complex 39′s Pad A on the first leg of its maiden journey into space. On board for the historic flight are astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen, scheduled to spend nearly 54 hours in space on this first shakedown test of Americas’s new reusable Space Transportation System (STS). The Sunday morning liftoff came a few seconds after 7:00 a.m.

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