The space shuttle orbiter Columbia lifts off from Complex 39A at 10:59 a.m. EDT. Aboard for the Space Transportation System (STS-1) mission are astronauts Ken Mattingly, Commander, and Henry Hartsfield, pilot
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Kennedy Space Center
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Department of Defense
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The space shuttle orbiter Columbia lifts off from Complex 39A at 10:59 a.m. EDT. Aboard for the Space Transportation System (STS-1) mission are astronauts Ken Mattingly, Commander, and Henry Hartsfield, pilot