1981 - the first launch of a Space Shuttle: Columbia launches on the STS-1 mission.

1981年的今天，作为STS - 1发射任务的哥伦比亚号发射升空，成为首次航天飞机的发射升空。

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First look at a NASA launch site in the proofs, the towering space shuttle launch platform stands in large, if every time we cut part of the picture to enlarge it, you can see more details.

先来看一张宇航局发射基地的样张，高耸的航天飞机矗立在宽大的发射平台上，如果我们每次裁切画面的一部分放大的话，你能看到更多的细节内容。

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NASA has pushed up by a day its first space shuttle launch attempt of the year, a mission that will continue construction of the international space station, officials said Thursday.

美国宇航局已被炒到了第一天的尝试发射航天飞机年一项使命将继续建造国际空间站的官员说周四。

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The Third Era began in earnest in 1981, with the launch of the first Space Shuttle, Columbia, a mostly reusable workhorse designed to ferry astronauts, research experiments, satellites and equipment into Earth orbit.

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