The space shuttle Columbia lifts off from the launch pad for its first mission into space. Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen are aboard to test the shuttle's systems and to land the shuttle like an airplane at Edwards Air Force Base, California
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Kennedy Space Center
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Department of Defense
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The space shuttle Columbia lifts off from the launch pad for its first mission into space. Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen are aboard to test the shuttle's systems and to land the shuttle like an airplane at Edwards Air Force Base, California