Space Shuttle Columbia launching edit.jpg

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English: Launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-1 on April 12, 1981.

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12 April 1981

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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: noise reduction. The original can be viewed here: Space Shuttle Columbia launching.jpg: . Modifications made by Fir0002.

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Object location	28° 36′ 29.84″ N, 80° 36′ 14.65″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	28.608290; -80.604070

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STS-1

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12 April 1981

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28°36'29.84"N, 80°36'14.65"W

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