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NASA Photo ID: 108-KSC-80PC-747
Date taken: 12/30/80

The first Space Shuttle vehicle destined to fly in space arrives at its launch site, Pad A at Complex 39, following a 3.5 mile move from the Vehicle Assembly Building where the vehicle was assembled. The rollout of the STS-1 vehicle - consisting of America's first reusable spaceship Columbia, the external propellant tank and twin solid rocket boosters from the VAB to the launch pad - is a major milestone in the series of events that will lead to its scheduled liftoff in March, 1981.

Source: NASA photo in my possession




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