
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dramatically reflected by the waters of the extensive lagoonal sysem adjacent to Launch Pad A, the Space Shuttle, the world's first reusable space vehicle, is lighted by spotlights and the setting sun on the evening prior to Flight Readiness Firing of the orbiter Columbia's main engines. The 20-second firing was a milestone procedure in flight preparation of the world's first reusable space vehicle.
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February 19, 1981
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