Date in year · 1981 · The 1980s
On April 14, 1981, sTS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight. The year's #1 song was "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes. Antonis Fotsis, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Laura Bell Bundy would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · April 14, 1981
STS-1 was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA's Space Shuttle program. 5 hours later, having orbited the Earth 37 times. Columbia carried a crew of two—commander John W.
Around 1981
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1981st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 981st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1980s decade.
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First Space Shuttle mission, first orbital flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia
STS-1 was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA's Space Shuttle program. 5 hours later, having orbited the Earth 37 times. Columbia carried a crew of two—commander John W.
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