Stock Photo - Nearly 30 years ago this week, a new era in space flight began, when on April 12, 1981 the first shuttle mission was launched STS-1 commander John Young had already flown in space four times, including a walk on the moon in 1972 Bob Crippen, the pilot, was a Navy test pilot who would go on to command three future shuttle missions

Stock Photo: Nearly 30 years ago this week, a new era in space flight began, when on April 12, 1981 the first shuttle mission was launched  STS-1 commander John Young had.

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