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1981.
The April 12 launch at Pad 39A of STS-1, just seconds past 7 a.m., carries
astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen into an Earth orbital mission
scheduled to last for 54 hours, ending with unpowered landing at Edwards
Air Force Base in California.
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