Here is some news footage of the first flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia, from April 12, 1981! Taped from WJKW-TV8 (CBS), Cleveland, OH.The first flight of a Space Shuttle, the U.S. Spacecraft Columbia, launched April 12, 1981. It highlights liftoff, the activities of the astronauts John Young and ...

The first space shuttle mission, STS-1. Launched April 12, 1981. Returned April 14, 1981.

Network coverage of first shuttle launch April 12, 1981.

In recognition of the final Space Shuttle mission in July 2011, here is the first Space Shuttle launch on April 12, 1981. Coverage of the Columbia launch is ...

STS-1 Mission: First Shuttle Mission/Shuttle Systems Test Flight Space Shuttle: Columbia Launch Pad: 39A Launched: April 12, 1981 at 7:00:03 a.m. EST ...