Space Odyssey anniversary marks shuttle and Mars mission
At Kennedy Space Center the crowd celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Space Shuttle program as Mars Odyssey lifted off on an unmanned Delta rocket. NASA officials described the mission as a first step toward a longer journey to uncover water on Mars, with two years of geological surveys planned.
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20 Years On What Began Spaceflight Union
On April 12 1981 space shuttle Columbia rose after an early glitch that halted countdown two days after April 10 1981 marking the day when John Young and Robert Crippen piloted the mission. The Alpha space station now unites NASA and Russia in orbit and celebrates anniversaries that linked crews and cargo to a long term international presence.
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