#OTD
in 1980, the Space Shuttle Columbia made the journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the Launch Complex 39A at
@NASAKennedy
. Its first mission, STS-1, would launch in April 1981.
This formation flying maneuver symbolizes the missing place in our hearts and minds of those who gave their lives for the exploration of space. Executed above a Day of Remembrance ceremony at
@NASA_Johnson
as teams pause to reflect on the lessons we have learned.
#NASAremembers
Better together. International collaboration gave us the most powerful space telescope ever made, and the deepest infrared views of the universe ever seen. With our partners at
@ESA
and
@CSA_ASC
, the science can begin. Together we
#UnfoldTheUniverse
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