April 15th 2006

(0) Space Shuttle 25th Anniversary

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I stupidly forgot to mention this on Wednesday, but it was the 25th anniversary of the first NASA Space Shuttle flight, named STS-1. On April 12th 1981, the first flight went off without a hitch and it led the way for twenty five years of orbital exploration, satellite insertion and the construction of the International Space Station. NASA’s Space Shuttle was the first re-usable orbital vehicle.

Even though I’m late in paying my respects, I wanted to just share with you this event. Please go on over to NASA’s tribute to the first flight by heading over to http://www.nasa.gov/ and clicking ‘STS-1 Flash Feature’. The video is well worth a watch. Let us all thank those who were involved and pay our respects for the people on the fatal missions STS-107 (Space Shuttle Columbia) and STS-51-L (Space Shuttle Challenger).

Come on 2018!

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