HOUSTON — NASA's first space shuttle launch, 35 years ago, demonstrated that a winged orbiter could lift off like a rocket and land like an airplane, able to fly again. For the two astronauts who flew ...
This STS-2 lapel pin was owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride. STS-2, which launched in November 1981, was the second flight of the space shuttle. Ride served as Capcom for the mission, which was the first to ...