The Space Shuttle Columbia
 NASA
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Shuttle Makes Pinpoint Landing After Telescope-Delivery Mission
By BETH DICKEY
(July 28, 1999) The first woman to command a United States space mission returned to Earth in the space shuttle Columbia late Tuesday, capping a smooth, five-day mission to deliver a telescope by making a pinpoint landing in Florida.
Another Test for Shuttle Pilot Commander Lies on Earth
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
(July 27, 2000) As the first American woman in space, Sally K. Ride had to contend with reporters asking if she wept at work and with flight planners obsessing over whether she should take along makeup.
After Hiccup at Liftoff, Shuttle Puts Telescope Into Space
By BETH DICKEY
(July 24, 1999) Astronauts on the first space shuttle mission led by a woman checked "telescope delivery" off their list of tasks only hours after liftoff.
After Delays, Shuttle Lifts Off With First Female Commander
By BETH DICKEY
(July 23, 1999) After a year of technical delays and two frustrating waits on the launching pad, the space shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral early Friday morning carrying the $1.5 billion Chandra X-ray Observatory, and vaulting its commander, Col. Eileen M. Collins of the Air Force into the ranks of aviation pioneers like Amelia Earhart and the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.
Thunderstorms Prevent Columbia From Launching, Again
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
(July 22, 1999) Thunderstorms prevented space
shuttle Columbia from blasting off early Thursday with Eileen
Collins, the first woman to lead a U.S. space flight. It was the second
launch delay this week.
Shuttle Takeoff Is Delayed After Hydrogen-Leak Scare
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
(July 21, 1999) A hydrogen-leak scare in the final
moments of the countdown for the launching of the space shuttle
Columbia postponed the mission early on Tuesday, and NASA said it
would try to launch the shuttle on Thursday.
Shuttle Mission Is Halted 6 Seconds Before Launching
By BETH DICKEY
(July 20, 1999) A last-second engine shutdown early Tuesday dealt Air Force Col. Eileen Collins a temporary setback in her drive to become the first woman to command a space shuttle mission.
After a Flurry of Concern, Shuttle Is Ready for Liftoff
By BETH DICKEY
(July 19, 1999) Shrugging off last-minute technical concerns about a $1.5 billion space telescope aboard Columbia, NASA on Sunday cleared the shuttle and its first female commander for flight on a delivery mission already laden with pitfalls.
Blasting Off on a Mission for Cosmic Science
By WILLIAM J. BROAD
(July 13, 1999) The first woman ever to command a space shuttle, Col. Eileen M. Collins of the Air Force, is to take that step soon while hauling into orbit one of the largest and most costly science payloads of all time and then guiding her winged spaceship back to Earth for a tricky night landing.
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Shuttle Crew and Animals Return Safely
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
(May 4, 1998) Space shuttle Columbia and its crew returned to Earth on Sunday, ending two weeks of lab work that advanced brain research despite unexpected animal casualties. And the experiments were far from over.
Hydraulic Malfunction Cuts Power on Shuttle
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
(May 3, 1998) A critical hydraulic system malfunctioned aboard the space shuttle Columbia, leaving the astronauts with less power for their attempt to land on Sunday.
Air Cleanser Breaks Down on the Shuttle
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
(April 26, 1998) A critical unit for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere of the space shuttle Columbia has shut down, forcing the astronauts to use a more complicated method of cleansing the air.
Astronauts Remove Fetuses From Mice in Medical Study
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
(April 20, 1998) Astronauts on the space shuttle Columbia removed the fetuses of nine pregnant mice Sunday to see how the nervous system develops in space.
Neurological Space Tests Start
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
(April 19, 1998) The crew members of the space shuttle Columbia wasted little time before starting the 26 neurological experiments they will conduct on their two-week mission.
Columbia Soars Into Space With Menagerie on Board
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
(April 18, 1998) The space shuttle Columbia soared into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, carrying seven humans and more than 2,000 other mammals, fish and insects for 16 to 17 days of neurological research.
For Final Shuttle Science Mission, a Payload of Brain Studies
By STEVE DITLEA
(April 14, 1998) NASA is about to launch the last space shuttle mission devoted to scienctific experiments in this century, as it prepares to devote its resources to assembling the International Space Station. The shuttle mission, known as Neurolab, will offer a flourish of scientific and technological firsts. They include the initial mission devoted entirely to the study of neuroscience and the first space tests involving virtual reality.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Shuttle Rockets Into Orbit on First Flight; Some Tiles Fall Off, but NASA Sees No Danger (April 13, 1981)
The space shuttle Columbia, its rockets spewing orange fire and a long trail of white vapor, blasted its way into earth orbit today, carrying two American astronauts on a daring journey to test the world's first re-usable spaceship.
Some Wept, Some Slept and Some Saw Liftoff as a Big Waste of Money (April 13, 1981)
Much of the world joined Americans early yesterday morning in watching the space shuttle Columbia thunder away from its launching site on Cape Canaveral, Fla., and streak into the earth's orbit.
Booster Rockets Are Retrieved; Soviet Vessel Is Warned Away (April 13, 1981)
The Columbia spaceship's two solid-propellant booster rockets were retrieved today by two specially built ships. It was the first recovery ever made of space vehicles intended for re-use.
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