Columbia in Orbit
#otd 29 October 1995 The Kalahari Desert in Namibia, Africa, forms the backdrop for this scene. Five NASA astronauts and two guest...
Columbia Launch (1993)
#otd 18 Oct 1993, Orbiter Columbia OV-102 STS-58, with a crew of seven and a science module aboard, lifts off from Launch Complex 39 at...
Center tank release STS-78
STS-78 external tank documented after separation from Orbiter Columbia OV-102. The now empty fuel tank falls away from the shuttle...
Return of Columbia (1982)
#otd Landing of Orbiter Columbia OV-102 STS-4 at Edwards AFB. President Ronald Reagan met the crew on the runway, 4 July 1982. #ov102...
BB-8 launched by Columbia?
Hold the phone, OV-102 Columbia had BB-8 aboard back in 1997? Just kidding, it’s a #satellite being deployed and what a resemblance....
Space Shuttle Egress Training
Flashback to 1977 with Astronaut Gerald P. Carr practicing Emergency Egress at JSC with an Orbiter mockup. Note that the egress was...
STS-90 Columbia
A look at Orbiter Columbia OV-102 at Launch Pad 39B after its rollout prior to STS-90. Yes that is a flame trench below. #spaceshuttle...
SILTS Pod on Orbiter Columbia
Orbiter Columbia OV-102 had a unique external feature the "SILTS" pod (Shuttle Infrared Leeside Temperature Sensing), it was located on...
OV-101 and OV-102 Ejection Seats
Only NASA Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 and Columbia OV-102 had ejection seats. Here is a look at the plans, Enterprise was a test platform...
Ejection Seats on Orbiter Columbia
Did you know that NASA Orbiter Columbia OV-102 had ejection seats? The first four STS missions flown by her had them active, by STS 5...
