STS-5 Liftoff
#otd The lift off of Orbiter Columbia OV-102 STS-5, this was the first mission to deploy a communications satellite as well as the first...
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...
STS-73 Liftoff
#otd 20 October 1995 Orbiter Columbia OV-102 STS-73 lifted off from Launch Pad 39B, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), to begin a...
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...
Launch of STS-1
#otd STS-1 with Orbiter Columbia OV-102 launched from the Cape, 12 April 1981. She spent 54 in space, not the center fuel tank is...
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....
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...
