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  1. On This Day January 12 1986 - Florida Congressman Bill Nelson Flew Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia

    On This Day January 12 1986 - Florida Congressman Bill Nelson Flew Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia

    On this day January 12 1986, Bill Nelson took off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Space Shuttle Columbia as a payload specialist, becoming one of the few sitting members of Congress to travel into space. The mission represented a rare intersection of government leadership and the American space...
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