On This Day: June 27 1982 – Space Shuttle Columbia Launches STS 4 Mission

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On This Day: June 27 1982 – Space Shuttle Columbia Launches STS 4 Mission.

On this day June 27 1982, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Columbia on its fourth mission, officially designated STS 4. This marked the final test flight of the shuttle program before transitioning to full operational status.

Astronauts Thomas Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield piloted the mission, which lasted seven days. During the flight, Columbia carried classified payloads for the Department of Defense and continued testing the shuttle’s capabilities. It landed successfully on July 4 at...
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