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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA., October 9, 1996 -- The Space Shuttle Columbia at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) waiting for the upcoming STS-80 mission.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA., October 9, 1996 -- The orbiter Columbia arrived at Launch Pad 39B, ending the journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building earlier in the morning.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA., November 19, 1996 -- The Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST for Mission STS-80.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA., November 19, 1996 -- Columbia embarks on a diversified mission of astronomy, commercial space research and International Space Station preparation (STS-80).
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA., April 4, 1997 -- Orbiter Columbia stands poised in the night for the STS-83 mission.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. April 4, 1997 -- Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39A at 2:20:32 p.m. EST, April 4, on the 16-day Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission.
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Note: The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched by the Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999. View photos from the STS-93 mission.

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