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It is the 40 year anniversary of WSMR was welcoming its first ever spacecraft landing. The Space Transportation System (STS)-3 Columbia landed on the Northrup Strip to conclude NASA's third space shuttle mission which was crewed by NASA astronauts, Jack Lousma and Gordon Fullerton. At the last minute, Columbia had to divert from its intended landing at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California to WSMR due to bad weather compromising the landing site.
To celebrate this momentous anniversary this timeline represents all the significant WSMR space activities from over the years.
| Date Taken: | 08.05.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 08.22.2022 10:58 |
| Photo ID: | 7358488 |
| VIRIN: | 220805-A-PQ902-0001 |
| Resolution: | 2560x1440 |
| Size: | 3.03 MB |
| Location: | WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM, US |
| Web Views: | 51 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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