Vintage 1980 NASA Space Shuttle Columbia STS-1 Press Release Lithograph – Aerial View Launch Pad 39A 8×10

Description

Own a genuine piece of spaceflight history with this vintage NASA Press Release Lithograph from December 1980. This rare, official black-and-white collector’s photo captures America’s first reusable spaceship, the Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102), shortly after arriving at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A in preparation for the historic STS-1 mission.

The high-angle aerial view shows the orbiter mated to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters, surrounded by the massive fixed and rotating service structures. It features the classic vertical NASA “worm” logo text and “Headquarters, Washington, D.C.” credit on the right-hand margin. Perfect for framing, this lithograph is an essential addition for space enthusiasts, history buffs, and vintage ephemera collectors.

Brand: NASA
Original black and white
December 29, 1980
Photo # 81-HC-3

No rips or stains

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