Space Exploration
- April 12 – The first launch of a Space Shuttle: Columbia launches on the STS-1 mission.
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Famous quotes containing the words space and/or exploration:
“... the space left to freedom is very small. ... ends are inherent in human nature and the same for all.”
—Hannah Arendt (1906–1975)
“Typography tended to alter language from a means of perception and exploration to a portable commodity.”
—Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980)