Space Exploration
- April 12 – The first launch of a Space Shuttle: Columbia launches on the STS-1 mission.
Read more about this topic: 1981 In Science
Famous quotes containing the words space and/or exploration:
“from above, thin squeaks of radio static,
The captured fume of space foams in our ears—”
—Hart Crane (1899–1932)
“Typography tended to alter language from a means of perception and exploration to a portable commodity.”
—Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980)