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Cape Canaveral Lighthouse – Throwback Thursday – October 25, 1995 – Space Shuttle Columbia.

Oct 31, 2024

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by

Alden Pitard

in Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A, Launch Complex 39B, Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle Columbia soars into the cloud-washed sky above Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. After six scrubs from the original Sept. 25 launch date, liftoff occurred Oct. 20 at 9:53 a.m. EDT. The crew of seven comprises Commander Ken Bowersox, Pilot Kent Rominger, Mission Specialists Kathy Thornton (Payload Commander), Catherine Coleman and Michael Lopez-Alegria, plus Payload Specialists…