Watch the first Space Shuttle launch and land on the 40th anniversary

The STS1 mission launched NASA astronauts John W. Young and Robert Crippen into space for a 54. 4 hour, 36 orbit test flight of Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981. Casio s new digital watch marks 40 years since first space shuttle launch: Credit: , footage courtesy: NASA, edited by Steve Spaleta