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

The STS-1 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 ()