Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2) launch, 12 November 1981 Published on November 12, 2013 in 12 November 1981, 15:09:59 UTC, T minus ZeroFull resolution (964 × 768) Next → Space Shuttle Columbia is launched from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, 15:09:59 UTC, 12 November 1981. (NASA)