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where does the space shuttle take off from
Launch Complex 39 is a rocket launch site at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida where Space Shuttles launch.
What was the first space shuttle launch?
STS-1 was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA's Space Shuttle program.
When was the first launch of the space shuttle?
The first orbiter, Columbia, launched on 12 April 1981.
Did the shuttle Columbia return?
Columbia returned on 14 April, 54.5 hours later, having orbited the Earth 36 times.

Question: what is the current status of the shuttle
Self-contained rewrite: what is the current status of the shuttle columbia