▶ Free on demand · streams from Starlite TV's own storage

Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine (1981)

Name: Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1981
Duration: 30 min

198130 minDocumentary✓ Verified rights★ Prime-time headliner

Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine (1981) is a 30-minute documentary that airs free on Starlite TV's Doc Vault (CH 6) and Space Live (CH 11) channels. It is in the U.S. public domain.

Tune in live on Doc Vault TV Guide

Featured in: Watch Real NASA Apollo Mission Films Free

About Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine (1981)

The Space Shuttle was NASA's reusable spacecraft, first launched in 1981 with Columbia. As a NASA film this is a U.S. government work in the public domain.

Features the first historic flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Highlights include the liftoff on April 12, 1981, the onboard activities of Young and Crippen, and a spectacular landing on Rogers Dry Lake bed in California.

Quick facts

Year: 1981
Runtime: 30 minutes
Type: Documentary · Documentary
Series: NASA Space Shuttle films
Credits (Internet Archive record): NASA
Sound: Original soundtrack

Synopsis from the Internet Archive item page

Upcoming showtimes

Loading schedule…

You can play this title on demand above any time. It also airs on Starlite TV's live channels on a schedule; times are shown in your local time zone.

Airs on

Doc Vault - CH 6, Documentary TV
Space Live - CH 11, Space & Science TV

Rights & source

Basis: U.S. federal government work - public domain (17 U.S.C. 105)
Evidence: Produced by a US federal government agency (17 U.S.C. 105). NASA.
Underlying rights: NASA.
Source: Internet Archive

How we check every title: Content & Rights.