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Space Shuttle Columbia was forced to land at White Sands, NM because of flooding at the original site. This took place on STS-3 on March 30, 1982.

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STS-3 was NASA's third Space Shuttle mission, and was the third mission for the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on 22 March 1982, and lasted eight days. STS-3 was the first shuttle launch with an unpainted external tank, and the only mission to land at the White Sands Space Harbor nearLas Cruces, New Mexico


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