TECHPics: 'First' shuttle launch from KSC happened in 1978, not '81The first shuttle to fly, on March 11, 1978, resides in the Baumbach Hall of Fame in Viera.Dick Baumbach/Special To FLORIDA TODAYDick Baumbach was TODAY's aerospace editor from 1977-80.FLORIDA TODAY FILELaunch director Diane Baumbach gets set to push the ignition switch to send the TODAY mini-shuttle skyward on March 11, 1978.FLORIDA TODAY FILETODAY newspaper launch engineer Dick Baumbach, his launch director wife Diane, and their two kids, who served as commentator and weather director.FLORIDA TODAY FILEDick and Diane Baumbach are actor Cullen Douglas' biggest fans. The proud parents are shown in this photo of Cullen in his younger days.PHOTO COURTESY OF DICK BAUMBACHDick and Diane Baumbach of Cape Canaveral are actor Cullen Douglas' biggest fans. (They're his parents!) Douglas has been a guest star on "Agents of Shield," "Nashville," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Pure Genius."FLORIDA TODAY FILEThe TODAY "launch" team preparing for the first shuttle launch on March 11, 1978.PROVIDED PHOTOHundreds watch the TODAY mini shuttle take flight from the parking lot of the KSC visitor center on March 11, 1978.FLORIDA TODAY FILEKSC director Lee Scherer inspects the mini-shuttle before approving launch on March 11, 1978.FLORIDA TODAY FILEThe sign was quickly rearranged from "Will it Fly" to "It will Fly" on March 11, 1978.PROVIDED PHOTO