Clindamycin is also an alternative antibiotic if you are allergic to penicillin. Tooth abscess antibiotics are also used in other areas of general medicine. They just happen to be particularly effective against the bacteria that commonly cause dental infections.
STS-1 Launch. NASA's first Space Shuttle, with an Orbiter named Columbia (Orbiter Vehicle 102), was finally ready for launch on April 10, 1981. The Commander was John Young, the most experienced astronaut, and the Pilot was Robert L. Crippen.
Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center, bringing the Space Shuttle program to an end. Pictured in the STS-135 crew portrait are NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (center right), commander; Doug Hurley (center left), pilot; Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus, both mission specialists.