The first space shuttle was first launched in 1981.
1981
Columbia.
April 1981
April 12th, 1981.
August, 1981
George coluny
The first orbital mission of a space shuttle was Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981.
Space Shuttle Columbia launched STS-1 on April 12th, 1981.
April 12th, 1981.
Russia a shuttle of "sorts" then on April 12th 1981 the USA with Columbia launched the real mccoy.
Although the space shuttle Enterprise was the first shuttle built and test flown, it never had a space flight. The first shuttle to be launched into space was the Columbia, it was first launched on 12 April 1981. Columbia was the first spaceworthy shuttle in NASA's fleet.
The first shuttle (STS-1) was launched on April 12, 1981 from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.