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The first space shuttle test flights began in 1981, with the first operational flights beginning in 1982.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoIm wondering when was the first space flight was invented pls answer:)
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∙ 12y agoThe space shuttle did not go to the moon as it came very much later.
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∙ 14y ago1970
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Who was the first Indian to fly in US space shuttle?
Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian to go to space in the Soyuz T-10 capsule.(now displayed at Nehru Planetarium . delhi)
Is Mae Jemison the person to be the first African-American to hold a seat on the US Supreme Court?
No. Dr. Mae Jemison is a physician and the first African-American female astronaut in space. She served aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, launched September 12, 1992.
When did the US first go into outer space?
The Americans went first in space if manned it was in 1961 and Alan. B. Shepherd was the astronaut.
Was Senator Jake garn first in space?
Senator Jake Garn was the first sitting member of the US congress to go into space.
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn (born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio), a decorated US Marine Corps pilot, flew the first US orbital mission, completing three orbits of the Earth in his space capsule, "Friendship 7" , on February 20, 1962. He was the third American in space, following sub-orbital flights by Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom.Later he served as a United States Senator from Ohio (1974 - 1999).In 1998 he returned to space at the age of 77 on the Space Shuttle Discovery(STS-95), becoming the oldest man ever to go in space. This was an 'experiment' to test the effects of going into space on an aging person.
What US space shuttle first entered space?
Space Shuttle Columbia
What was US's first space shuttle called?
Shuttle-C
When was the US space shuttle made?
Design and building of the US space shuttle began in the 1970's, and after many delays the first flight was in 1981.
What was US's space shuttle called?
Space Shuttle.
Is US make any space shuttle currently?
Not at this time
What is a sentence using Space Shuttle?
The Space Shuttle was the first US spacecraft built to accommodate more than 3 astronauts. After the retirement of the Space Shuttle, most cargo is carried to the ISS by unmanned rockets.
Which of the first USspace shuttle?
The Space Shuttle Columbia was the first US space shuttle. Columbia took its maiden voyage in 1981. In 2003, Columbia was destroyed during re-entry, which resulted in the death of its entire crew.
Who was the commander of the first night-launched US space shuttle?
i do knot know
Who was the first US civilian to fly on a space shuttle mission?
Christa McAuliffe, although not for very long as the space shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff.
What US space shuttle landed on the moon?
None. The space shuttle is not capable of going to the moon. The only manned spacecraft to go to the moon were the lunar landers of the Apollo missions, which took place before the first space shuttle was built.
When was the first US space shuttle lunched?
i believe they lunched in 1968, with astronaut food!
What impact did the first space shuttle have on the world..... as in did it make society to day different?
The space shuttle helped us to be able to go into space and find out lots of info. we did not know. Before we had the space shuttle all we had were telescopes. Telescopes were good but all that they gave us were a picture and then we had to estimate how far away things in the universe were from other things were in the universe. Now that we have the space shuttle we are able to see things that we may not have seen with the telescope. We are also able to see how far away things are from other things
