The first launch of the Space Shuttle occurred on April 12, 1981, exactly 20 years after the first manned space flight, when the orbiter Columbia, with two crew members, astronauts John W. Young, commander, and Robert L. Crippen, pilot, lifted off from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, at the Kennedy Space Center. (Wikipedia)
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The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.
STS-1 was the first space shuttle mission. During this mission, space shuttle Columbia was commanded by Capt. John W. Young and piloted by Capt. Robert L. Crippen.
Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on mission STS-1
The first shuttle launch was April 12, 1981. It was called STS-1
The first space shuttle, Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981. It was known as mission STS-1 and marked the beginning of the space shuttle program. Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen piloted the shuttle on its historic flight.
April 12, 1981
In April 1981, NASA conducted the first flight of the Space Shuttle program with the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-1 mission. This marked the beginning of the Space Shuttle era for NASA's human spaceflight missions.
The first space shuttle sent into outer space was the Space Shuttle Columbia. It was launched on April 12, 1981, as part of the STS-1 mission.
The first space shuttle to launch into space was Columbia on April 12, 1981. It was the inaugural mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and marked the beginning of a new era in space exploration.
Atlantis was the last space shuttle, But the mission was STS-135
The Space Shuttle Columbia's first flight was on April 12, 1981.