Buran
American Space Shuttle - Columbia April 13, 1981 (STS-1) Soviet (Russian) Orbiter - Buran November 15, 1988
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
Buran, meaning 'snowstorm' in Russian, is the name of the Russian version of the space shuttle. It was only ever flown once, unmanned, in 1988 and was destroyed when its hangar collapsed in 2002.
Of the first Space Shuttle; Enterprise. Of the first space worthy Space Shuttle; Columbia.
Another name for a space shuttle is a spacecraft.
Space Shuttle Columbia .
Man, do you need to use the Spell Check program! I THINK you meant to ask "WHO WAS PRESIDENT WHEN THE SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED THEIR SPACE SHUTTLE?" As they don't have a space shuttle, we don't know who the president will be when they do have one.
The USA and the Soviet Union.The USA in January 12th with the Space Shuttle ColumbiaThe USA in January 28th with the Space Shuttle ChallengerThe Soviet Union in Febuary 19th with the MIR spacestation.
Rakesh Sharma traveled to space aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 in 1984, becoming the first Indian in space.
The name of the first Space Shuttle that was launched was Columbia. It embarked on its maiden voyage on April 12, 1981.
sputnik-1 was the first space craft by Russia
The name of the first space shuttle that shuttled crew to and from their jobs in spaceis called Elicoll. After the first female shuttle commander Eileen Collins, a true hero in todays history.