American Space Shuttle - Columbia April 13, 1981 (STS-1) Soviet (Russian) Orbiter - Buran November 15, 1988
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On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.
It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.
The Columbia it was launched by NASA on April 12, 1981. It became the first shuttle to orbit (circle around) Earth.
The very first Space Shuttle was called Enterprise. However this was just used for test purposes and although it was initially intended to do so, it was never used for actual space flights. It was used for testing basic flight and landing operations within Earth's atmosphere. The first one to go into space was Columbia.
No space shuttle has been to the moon and back.
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On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.
It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.
Yes, it was the first space shuttle to go to space
Columbia, which was destroyed during re-entry in February 2003.
The Columbia it was launched by NASA on April 12, 1981. It became the first shuttle to orbit (circle around) Earth.
The very first Space Shuttle was called Enterprise. However this was just used for test purposes and although it was initially intended to do so, it was never used for actual space flights. It was used for testing basic flight and landing operations within Earth's atmosphere. The first one to go into space was Columbia.
The last Space Shuttle to go into space and to the Space Station was Endeavour
Cape Kennedy Florida Shuttle Columbia in 1981
the dimensions of the first space shuttle were what ever the dimensions of them are how every were made so if you have a problem with it deal with it
The first space shuttle to launch to space and return was space shuttle Columbia on the 12th of April 1981, only 20 years after Yuri Gagarines historic voyage to space.