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The first space shuttle was first launched in 1981.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
No Space Shuttle existed in 1969. The first shuttle launched in 1981.
Russia a shuttle of "sorts" then on April 12th 1981 the USA with Columbia launched the real mccoy.
Space Shuttle Columbia launched STS-1 on April 12th, 1981.
The name of the first Space Shuttle that was launched was Columbia. It embarked on its maiden voyage on April 12, 1981.
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.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was the first shuttle launched into space on April 12, 1981. Prior to this, the shuttle Enterprise had performed flights to test various capabilities of the shuttle within earth's atmosphere. Enterprise was not designed for space flight.
April 1981
The United States launched the first space shuttle, called the Space Shuttle Columbia, on April 12, 1981. It was part of the NASA space shuttle program.
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.