Atlantis was the space shuttle used on STS-38. However, this was the 37th actual flight of the shuttle system. The 38th flight was on mission STS-39, which was flown by the shuttle Discovery.
sputnik-1 was the first space craft by Russia
The first space shuttle to fly in space was named Columbia. It completed its maiden flight on April 12, 1981.
The name of the first shuttle to be launched was Columbia. It was launched on April 12, 1981, for the inaugural flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program.
Astronaut Julie Payette flew on two space shuttles during her career. Her first flight was with the shuttle Discovery in 1999. Her next flight was on the shuttle Endeavour in 2009.
The name of the first space shuttle that was run through free flight simulation was Enterprise, but the first space shuttle to actually reach orbit was Columbia in 1981.
The last Space Shuttle to go into space and to the Space Station was Endeavour
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
The next space shuttle going into space is the Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis I mission, which is an uncrewed test flight around the Moon.
The first winged flight into outer space and back was conducted by the Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-1 mission, which launched on April 12, 1981. This mission marked the inaugural flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, successfully demonstrating the shuttle's capability to reach low Earth orbit and return safely to Earth. The shuttle's unique design allowed for controlled reentry and landing like an airplane.
Of the first Space Shuttle; Enterprise. Of the first space worthy Space Shuttle; Columbia.
Another name for a space shuttle is a spacecraft.
Enterprise, it did not fly in space though, it was released from a 747 just to see how well it would land Colombia was the first to come out of space and land at Edwards...this was also the first space flight of a space shuttle