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The Pioneer 10 probe has traveled over 12 billion miles since its launch in 1972. The Pioneer 11 probe has traveled over 7.6 billion miles since its launch in 1973. Both of these probes continue to travel through space.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
The name of the first space shuttle to ever launch was "Columbia." It launched on April 12, 1981.
1961 was the year!Additional Info: The Vostok 3KA spacecraft was launched on April 12, 1961, taking into space Yuri Gagarin, a cosmonaut from the Soviet Union.
The first shuttle launch was April 12, 1981. It was called STS-1
Yuri Gagarin was launched into space on 12/8/1961.
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space on April 12, 1961 .
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.
The maiden flight of the first space shuttle, Columbia, was on April 12, 1981. (On February 1, 2003, following its 28th space flight, Columbia was destroyed during reentry, with the loss of its crew of seven astronauts.)
The first space shuttle launch was from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first shuttle launch was Giza to Cairo, Egypt. (Around 12 B.C.)
Yuri Gagarin (USSR) became the first human in space on 12 April 1961.
Pioneer 12 (Pioneer Venus Orbiter) left earth on May 20, 1978.