1986
None. The Space Shuttle Program is over.
Yes. The final space shuttle launch is scheduled for April of this year.
1981
The Space Shuttle program began in 1981 with the launch of STS-1, the first orbital flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
The first shuttle to reach space was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which completed its maiden flight on April 12, 1981. This marked the beginning of NASA's Space Shuttle program, which aimed to provide a reusable spacecraft for space missions.
The 36 year old Space Shuttle Enterprise is housed at the Interprid Sea Air and Space Museum in New York City, the 29 year old Space Shuttle Discovery is at the Smithsonian Air and Space museum in Virginia, the 27 year old Space Shuttle Atlantis is at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, and the 21 year old Space Shuttle Endeavour is at the California Science Center in California.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
The first American space shuttle, Columbia, went into space on April 12, 1981.
Space Shuttle Columbia launched STS-1 on April 12th, 1981.
The Space Shuttle shutdown was never ended. It was just extended by one year.
The space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986.