because it wanted to know more about space
NASA They are the only ones to launch space shuttles seeing as how the space shuttle is NASA's vehicle
In April 1981, NASA conducted the first flight of the Space Shuttle program with the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-1 mission. This marked the beginning of the Space Shuttle era for NASA's human spaceflight missions.
The first Space Shuttle launch was on April 12th, 1981. NASA (USA) launched Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-1.
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 person that wants to launch a space shuttle, a space company like NASA or the government
the last nasa launched a space shuttle was on march 18
The space shuttle was the first reusable launch vehicle developed by NASA. Despite two fatal accidents caused at launch, the space shuttle proved a reliable orbital vehicle.
As of September 2021, NASA does not have any shuttles left to launch. The Space Shuttle program was retired in 2011, with the final mission of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. NASA now relies on commercial partners and other space agencies for crewed missions to space.
The second space shuttle was named "Challenger." It followed the first space shuttle, Columbia, in NASA's fleet of reusable spacecraft. Challenger tragically disintegrated shortly after launch in 1986.
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.
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 people on nasa's first shuttle launch were Robert L. Crippen and John W. Young.