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April 12, 1981
Depending on what you consider the first flight, the answer is 18 February 1977, 12 August 1977, or 12 April 1981.
Date
Orbiter
Major event
02/18/1977
Enterprise
First flight; Attached to Enterprise Shuttle Carrier Aircraft throughout flight.
08/12/1977
Enterprise
First free flight; Tailcone on; lakebed landing
10/12/1977
Enterprise
Third free flight; First with no tailcone; lakebed landing
10/26/1977
Enterprise
Final Enterprise free flight; First landing on Edwards AFB concrete runway.
04/12/1981
Columbia
First Columbia flight, first orbital test flight; STS-1
Enterprise never flew in space but it did fly in the atmosphere. If you consider Enterprise to count as one of the space shuttles, then the first flight was in 1977. If you only count the flights that launched into space, then Columbia was the first flight and occurred in 1981.
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Design and building of the US space shuttle began in the 1970's, and after many delays the first flight was in 1981.
What was US's first space shuttle called?
Shuttle-C
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Who was the first US civilian to fly on a space shuttle mission?
Christa McAuliffe, although not for very long as the space shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff.
When did the us space shuttle explode?
1986.
When was the US space shuttle made?
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What US space shuttle first entered space?
Space Shuttle Columbia
When did the US make the first space shuttle?
The first space shuttle test flights began in 1981, with the first operational flights beginning in 1982.
What was US's first space shuttle called?
Shuttle-C
What was US's space shuttle called?
Space Shuttle.
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What is a sentence using Space Shuttle?
The Space Shuttle was the first US spacecraft built to accommodate more than 3 astronauts. After the retirement of the Space Shuttle, most cargo is carried to the ISS by unmanned rockets.
Which of the first USspace shuttle?
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Who was the commander of the first night-launched US space shuttle?
i do knot know
When did the space shuttle Odyssey crash?
There was no US space shuttle by that name. Possibly you are thinking of the Apollo 13 flight, which did not crash, but experienced an explosion on board. The command module was called Odyssey, and successfully returned to earth with the crew.
Who was the first US civilian to fly on a space shuttle mission?
Christa McAuliffe, although not for very long as the space shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff.
When was the first US space shuttle lunched?
i believe they lunched in 1968, with astronaut food!
