April 12th, 1981.
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, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
The first space shuttle developed by NASA was the Space Shuttle Enterprise, which never flew in space and was used for atmospheric flight tests. The first space shuttle to reach space was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which launched on April 12, 1981.
The US's first space shuttle was called Columbia. It was part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and completed its first orbital flight on April 12, 1981.
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On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.
The first space shuttle, the Space Shuttle Columbia, was developed by NASA and made its first test flight on April 12, 1981. It was a reusable spacecraft designed to carry astronauts and cargo to and from space.
Although the space shuttle Enterprise was the first shuttle built and test flown, it never had a space flight. The first shuttle to be launched into space was the Columbia, it was first launched on 12 April 1981. Columbia was the first spaceworthy shuttle in NASA's fleet.
The Space Shuttle Columbia's first flight was on April 12, 1981.
The Columbia space shuttle was built in the 1970s and was the first operational space shuttle in NASA's fleet. It made its maiden flight on April 12, 1981.
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 first reusable space ship was the Space Shuttle created by NASA. Named Space Shuttle Columbia.