The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.
STS-1 was the first space shuttle mission. During this mission, space shuttle Columbia was commanded by Capt. John W. Young and piloted by Capt. Robert L. Crippen.
The first orbital mission of a space shuttle was Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981.
A: 1985 The space shuttle atlantis's first mission was sts-51-j.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.
STS-1 was the first space shuttle mission. During this mission, space shuttle Columbia was commanded by Capt. John W. Young and piloted by Capt. Robert L. Crippen.
Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on mission STS-1
The first orbital mission of a space shuttle was Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981.
A: 1985 The space shuttle atlantis's first mission was sts-51-j.
April 12, 1981
The last space shuttle mission was STS-135
Atlantis was the last space shuttle, But the mission was STS-135
Eileen Collins commanded the STS-114 'Return To Flight' mission in 1999 and was the first female commander of a shuttle mission. This mission was the first to fly after the tragic loss of the shuttle 'Columbia' and its crew.
Columbia's first mission, which was also the first flight of any space shuttle, began on April 12th, 1981. The space shuttle Columbia's last mission was launched on January 16, 2003 at 15:39:00 UTC.
NASA developed the Space Shuttle as the United States "Space Transportation System" (STS). The first unpowered Shuttle landing was by the "Enterprise" on August 12, 1977, and the first space mission by the shuttle Columbia on April 12-14, 1981.