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John Young, on his fifth space flight (the pilot was Bob Crippen, on his first space flight)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoOn the 12th of April 1981, astronaut John Young became the first person ever to be in command of the space shuttle. He was assisted by Robert Crippen as the pilot.
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Who commanded the first space shuttle flight?
john young
Who was the first person to land the space shuttle?
The first shuttle that went into space was the Space Shuttle Columbia. It made a total of 28 missions. The shuttle was commanded by pilot John Young who was the first one to land it as well.
When did the first space shuttle fly?
The Space Shuttle Columbia's first flight was on April 12, 1981.
Who commanded the first space shuttle in 1981?
go find it yourself
Who is the only woman to command space shuttle mission?
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.
Who went into space first in a spaceshuttel?
John Young, who also flew the first Gemini flight with the mercury veteran Gus Grissom, and walked on the moon with Charlie Duke on Apollo 16 commanded the first shuttle flight.
What is the second space shuttle to take flight?
The first space shuttle that "flew" was the Enterprise, but it was not capable of space flight.The first orbital shuttle was Columbia.The next orbital shuttle was Challenger.
Was the first space shuttle flight successful?
Yes.
When was the first flight of space shuttle enterprise?
1957
What was the first space shuttle to go into space?
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.
When was the first space shuttle flight?
The first flight into space for a shuttle was on April 12, 1981 as mission STS - 1, with John Young and Robert Crippen on-board Columbia.The space shuttle Enterprise, which was never intended for flight into space, first flew on 12 August 1977 at the start of a number of non-space test flights.
When was the first shuttle launched?
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.
