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John Young, on his fifth space flight (the pilot was Bob Crippen, on his first space flight)
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.
On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
The first Space shuttle to launch was Columbia in April of 1981
No Space Shuttle existed in 1969. The first shuttle launched in 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 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 Space Shuttle Columbia's first flight was on April 12, 1981.
1981 = First Space Shuttle Launch
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
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.