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On the 12th of April 1981, 20 years after Yuri Gagarine became the first man in space, Commander John Young and Pilot Robert Crippen became the first astronauts to fly the space shuttle in space. They returned safely two days later, the 14th of April.
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Who flew the first space shuttle?
John Young and Robert Crippen flew space shuttle Columbia in April of 1981
When was the first space shuttle flew?
enterprise
When the first space shuttle flew?
enterprise
Was endeavor the first space shuttle that was able to fly?
No. The first shuttle that flew was the Enterprise. The first that traveled into space was Columbia
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.
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.
What is the first space shuttle that able to fly?
Enterprise but it never flew but Columbia was the first in space
Was the Columbia one of the first space shuttles built?
Yes. Columbia was the first of the space shuttles to actually fly into space. The first recognizable 'space shuttle' was called the Enterrprise. It was built to do glide and landing tests before the Columbia flew into space in 1981.
What space shuttle flew in April 1990?
Space shuttle Discovery flew a mission in April 1990 to launch the Hubble Space Telescope.
What space shuttle never flew in space?
The space shuttle Enterprise never flew in space. It served as an atmosphere-only test vehicle for NASA in the late 1970s.
First Asian American in space?
Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to "reach" space. He flew into space successfully with the Space Shuttle Discovery. He was killed during the mission as the Space Shuttle Challenger destructed.
What was the name of the first manned space shuttle?
The first Shuttle that flew was piggy backed on top of a modified 747 and it's name was Enterprise. The first shuttle launched was Columbia.
