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The USA's Enterprise was the first shuttle but was built in 1976 as a test platform for the future shuttle fleet. The Challenger was the first to achieve Earth orbit in 1981.
Of the Soviet fleet of shuttles, only one acheved Earth orbit and successful reentry, but this occured much later, when the USSR decided the US shuttles represented a serious security threat. The Soviet shuttles were moth-balled upon the collapse of the CCCP (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).
No other countries have built successful shuttles.
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When was the first space shuttle made?
The first space shuttle, STA-099, was built in the late 1970s.
What was the first space shuttle ever built?
Enterprise was the first space shuttle built, though it never made it into space.
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.
What are the dimesions of the first space shuttle?
the dimensions of the first space shuttle are what they are that is the way that they were made so if you have a problem wiht that deal with it
What was the dimensions of the first space shuttle to go into space?
the dimensions of the first space shuttle were what ever the dimensions of them are how every were made so if you have a problem with it deal with it
What American spacecraft made its first flight in 1981?
The Space Shuttle
What is the name of the first spaceshuttle made?
The name of the first-ever space shuttle is Columbia.
When was the US space shuttle made?
Design and building of the US space shuttle began in the 1970's, and after many delays the first flight was in 1981.
What was the 2nd space shuttle in space?
Second space shuttle in space was Challenger, but second space shuttle ever was Enterprise, what was made for testing in atmosphere.
What made the ship Discovery famous?
the space shuttle (discovery) was the first manned space ship that was reuseable.
What was the name of the first space shuttle?
The first constructed Space Shuttle was the Enterprise. It was a craft only used for handling and landing tests and study glide characteristics. It never traveled into space. The first flight certified shuttle was Columbia, the first shuttle to fly into space in 1981.First space shuttle used for testing transport / return was Enterprise, which was not made fully functional until other craft were lost.Enterprise was the first space shuttle, but was not meant to go into space, and was used for testing purposes. Colombia was the first fully- functional shuttle.Original the Space Shuttle was going to called the Constitution but a lot of fan from the Televison show "Star Trek" wrote to NASA and because of all the letter, NASA renamed it to "Enterprise"Also the Space Shuttle Enterprise was use in the credit for the show "Star Trek: Enterprise" when it was pull out from the hangerEnterprise, the first Space Shuttle Orbiter, was originally to be named Constitution (in honor of the U.S. Constitution's Bicentennial). However, viewers of the popular TV Science Fiction show Star Trek started a write-in campaign urging the White House to select the name Enterprise.Columbia was the first shuttle to enter space on 12 April 1981. The shuttle Enterprise was used before this, but never went into space.The first Space Shuttle completed was named "Enterprise", and was completed in 1977. It never made space flight, though, as it never was equipped with a functioning heat shield, or even engines. It was used simply for test flights within the atmosphere. The first Space Shuttle to complete a mission to space was named the "Columbia". It was completed in 1979, and made the first trip to space of any Space Shuttle in 1981.
Who made a space shuttle that exploded?
who was thw frist people that went to the space shuttle
