The Space Shuttle
The first winged spacecraft was the Space Shuttle, developed and operated by NASA. The Space Shuttle made its first orbital flight in 1981 and was used for various missions, including transporting astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
The first reusable space ship was the Space Shuttle created by NASA. Named Space Shuttle Columbia.
There were two men on the first Space Shuttle flight -- John W. Young and Robert Crippen
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.
April 12, 1981Depending on what you consider the first flight, the answer is 18 February 1977, 12 August 1977, or 12 April 1981.DateOrbiterMajor event02/18/1977EnterpriseFirst flight; Attached to Enterprise Shuttle Carrier Aircraft throughout flight.08/12/1977EnterpriseFirst free flight; Tailcone on; lakebed landing10/12/1977EnterpriseThird free flight; First with no tailcone; lakebed landing10/26/1977EnterpriseFinal Enterprise free flight; First landing on Edwards AFB concrete runway.04/12/1981ColumbiaFirst Columbia flight, first orbital test flight; STS-1Enterprise never flew in space but it did fly in the atmosphere. If you consider Enterprise to count as one of the space shuttles, then the first flight was in 1977. If you only count the flights that launched into space, then Columbia was the first flight and occurred in 1981.
The first winged spacecraft was the Space Shuttle, developed and operated by NASA. The Space Shuttle made its first orbital flight in 1981 and was used for various missions, including transporting astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
The first reusable space ship was the Space Shuttle created by NASA. Named Space Shuttle Columbia.
Pioneer
There were two men on the first Space Shuttle flight -- John W. Young and Robert Crippen
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.
April 12, 1981Depending on what you consider the first flight, the answer is 18 February 1977, 12 August 1977, or 12 April 1981.DateOrbiterMajor event02/18/1977EnterpriseFirst flight; Attached to Enterprise Shuttle Carrier Aircraft throughout flight.08/12/1977EnterpriseFirst free flight; Tailcone on; lakebed landing10/12/1977EnterpriseThird free flight; First with no tailcone; lakebed landing10/26/1977EnterpriseFinal Enterprise free flight; First landing on Edwards AFB concrete runway.04/12/1981ColumbiaFirst Columbia flight, first orbital test flight; STS-1Enterprise never flew in space but it did fly in the atmosphere. If you consider Enterprise to count as one of the space shuttles, then the first flight was in 1977. If you only count the flights that launched into space, then Columbia was the first flight and occurred in 1981.
The first space shuttle, the Space Shuttle Columbia, was developed by NASA and made its first test flight on April 12, 1981. It was a reusable spacecraft designed to carry astronauts and cargo to and from space.
April 12th, 1981.
John Young, on his fifth space flight (the pilot was Bob Crippen, on his first space flight)
The first flight of the space shuttle Columbia was on April 12, 1981. It was the inaugural flight of NASA's space shuttle program, known as STS-1. Commander John Young and pilot Robert Crippen were onboard for this historic mission.
Ronald Reagan, the first flight was April of 1981. With John Young and Bob Crippen aboard Columbia
The Space Shuttle, developed by NASA, was America's first reusable spacecraft. It was introduced in 1981 and consisted of an orbiter, solid rocket boosters, and an external fuel tank. The Space Shuttle program continued until 2011.