There were two men on the first Space Shuttle flight -- John W. Young and Robert Crippen
John Young and Robert Crippen were the crew of Shuttle Columbia on its first flight, STS-1
The first space shuttle, named Columbia, was flown by astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen on April 12, 1981. They successfully completed the STS-1 mission, which marked the inaugural flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program.
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.
It's a tie. The first shuttle to fly into space was Columbia during mission STS-1. The commander was veteran astronaut John Young and he was assisted by the rookie pilot Robert Crippen.
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Robert Crippen and John Young.
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John Young, on his fifth space flight (the pilot was Bob Crippen, on his first space flight)
There were two men on the first Space Shuttle flight -- John W. Young and Robert Crippen
John Young and Bob Crippen
John Young and Robert Crippen were the crew of Shuttle Columbia on its first flight, STS-1
John Young, commander of Apollo 16. Interestingly, John Young was also the first man to fly the brand new space shuttle in 1981.