The first space shuttle sent into outer space was the Space Shuttle Columbia. It was launched on April 12, 1981, as part of the STS-1 mission.
Columbia was the first space shuttle sent into space on April 12, 1981, exactly 20 years to the day after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
Space Shuttle Discovery.
The first space shuttle to be sent into space was the Space Shuttle Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981, as part of the STS-1 mission. The crew consisted of astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen.
The last Space Shuttle to go into space and to the Space Station was Endeavour
The first space shuttle sent into outer space was the Space Shuttle Columbia. It was launched on April 12, 1981, as part of the STS-1 mission.
Columbia was the first space shuttle sent into space on April 12, 1981, exactly 20 years to the day after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
Columbia was the first shuttle in to orbit on April 13, 1981
Space Shuttle Discovery.
The USSR's Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.
The first space shuttle to be sent into space was the Space Shuttle Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981, as part of the STS-1 mission. The crew consisted of astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen.
The space shuttle Discovery has flown the most times of all the space shuttle orbiters.
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The last Space Shuttle to go into space and to the Space Station was Endeavour
Nasa needed more orbiters. This was the second shuttle built and was the first that was used for testing then converted to space flight. It was send into space for the same purpose as Challenger before it and the ones after it.
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Columbia was on its 28th mission when it disintegrated during re-entry in 2003. Its first mission was the first by a space shuttle into space.