the short answer is the space shuttle Columbia on STS-1
It was called (oh and by the way the person who asked it should pis off now)
The first space shuttle, known as the Space Shuttle Enterprise, was not designed for spaceflight. It was built by NASA and introduced in 1976 for atmospheric test flights to validate the shuttle's design and capabilities. The first space-flown shuttle was the Columbia, which was launched in 1981.
As of the end of February 2010, NASA has flown 130 space shuttle flights, two of them ending in catastrophe.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
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the challenger
Columbia
It was called (oh and by the way the person who asked it should pis off now)
Although the space shuttle Enterprise was the first shuttle built and test flown, it never had a space flight. The first shuttle to be launched into space was the Columbia, it was first launched on 12 April 1981. Columbia was the first spaceworthy shuttle in NASA's fleet.
The first space shuttle, known as the Space Shuttle Enterprise, was not designed for spaceflight. It was built by NASA and introduced in 1976 for atmospheric test flights to validate the shuttle's design and capabilities. The first space-flown shuttle was the Columbia, which was launched in 1981.
As of the end of February 2010, NASA has flown 130 space shuttle flights, two of them ending in catastrophe.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
The space shuttle Discovery has flown the most times of all the space shuttle orbiters.
Yes, I'm a Planetary Society member too, and I want to know as well! ;-p
Neil Armstrong has not flown on the Space Shuttle.
The first shuttle, Columbia, was launched April 12, 1981. The last flight will be flown by Atlantis. It is scheduled for July 2011.
Neil Armstrong has never flown on a space shuttle mission.