During its final mission, the space shuttle Columbia was on a scientific research mission. One topic of study was microgravity.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
Kalpana Chawla flew on the space shuttle Columbia. She was part of the STS-87 mission in 1997 and the STS-107 mission in 2003, which unfortunately ended in tragedy when the Columbia disintegrated during re-entry.
STS-1 was the first space shuttle mission. During this mission, space shuttle Columbia was commanded by Capt. John W. Young and piloted by Capt. Robert L. Crippen.
Space Shuttle Columbia flew a total of 28 missions, starting with its first mission in 1981 and ending with its final mission in 2003 when it tragically disintegrated upon re-entry.
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.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on mission STS-1
Kalpana Chawla flew on the space shuttle Columbia. She was part of the STS-87 mission in 1997 and the STS-107 mission in 2003, which unfortunately ended in tragedy when the Columbia disintegrated during re-entry.
STS-1 was the first space shuttle mission. During this mission, space shuttle Columbia was commanded by Capt. John W. Young and piloted by Capt. Robert L. Crippen.
Space Shuttle Columbia flew a total of 28 missions, starting with its first mission in 1981 and ending with its final mission in 2003 when it tragically disintegrated upon re-entry.
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.
March 19 - Three workers are killed and 5 injured during a test of the Space Shuttle Columbia.April 12 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-1November 12 - The Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off for its second mission.
The first space shuttle to launch into space was Columbia on April 12, 1981. It was the inaugural mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and marked the beginning of a new era in space exploration.
April 12,1981
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.
Columbia's first mission, which was also the first flight of any space shuttle, began on April 12th, 1981. The space shuttle Columbia's last mission was launched on January 16, 2003 at 15:39:00 UTC.
In April 1981, NASA conducted the first flight of the Space Shuttle program with the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-1 mission. This marked the beginning of the Space Shuttle era for NASA's human spaceflight missions.