Design and building of the US space shuttle began in the 1970's, and after many delays the first flight was in 1981.
The US space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
The US's first space shuttle was called Columbia. It was part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and completed its first orbital flight on April 12, 1981.
Second space shuttle in space was Challenger, but second space shuttle ever was Enterprise, what was made for testing in atmosphere.
no an airplane cant go into space whereas a space shuttle can. they're made differently
The US Space Shuttle program retired in 2011 after the final mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) in July of that year.
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Space Shuttle Columbia
The US space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
The US's first space shuttle was called Columbia. It was part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and completed its first orbital flight on April 12, 1981.
Second space shuttle in space was Challenger, but second space shuttle ever was Enterprise, what was made for testing in atmosphere.
no an airplane cant go into space whereas a space shuttle can. they're made differently
The US Space Shuttle program retired in 2011 after the final mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) in July of that year.
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The Space Shuttle
The first space shuttle, STA-099, was built in the late 1970s.
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.
The US Mint did not issue a space shuttle commemorative in 1988.