1981 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
STS-1
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STS-1 was the first orbital spaceflight of the Space Shuttle Program. The first orbiter Columbia took a 54.5 hour flight and circled the Earth 36 times. This was NASAs first craft to be manned during a testflight. Manned by John Young and Bob Crippen.
Overview
- Date / time
- April 12, 1981 at 12:00 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 39A
- Mission
- STS-1
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit