STS-1 lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on April 12, 1981, the first orbital launch of the Space Shuttle program. STS-1 (Space Transportation System -1) was the first orbital …

Apr 30, 2025 · S79-31775 (29 April 1979) — These two astronauts are the prime crewmen for the first flight in the Space Transportation System (STS-1) program. Astronauts John W. Young, …

STS-1 was the first orbital flight of NASA's Space Shuttle, launched on 12 April 1981, and returning to Earth 14 April. Space Shuttle Columbia orbited the Earth 37 times in this 54.5-hour...

April 14, 1981 – 10:20:57 a.m. PST at Runway 23, Edwards Air Force Base, California. Rollout distance was 8,993 feet. Rollout time was 60 seconds. Mission duration was 2 days, 6 hours, …

Mar 26, 2020 · As the first manned orbital flight, STS -1's flight profile has been designed to minimize structural and operational loads on the spacecraft and its boosters.

Demonstrate safe launch into orbit and safe return of the orbiter and crew. Verify the combined performance of the entire shuttle vehicle - orbiter, solid rocket boosters and external tank.

STS-1 was Bob Crippen’s first space flight. On 14 April, Columbia landed at Edwards Air Force Base in the high desert of Southern California. It had completed 37 orbits. The total mission …

Apr 8, 2024 · Sixteen heat shield tiles were lost, and another 148 damaged. The loss of these tiles was determined to be from an overpressure wave which occurred during launch. Modifications …

Operational missions launched numerous satellites, conducted science experiments in orbit, and participated in construction and servicing of the International Space Station (ISS). The first of …

The first mission of the space transport system (STS-1) or Space Shuttle, flew on April 12, 1981, ending a long hiatus in American space flight. The last Apollo lunar mission flew in December …