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 spaceflight of NASA 's …

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, left, …

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, 20 minutes, 53 …

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...

STS-1 (Space Transportation System-1) was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA's Space Shuttle program. The first orbiter, Columbia, launched on 12 April 1981 and returned on 14 April, 54.5 hours …

The primary mission objective of STS-1 was to demonstrate a safe launch and return of the spacecraft and crew, and to verify the performance of the entire Space Shuttle vehicle. This would be the first, …

Sep 24, 2025 · STS-1 was the first of 135 missions of the Space Shuttle Program. 28 were flown by Columbia (OV-102). During those flights, Columbia spent 300 days, 17 hours, 40 minutes, 22 …

Columbia was returned to Kennedy Space Center from California on April 28 atop its 747 carrier aircraft. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia/STS-1 glides down over Rogers Dry Lake as it heads for a landing at …

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 1972, and the …

Apr 12, 2021 · When Space Shuttle Columbia took to the skies on its maiden voyage on April 12, 1981, a new era of spaceflight took wing. Browse through the photos of the historic STS-1 mission below. …