STS-1 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
12 Apr 1981, 12:00pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
John Young
Robert Crippen
Mission
STS-1
Mission Type
Test Flight
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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.
Available Replays
Live
STS-1: Space Shuttle Columbia
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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