Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
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.
Details
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Sun, Apr 12, 1981, 12:00
Weather
ProMission Patch
