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STS-1 was the first manned space mission in the Space Transportation System (STS) program conducted by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). A crew of two NASA astronauts, John Young and Robert Crippen, conducted the two day, six-hour test flight aboard Space Shuttle Columbia.
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| Mission name: | STS-1 |
| Launch: | 12 April 1982 |
| Landing: | 14 April 1982 |
| Duration: | 2 days, 6 hours |
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Mission Details
- Launched 12 April 1981 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- Landed 14 April 1981 at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Crew
- John Young, Commander
- Robert Crippen, Pilot
References
Space Shuttle Story, Andrew Wilson, Crescent Books, New York, 1986.