STS-1
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STS-1 was the first manned space mission in the Space Transport System (STS) program conducted by the United States National Aeronautical 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 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.