STS-1

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STS-1 was the inaugural crewed mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, marking the first orbital test flight of the reusable orbiter Columbia in 1981.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
STS-1 mission patch 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Shuttle mission
crewed spaceflight
orbital test flight
apogee approximately 259 kilometers
callSign Columbia
commander Joe Engle
surface form: John W. Young
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crewMember Joe Engle
surface form: John W. Young

Robert L. Crippen
crewNationality American
crewSize 2
externalTank ET-1
firstCrewedFlightOf NASA Space Shuttle program
surface form: Space Shuttle program
firstFlightOf Space Shuttle Columbia
followedBy STS-2
inclination 40.3 degrees
landingDate 1981-04-14
landingMethod unpowered horizontal landing
landingRunway Runway 23
landingSite Edwards Air Force Base
launchDate 1981-04-12
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
LC-39A
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Columbia
missionDuration 2 days 6 hours 20 minutes
missionInsignia STS-1 self-linksurface differs
surface form: STS-1 mission patch
missionNumber 1
missionPatchDesigner Robert McCall
missionType orbital flight test
notableFor first crewed orbital flight of a reusable spacecraft
first orbital flight of the Space Shuttle
operator NASA
orbiter Columbia
orbiterVehicleDesignation OV-102
orbitsCompleted 37
perigee approximately 235 kilometers
pilot Robert L. Crippen
precededBy none
program Space Transportation System
reentryProfile test of Shuttle reentry and landing capabilities
solidRocketBoosters SRB-1 pair
spaceAgency NASA
surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
spacecraft Space Shuttle Columbia
spaceShuttleProgram NASA Space Shuttle program
surface form: Space Shuttle program
tested Space Shuttle main engines in orbital operations
Space Shuttle thermal protection system
orbiter flight control systems
rendezvous and navigation systems

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