The STS-1 crew launched on the space shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981, on a two day and six hour mission that put the space transportation system through its paces.

The crew. Young was a member of Group 2 of U.S. astronauts, chosen in 1962. ... STS-1 carried 22 manuals, each three inches thick and together weighing 63 pounds; ...

Crew of the 102 Columbia on STS-1 will be astronauts John W. Young, commander, and Robert L. Crippen, pilot. The art work was done by artist Robert McCall. Liftoff! NASA .

STS-1 crew members: Commander John W. Young and Pilot Robert L. Crippen, taken May 7, 1979 (NASA photo) Expand "I don’t believe you would [survive]," Crippen later said.

STS-1 stands for Space Transportation System-1. It launched in style, with much sound, thunder and a huge light and fire show, and heralded the new era of human spaceflight.

Atlantis STS-135 brought up a US flag, flown on Columbia STS-1, to be returned by the first crew to fly on a US vehicle launching from US soil after the Shuttle retired at the conclusion of that ...

At the end of the STS-120 mission, once Discovery has undocked, the Expedition 16 crew will relocate Harmony to its permanent location at the forward end of the US Destiny lab.