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.

On April 12, 1981, space shuttle Columbia blasted off on mission STS1, marking the beginning of the shuttle program.

Take a photo look at NASA's first space shuttle mission STS-1, which launched the shuttle Columbia, which launched on April 12, 1981 with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen.

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But STS-1 was a remarkable first flight nonetheless. Here’s a few things you might not know about the pioneering space shuttle mission.

NASA’s Columbia Space Shuttle was a huge success and provided humanity with its first reusable spacecraft that could make multiple trips to space and back.

Astronauts have begun training for the STS-108/Utilization Flight-1 mission to rotate International Space Station crews and to deliver experiments and scientific racks for the station’s U.S ...

The crew’s presentation about the STS-118 mission to the International Space Station will air live on NASA Television.

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.

The gap in US domestic crew launch capability is coming to an end as soon as next month, concluding a convoluted and painful path that ultimately began when Columbia was lost during STS-107. The ...

Learn about the seven astronauts selected to fly on the first space shuttle flight since the loss of in 2003. By Amit Asaravala.