Christa Mcauliffe, who did not survive the trip- killed when the Challenger exploded on the way up. She was the first American woman to lose her life in a spacecraft accident- which strictly speaking, did not happen in space- but inside the atmosphere. There were two females also on the Columbia crew- another All-Hands fatal incident, which broke up on re-entry. Mrs. Mcauliffe was a social studies teacher- apart from NASA- not a Biologist which might have been a better choice.
It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.
The first space shuttle to fly in space was named Columbia. It completed its maiden flight on April 12, 1981.
Christa McAuliffe, although not for very long as the space shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff.
The first Space Shuttle, named Columbia, took off into space on April 12, 1981.
The first male pilot to fly the space shuttle was Robert Crippen. He piloted the space shuttle Columbia on its maiden flight, STS-1, in 1981.
It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.
The first space shuttle to fly in space was named Columbia. It completed its maiden flight on April 12, 1981.
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No. The first shuttle that flew was the Enterprise. The first that traveled into space was Columbia
Christa McAuliffe, although not for very long as the space shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff.
The first Space Shuttle, named Columbia, took off into space on April 12, 1981.
The first male pilot to fly the space shuttle was Robert Crippen. He piloted the space shuttle Columbia on its maiden flight, STS-1, in 1981.
Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when she launched aboard the space shuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983. She was not the pilot on this mission, but she went on to become the first woman to fly the space shuttle in 1984.
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Enterprise but it never flew but Columbia was the first in space
The Space Shuttle Columbia's first flight was on April 12, 1981.
It's a tie. The first shuttle to fly into space was Columbia during mission STS-1. The commander was veteran astronaut John Young and he was assisted by the rookie pilot Robert Crippen.