STS-1

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STS-1
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew
Launch date April 12, 1981 (1981-04-12)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1981-034A
Inclination 40 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 12399
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 4908 kg
Payload Mass Down kg
Orbiter Columbia
Lift Off Mass 2,025,959.55 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 99,662.73 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 88,850.91 kg
Landed Runway 23 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Orbits of Earth 36
Orbital Altitude 145 nautical miles (166 statute miles)


Contents

Crew


Mission

STS-1 was the first manned orbital test flight of the Space Transportation System with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen on board to verify the combined performance of the Space Shuttle vehicle. Mission duration was 54 hours 20 minutes 53 seconds.


EVA

Payload

Development Flight Instrumentation and Aerodynamic Coefficient Identification Package


Mission patch:

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