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
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 12399
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 4908.0 kg


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.


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