STS-1
From The Space Library
Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
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Mission type | Human Crew |
Launch date | April 12, 1981 |
Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
Carrier rocket | {$Carrier Rocket} |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
COSPAR ID | 1981-034A |
Mass | {$Mass} |
Experiments | Here |
Alternate Names | 12399 |
Nominal Power | {$Nominal Power} |
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.