STS-1
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Orbiter | Columbia |
| Lift Off Mass | 2,025,959.55 |
| Orbiter Weight at Liftoff | 99,662.73 |
| Orbiter Weight at Landing | 88,850.91 |
| Landed | Runway 23 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. |
| Orbits of Earth | 36 |
| Orbital Altitude | 145 nautical miles (166 statute miles) |
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Crew
- John W. Young
- Robert Crippen
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: 
