It really doesn't fly, on lift off it is essentially a Rocket, on reentry it is a brick with wings, it more has a controlled fall back to earth than a flight..
The Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first shuttle to fly into space in 1981.
Space Shuttle Enterprise did not fly in space, it was only a mock-up used for aerodynamics and gliding tests.
a space shuttle.
Space Shuttle Discovery.
yes it does stupid
It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.
Columbia.
sputnik
The Space Shuttle Columbia's first flight was on April 12, 1981.
Neil Armstrong has never flown on a space shuttle mission.
Space Shuttle Columbia flew 28 missions.
The Space Shuttle Program was retired in 2011. They will never fly again.