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It was designed to fly in space, and its first mission was another test of the space shuttle.

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When did the first space shuttle go into space?

On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.


Is Columbia the first orbiter to go to space?

Yes, it was the first space shuttle to go to space


Where was the first space shuttle to go into space from?

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Which was the first Space Shuttle to go into space and return?

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What year did Americas first space shuttle go into space?

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What was the first space shuttle to go to the moon and back to earthwhat was the space shuttles name?

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What was the 1st name of the space shuttle?

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What was the first space shuttle to go into space?

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The first space shuttle?

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