[DOC] [TLE] First Shuttle Launch | NASA [PAR] Apr 12, 2013 ... The orbiter would launch like a rocket and land like a plane. ... This week in 1992, 
space shuttle Columbia launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. ... from 
these painful events, not only to safely return the shuttle fleet to flight, .... for its 
liftoff on its maiden voyage, the STS-1 mission, the first flight of the... [DOC] [TLE] StarChild: The Space Shuttle [PAR] ... takes off like a rocket, orbits Earth like a spaceship, and lands like an airplane. 
Unlike earlier vehicles used for space travel, the Shuttle can be reused. ... The 
Shuttle Columbia broke into pieces trying to return to Earth from orbit in 2003. [DOC] [TLE] Columbia's Final Liftoff | NASA [PAR] Jan 16, 2003 ... Following a flawless and uneventful countdown, liftoff occurred at 10:39 a.m. EST
. ... Husband-Thompson added that these educational opportunities for .... of as 
the "shuttle," would launch like a rocket and land like a plane. [DOC] [TLE] Space Shuttle Columbia - Wikipedia [PAR] Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space 
Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the 
first flight ... Columbia was originally scheduled to lift off in late 1979, however the 
launch ..... climate, and aerodynamic design of space launch vehicles and aircraft
. [DOC] [TLE] Space Shuttle, the world's first reusable spacecraft - Astronomy Today [PAR] Two of these, Challenger and Columbia, were destroyed in tragic accidents. ... 
arrangement of experiments installed in the shuttle's cargo bay; and to carry out 
military missions. ... Of its three components - the orbiter space plane, rocket 
boosters and ... Flown by the shuttle crew much like an aircraft, the shuttle would 
lands... [DOC] [TLE] How the Space Shuttle Was Born - Space.com [PAR] Jun 28, 2011 ... The shuttle Columbia lifts off on the first space shuttle mission ever, STS-1, on 
April 12, 1981. ... a type of winged rocket called the Silbervogel (German for "
silver bird"). ... These studies soon morphed into bona fide vehicle development 
.... The first stage would then fly back to Earth and land like an airplane,... [DOC] [TLE] As the Final Space Shuttles Launched : The American Institute of ... [PAR] 11-29AM-LIft-Off-STS-135_sv .... My father woke me up one early April morning in 
1981 (I was 7) to watch Columbia blast off and took me to a Discovery launch in 
.... I never worked on the shuttle program, but it seems like I have never been far 
.... reentry vehicles which could fly back from space and land like an airplane. [DOC] [TLE] Abstract - Scribd [PAR] ... and on February 1st of 2003, the Columbia broke up during re-entry over 
Texas. ... space shuttle that could launch like a rocket but deliver and land like an 
aeroplane. ... Photo courtesy NASA Liftoff of the space shuttle NASA began 
design, cost ... These engines are used to place the shuttle into final orbit.65 
million lb (11. [DOC] [TLE] The Shuttle's Return to Earth - How Space Shuttles Work ... - Science [PAR] Learn about space shuttle re-entry and what caused the Columbia disaster in 
2003. ... the orbiter encounters the main air of the atmosphere and is able to fly 
like an airplane. ... With this design, the orbiter can generate lift with a small wing 
area. ... At 25 miles (40 km) out, the shuttle's landing computers give up control to 
the... [DOC] [TLE] First 'Made in India' space shuttle to lift off tomorrow - Times of India [PAR] May 22, 2016 ... First 'Made in India' space shuttle to lift off tomorrow ... fitted with a solid strap-on 
thruster will take off vertically like a rocket at five times the ... which will land like 
an aircraft and can be recovered and reused. ... India's first test flight for a 
reusable launch vehicle comes about six ... Recommended By Colombia... [DOC] [TLE] Earth & Space

Question: The Columbia was the 1st of these that could lift off like a rocket and land like an airplane
Answer: Space Shuttle