[DOC] [TLE] First Shuttle Launch | NASA [PAR] Apr 12, 2013 ... The shuttle was humankind's first re-usable spacecraft. The orbiter would launch 
like a rocket and land like a plane. ... This Week in NASA History: First U.S. 
Microgravity Payload-1 ... April 14, 1981, Landing of First Space Shuttle Mission 
... Astronauts John W. Young, STS-1 commander, and Robert L. [DOC] [TLE] STS-1 - Wikipedia [PAR] STS-1 (Space Transportation System-1) was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA's 
Space Shuttle program. The first orbiter, Columbia, launched on 12 April 1981 
and returned on 14 April, 54.5 hours later, having orbited the Earth 37 times. 
Columbia carried a crew of two  mission commander John W. Young and ... It 
was the first American manned space flight since the Apollo-Soyuz Test... [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 ... The first flight of Columbia (STS-1) was commanded by John Young, 
... and returned on April 14, 1981, after orbiting the Earth 36 times, landing on the 
dry... [DOC] [TLE] 1981: First Space Shuttle Flight | Guinness World Records [PAR] Aug 18, 2015 ... Prior to the development of the Space Shuttle, manned flights into ... like a rocket, 
and land like a plane  it was the First reusable spacecraft. In 1981, NASA's 
Columbia Space Shuttle made its maiden orbital flight between 12 and 14 April. 
... carefully chose for the job were John Young and Bob Crippen. [DOC] [TLE] The History of the Space Shuttle - The Atlantic [PAR] Jul 1, 2011 ... Indeed, over the years 14 shuttle astronauts lost their lives. ... Commander John 
Young and pilot Robert Crippen were onboard STS-1, the first orbital ... continues 
for NASA's first manned space mission since 1975, on April 12, 1981. ... The 
space shuttle orbiter Discovery lands on Edwards Air Force Base in... [DOC] [TLE] Columbia | space shuttle | Britannica.com [PAR] Streaks of burning debris from the U.S. space shuttle orbiter Columbia as it broke 
up over ... Liftoff and landing of Columbia, the first space shuttle, April 1214, ... 
Brand was the commander on the fifth space shuttle flight (STS-5; Nov. ... 
Manned by Crippen and John W. Young, the shuttle Columbia, the world's first 
reusable... [DOC] [TLE] Veteran Astronaut Returns to Georgia Tech to Discuss the Future of ... [PAR] Sep 24, 2016 ... Astronaut John Young (AE '52), one of the world's most experienced ... On April 
12, 1981, Space Shuttle Columbia, a winged shuttle orbiter the size ... Young's 
first flight was with Gus Grissom in Gemini 3, the first manned Gemini mission, ... 
Young's fifth flight was as Spacecraft Commander of STS-1, the first... [DOC] [TLE] John Watts Young Archives - This Day in Aviation [PAR] After test pilot training at the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School in 1959, he was ... 
Young's fifth flight was as Spacecraft Commander of STS-1, the first flight of the 
Space .... Apollo 16 was the tenth manned Apollo mission, and the fifth to land on 
The Moon. ... 10:21 a.m., PST, 14 April 1981: The first space shuttle, Columbia, 
touches... [DOC] [TLE] Space Shuttle Columbia: A New Beginning and Vision ... [PAR] Feb 1, 2011 ... April 12, 1981: the 20th anniversary of the first manned spaceflight in history. .... 
Columbia's crew, Commander John Young (who was standing on the surface ... 
STS-1/Columbia also became the first American manned spacecraft to .... With 
this landing, Columbia became the only Shuttle in history to land at... [DOC] [TLE] L+25 Years: STS-1's Young and Crippen | collectSPACE [PAR] Apr 10, 2006 ... Aboard the world's first spacecraft designed to be reusable, the ... STS-1 pilot 
Robert Crippen and commander John Young sit before a ... the Space Shuttle 
was a unique test flight and both John and I knew ... after

Question: On April 14, 1981 this shuttle commanded by John Young was the first manned U.S. spacecraft to land on land
Answer: Columbia