{"id":644953,"date":"2024-04-12T13:37:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T17:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=644953"},"modified":"2024-04-12T13:37:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T17:37:31","slug":"the-first-space-shuttle","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/the-first-space-shuttle\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Space Shuttle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1669\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?w=1669\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The first space shuttle takes off from a launch pad. White clouds billow upward, obscuring the rightmost third of the image. Bright flames pour out from the rockets; in contrast, the rest of the image is dim.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg 2445w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=245,300 245w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=768,942 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=835,1024 835w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=1252,1536 1252w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=1669,2048 1669w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=326,400 326w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=489,600 489w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=734,900 734w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=978,1200 978w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?resize=1630,2000 1630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1669px) 100vw, 1669px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this image from April 12, 1981, the first space shuttle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/sts-1\/\">STS-1<\/a>, launches from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-john-w-young\/\">John W. Young<\/a>, commander, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/retired-astronaut-bob-crippen-on-the-40th-anniversary-of-sts-1-and-the-beginning-of-the-shuttle-program\/\">Robert L. Crippen<\/a>, pilot, aboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STS-1 was meant to demonstrate a safe launch into orbit and a safe return of the orbiter and crew, as well as verify the combined performance of the entire shuttle vehicle \u2013 orbiter, solid rocket boosters and external tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first space shuttle landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on April 14, 1981, after having successfully tested its major systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: NASA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this image from April 12, 1981, the first space shuttle, STS-1, launches from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with NASA astronauts John W. Young, commander, and Robert L. Crippen, pilot, aboard. STS-1 was meant to demonstrate a safe launch into orbit and a safe return of the orbiter and crew, as well as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":334,"featured_media":644947,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[3215,3752,3505,2725,3099],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[11483],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"The First Space Shuttle","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/the-first-space-shuttle\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/the-first-space-shuttle\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8111969orig.jpg"},"articleSection":"Humans in Space","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Monika Luabeya"}],"creator":["Monika Luabeya"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Missions","Space Shuttle","STS-1","Former Astronauts","John W. 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