Milestone · 1981 · The Space Shuttle Era
First Reusable Crewed Spacecraft
The Space Shuttle was the first crewed spacecraft designed to fly to orbit and return to be flown again.
Highlights
- ›Space Shuttle, 1981
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe Space Shuttle Era
- Associated withSpace Shuttle program
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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