NASA photograph of the crew of STS-1
NASA photograph of the crew of STS-1
NASA mission photograph of the first crew of the Space Shuttle Orbital Flight Tests (STS-1), John Young and Robert Crippen.The aim of STS-1 was to demonstrate safe launch into orbit and safe return of the Orbiter and crew. It verified the combined performance of the entire Space Shuttle vehicle - Orbiter, Solid Rocket Boosters, and External Tank. The first Orbiter, Columbia, orbited the Earth 37 times during its 54.5 hour flight. It was the first American crewed space flight since the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975.
More information
Object number
2016-22
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Width: 25.6cm
Length: 20.4cm
Material
Paper
Associated event
STS-1
Associated Person
John Young
Robert Crippen
Object Production Date
1979
Object Production Organisation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
On Display Status
Not on display
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