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Detailed explanation-1: -It carried astronauts and cargo to and from Earth orbit. The first space shuttle flight took place April 12, 1981. The shuttle made its final landing July 21, 2011. During those 30 years, the space shuttle launched on 135 missions.

Detailed explanation-2: -NASA’s Columbia orbiter launches skyward on April 12, 1981 on NASA’s first-ever shuttle flight, STS-1. Commanding the 54-hour mission was astronaut veteran John Young with then-rookie flyer Robert Crippen as pilot. (Image credit: NASA.) NASA’s space shuttle was the world’s first reusable spacecraft.

Detailed explanation-3: -Enterprise was the first space shuttle, although it never flew in space. It was used to test critical phases of landing and other aspects of shuttle preparations. Enterprise was mounted on top of a modified 747 airliner for the Approach and Landing Tests in 1977.

Detailed explanation-4: -The creator and cast members of the TV series Star Trek also attended the event. the first orbiter was named Enterprise. On July 26, 1972, NASA awarded the contract to the Space Division of the North American Rockwell Corporation, later known as Rockwell International, of Downey, California, to begin construction.