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STS-1 was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA's Space Shuttle program. The launch marked the first use of solid rockets on a manned space vehicle and the first time astronauts rode a new type of space ship on its first flight.
Major shuttle systems were tested successfully and it landed on April 14, at 10:21 AM PST at Edwards Air Force Base, CA.
Space Shuttle Columbia traveled 933,757 miles in 36 orbits.
